The National Park Service said Thursday it has determined RFK Memorial Stadium in D.C. can be demolished with no significant impacts to the natural, cultural and human environment — another step forward in the hopeful redevelopment of an 190-acre tract in the District.
The decision means the park service can now issue a permit to the District to demolish the 63-year-old stadium, which was the longtime home of Washington’s NFL team, D.C. United and two of the District’s Major League Baseball franchises. Its regular use ended after United left for Audi Field in 2017. RFK itself hasn’t been used since 2019, and the interior has been cleared out in the intervening years.
In addition to the permit, the park service said it will sign, along with the District, an agreement that confirms the District’s use and demolition of the property will follow the 1957 District of Columbia Stadium Act’s requirements. The act was amended in the early 1990s so the District could use land around the stadium for parking and create a new stadium.
