Here's a link to some photos of the soon-to-open park courtesy of the local blog, JD Land. The Yards Park is directly behind the US Department of Transportation headquarters and very close to the Nationals stadium and only a few hundred yards away from the Navy Yard metro station on the Green Line. Although there are occasionally articles in the local papers about the slow pace of redevelopment in this area of Washington, there has been remarkable growth in the past 3-4 years, considering the recession.
The park will open the weekend of Sept. 10-12.
http://jdland.com/dc/quickgallery.cfm?quickdate=100827