D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, center; ANC 7B Chairperson Tiffany L. Brown, third from left; Ward 7 Councilman Vincent Gray, third from right; Ward 5 councilman Kenyan McDuffie, second from right; real estate developer Gary D. Rappaport, second from left; and others attend a groundbreaking ceremony at Skyland Town Center.

Monday’s ceremony marks the start of the retail construction phase for the project — the first town center development in Southeast D.C.

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