Master Plan

On January 8, 2009, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) approved the Final Master Plan for the DHS Headquarters Consolidation and the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) approved the Final Master Plan on November 20, 2008. The NCPC Executive Director's Recommendation (EDR), NCPC Commission Action, and the Final Master Plan can be downloaded from the Document Center. The Final Master Plan provides the development framework for accommodating 4.5 million gross square feet of office space for the DHS headquarters on both the St. Elizabeths West and East campuses. The Final Master Plan outlines 3.8 million gross square feet of office space on the West Campus and 750,000 gross square feet of office space on a portion of the East Campus (identified as East Campus, North Campus Parcel). The development will be consistent with a DHS Interagency Security Committee (ISC) Level V campus to house mission-critical Federal agencies. Part of the master planning process includes an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and compliance with the Section 106 regulations under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).

In 2012 GSA amended the DHS Consolidation Final Master Plan to include detailed planning, a Tier II EIS and an additional NHPA assessment for the East Campus, North Campus Parcel, including the widening of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE. to accommodate a left turn lane, a streetcar lane, and pedestrian-friendly sidewalks (collectively known as the Master Plan Amendment). Consistent with the Final Master Plan, the Master Plan Amendment #1 provides a framework for the future development considering historic and natural resources, site characteristics, circulation and access, and massing and density while meeting the programmatic needs of the DHS Consolidation. The Final Master Plan Amendment #1 can be downloaded from the Document Center.

GSA is currently amending the 2009 DHS Consolidation Final Master Plan and the 2012 DHS Consolidation Final Master Plan Amendment to more efficiently house DHS and its operating components on the St. Elizabeths West Campus. This second amendment to the Master Plan will increase space utilization on the St. Elizabeths West Campus, leverage workplace mobility to reduce overall space needs and eliminate the need for DHS occupancy on the St. Elizabeths East Campus. This Master Plan Amendment #2 will provide a framework for the balance of the development on the St. Elizabeths West Campus and will consider historic and natural resources, site characteristics, circulation and access, transportation improvements, massing and density while meeting the programmatic needs of the DHS Consolidation. Part of the master planning process includes an Environmental Assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and compliance with the Section 106 regulations under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).

Projected Master Plan Amendment #2 Milestones (9/2016)

Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) Draft Master Plan Amendment #2 Review: Fall 2016
National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) Draft Master Plan Amendment #2: Fall/Winter 2016
Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) Final Master Plan Amendment Review: Spring 2017
National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) Final Master Plan Amendment #2 Review: Spring/Summer 2017