Washington, D.C's massive $2 billion waterfront development has luxury condos and top-of-the-line restaurants - take a look inside

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New York City has the South Street Seaport. Los Angeles has the Santa Monica Pier. San Francisco has Fisherman's Wharf. Now we can add Washington, D.C.'s The Wharf to the list.

The Wharf is a $2.5 billion 3.2 million square-foot redevelopment of the Southwest Waterfront, once a bustling commercial district that has languished since at least the 1960s.

The development, which broke ground in 2014, is intended to change that. Filled with shops, restaurants, hotels, and apartment buildings, the development hopes to create a hip neighborhood just 20 minutes walking-distance from the National Mall.

We took a walk through the new development on a recent trip to Washington, D.C. to see what all the fuss is about.