A new 2.5-million-square-foot mixed-use redevelopment project in Southwest Washington will bring much-needed retail space to the Anacostia Waterfront and serve as a town center for the soon-to-be revitalized neighborhood, city officials announced Monday. The public-private partnership will also include 500,000 square feet of space for city government offices that will relocate from downtown in 2009.

The redevelopment, next to the Waterfront Metro stop and on the site of the former Waterside Mall, will include 1.2 million square feet ofresidential space, 1.2 million of office space and up to 160,000 square feet of retail space. While retailers have not been named yet, officials said the project will include both national chains and locally owned stores.