Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that the Residences at Kenilworth Park, LLC (RKP), the developer and owner of an assisted living apartment complex in Ward 7, will pay $200,000 and permanently protect remaining wetlands on its property to resolve allegations that it violated multiple District environmental laws during construction, including illegally draining neighboring wetlands and discharging pollutants into DC waters.

“We will not allow developers to flout District laws and regulations designed to protect our natural resources, nor will we permit them to roll back the hard-won progress we have made toward a clean, safe, and swimmable Anacostia River,” said Attorney General Schwalb. “This settlement holds RKP accountable for repeated environmental violations during construction and for failing to abide by the commitments it made to conserve and improve the environment.”