Current & Future Projects

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Wonder Plaza

Address: 2301 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001
Development Partner: Greystar 
Construction Start: Pending
Delivery Estimate: Pending
Status: Pre‑construction—preliminary rezoning approved Dec 2024; selective tenant vacation/demolition in progress

Project Type: Creation of a new student-focused campus epicenter that combines housing, health‑and‑wellness, dining, and retail on Georgia Avenue. Mixed‑use student “fusion” hub (≈280 beds, dining hall, wellness center, ground‑floor retail). 

Myrtilla Miner Building

Address: 2565 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001
Development Partner: Owner‑rep Jair Lynch; general contractor MCN Build
Construction Start: Groundbreaking Feb 1, 2023
Status: Renovation substantially complete; grand reopening Q4 2024; School of Education move-in complete, other move-ins pending
Delivery Estimate: Final Delivery 2025

Project Type: 78 k GSF historic adaptive reuse for School of Education + HU‑MS². Preserves a landmark of Black teacher training while creating a “living laboratory” that links PK‑to‑Ph.D. educator and STEM pipelines. The historic Myrtilla Miner Building began renovation and modernization work in 2023 with the goal of co-locating the School of Education with the Howard University Middle School of Mathematics & Science and ultimately provide growth opportunities in a synergistic learning lab environment aligned with the building's historic educational legacy.

Building 40 (HU‑MS²)

Address: 405 Howard Place NW, Washington, DC 20059
Development Partner: University-led
Construction Start: Q3-Q4 2025
Delivery Estimate: Q3-Q4 2026
Status: Planning stage

Project Type: Renovation and repurposing of the building for expanded use by other campus stakeholders. The building currently includes Howard University’s Middle School of Mathematics and Science (HUMS2), which is scheduled to move into the Miner Building; currently in its final stages of a renovation. New programming for Building 40 will include: 

  • 3rd Level: Office of Undergraduate Studies (OUS) Staff
  • 2nd Level: Space for Career Services
  • 1st Level: Classroom Space (Will be used initially as interim swing space for the College of Fine Arts).
  • B Level: Space for Student Advising

STEM Center

Address: Central Campus
Development Partner: Owner-rep AECOM; builder Clark; architectural and engineering Perkins & Will
Construction Start: Summer 2025
Delivery Estimate: Fall 2026
Status: In progress

Project Type: ≈183.2k GSF, renovation/rehabilitation
Physics: “full gut” renovation
Chemistry: major building modernization and equipment renewal
Biology: cosmetic refresh and selective systems upgrade
 

Childers Hall

Address:Central Campus
Development Partner:Owners-rep B&D; builders Gilbane, ICCI, CDC; architectural and engineering KGD Architecture/Moody Nolan
Construction Start:Summer 2026
Status: Renovation
Delivery Estimate: Fall 2026

Project Type: ≈179k GSF renovation of upper and lower levels and HVAC