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More luxury apartments for fast-growing Navy Yard

By Jeff Clabaugh

WASHINGTON — Capital Riverfront and Yards Park in Southeast D.C. is already the fastest-growing neighborhood is D.C., and the construction continues.

Lerner Enterprises will break ground on Lerner 1000 South Capitol, a 13-story, 300,000-square-foot luxury residential apartment building. Its 250 residences are steps from the Navy Yard/ Ballpark Metro station and Nationals Park.

D.C.-based architectural firm Shalom Baranes Associates designed the building.

Lerner 1000 South also aims to achieve LEED Silver Certification.

Its fitness center will include Peloton equipment and a private yoga studio. The building will also include a private dining room with demonstration kitchen.

Other amenities will include a rooftop pool and entertainment center with theater, grilling and dining areas, a pet spa, bicycle repair shop and street level retail.

Capital Riverfront made Money Magazine’s list of “The 10 Coolest Neighborhoods in America” last year.

The Capital Riverfront neighborhood is already home to more than 20 apartment and condo buildings with a half dozen others under construction.

The Capital Riverfront Business Improvement District estimates the neighborhood’s current full-time population is now more than 8,000 and is expected to double by the end of 2019.

Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

By The Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2023 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected hundreds of thousands of teenagers in Massachusetts who use the social media platforms. “We are making claims based only on the tools that Meta has developed because its own research shows they encourage addiction to the platform in a variety of ways,” said State Solicitor David Kravitz, adding that the state's claim has nothing to do the company's algorithms or failure to moderate content. Meta said Friday that it strongly disagrees with the allegations and is “confident the evidence will show our longstanding commitment to supporting young people.” Its attorney, Mark Mosier, argued in court that the lawsuit “would impose liabilities for performing traditional publishing functions” and that its actions are protected by the First Amendment.
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