WASHINGTON, DC-The District is steadily pushing forward with its plans to develop St. Elizabeths into a tech-and-innovation hub: the city just released the Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) for an academic anchor at the St. Elizabeths East Innovation Hub. The RFEI will be followed by a formal Request for Proposals later this year. St. Elizabeths East is the city's largest mixed-use project; the Innovation Hub will be the core of its first phase of development.
Earlier this year the District solicited for private sector anchors—Microsoft's Innovation Center is said to be a possible private-sector anchor tenant, with other contenders including SmartBIM and Citelum.
St. Es is the cornerstone of the District's push to develop itself as a regional tech hub. "We have 180 acres of potential property to be developed and we have made a strong commitment to develop it as a tech community," Mayor Vincent Gray told GlobeSt.com in an interview in March. Another initiative by the DC government is 1776, a 15,000-square foot tech incubator at 1133 15th St. NW. It will assist entrepreneurs by connecting them to the political, social business and financial capital in the District. Gray told GlobeSt.com that he plans to hold office hours at 1776 to meet with local tech entrepreneurs. These hours are to begin in April.
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