CLIENTJW Capital Partners & Geolo Capital

SERVICESMaster Planning, New Construction

LOCATIONWashington, DC

SIZE120,000 sq ft including 225 guest rooms & suites

STATUSCompleted 2020

STUDIOS served as the design architect for the building while working closely with the interior design team at Parts and Labor Design to deliver the brand’s first Thompson Hotel property in the District. STUDIOS also served as the Architect of Record for the building and its interiors.

View of Thompson Hotel and Estate at The Yards development from Tingey Street
View of Thompson Hotel and Estate at The Yards development from Tingey Street

The hotel features 225 sleek and modern guestrooms and suites, 4,000 square feet of meeting and event space, a restaurant and rooftop bar by Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group, a separate lobby lounge, fitness, and ground-floor retail.

38 suites, including two presidential “Thompson Suites,” range in size from 425 to 800 square feet with regular rooms ranging in size from 300 to 350 square feet.

The Thompson Hotel is adjacent to STUDIOS' residential project, Estate at The Yards, in southeast Washington, DC, anchoring the north end of Yards Park. Both projects were designed by STUDIOS as a joint mixed-use development: Estate rental residential building by Brookfield and Thompson Hotel developed by JW Capital Partners and Geolo Capital.

Thompson Hotel Exterior and Entry Looking East
Thompson Hotel Exterior and Entry Looking East
Tingey Square Looking East
Tingey Square Looking East
Thompson Hotel lobby (Photo by Julie Soefer)
Thompson Hotel lobby (Photo by Julie Soefer)
Thompson Hotel's Danny Meyer restaurant, Maialino Mare (Photo by Julie Soefer)
Thompson Hotel's Danny Meyer restaurant, Maialino Mare (Photo by Julie Soefer)
Thompson Hotel's rooftop bar Anchovy Social (Photo by Julie Soefer)
Thompson Hotel's rooftop bar Anchovy Social (Photo by Julie Soefer)
Typical Room with Architectural Detailing
Typical Room with Architectural Detailing

The new Thompson Hotel is a gateway to the redeveloped historic Navy Yard neighborhood in southeast Washington, DC.

The simple vertical massing integrates with the neighboring historic industrial buildings and provides a bold terminus to the N Street corridor leading from Nationals Park. The exterior architecture incorporates simple, durable materials, traditionally-inspired detailing, and rigorous composition in a contemporary nod to the historic industrial site and surrounding buildings.

Exterior Detail
Exterior Detail
3rd Street Looking South
3rd Street Looking South

PHOTOGRAPHYBruce Demonte, Alan Karchmer