diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cli/describe/describer.go b/pkg/cmd/cli/describe/describer.go
index be5f06c9fb6c..9f1fe47e235e 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cli/describe/describer.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cli/describe/describer.go
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ func (d *ProjectDescriber) Describe(namespace, name string) (string, error) {
 	return tabbedString(func(out *tabwriter.Writer) error {
 		formatMeta(out, project.ObjectMeta)
 		formatString(out, "Display Name", project.DisplayName)
+		formatString(out, "Status", project.Status.Phase)
 		return nil
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cli/describe/printer.go b/pkg/cmd/cli/describe/printer.go
index aa29c81e2963..6b7074543946 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cli/describe/printer.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cli/describe/printer.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var (
 	buildConfigColumns      = []string{"NAME", "TYPE", "SOURCE"}
 	imageColumns            = []string{"NAME", "DOCKER REF"}
 	imageRepositoryColumns  = []string{"NAME", "DOCKER REPO", "TAGS"}
-	projectColumns          = []string{"NAME", "DISPLAY NAME"}
+	projectColumns          = []string{"NAME", "DISPLAY NAME", "STATUS"}
 	routeColumns            = []string{"NAME", "HOST/PORT", "PATH", "SERVICE", "LABELS"}
 	deploymentColumns       = []string{"NAME", "STATUS", "CAUSE"}
 	deploymentConfigColumns = []string{"NAME", "TRIGGERS", "LATEST VERSION"}
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func printImageRepositoryList(repos *imageapi.ImageRepositoryList, w io.Writer)
 }
 
 func printProject(project *projectapi.Project, w io.Writer) error {
-	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t%s\n", project.Name, project.DisplayName)
+	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t%s\t%s\n", project.Name, project.DisplayName, project.Status.Phase)
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/project/api/types.go b/pkg/project/api/types.go
index 53ddfd72229a..0cccadede3cc 100644
--- a/pkg/project/api/types.go
+++ b/pkg/project/api/types.go
@@ -6,14 +6,27 @@ import (
 
 // ProjectList is a list of Project objects.
 type ProjectList struct {
-	kapi.TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
-	kapi.ListMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
-	Items         []Project `json:"items"`
+	kapi.TypeMeta
+	kapi.ListMeta
+	Items []Project
+}
+
+// ProjectSpec describes the attributes on a Project
+type ProjectSpec struct {
+}
+
+// ProjectStatus is information about the current status of a Project
+type ProjectStatus struct {
+	Phase kapi.NamespacePhase
 }
 
 // Project is a logical top-level container for a set of origin resources
 type Project struct {
-	kapi.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
-	kapi.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
-	DisplayName     string `json:"displayName,omitempty"`
+	kapi.TypeMeta
+	kapi.ObjectMeta
+
+	// TODO: remove me
+	DisplayName string
+	Spec        ProjectSpec
+	Status      ProjectStatus
 }
diff --git a/pkg/project/api/v1beta1/types.go b/pkg/project/api/v1beta1/types.go
index f2b2171b5fdb..5e4c45408848 100644
--- a/pkg/project/api/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/project/api/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -11,9 +11,24 @@ type ProjectList struct {
 	Items         []Project `json:"items"`
 }
 
+// ProjectSpec describes the attributes on a Project
+type ProjectSpec struct {
+}
+
+// ProjectStatus is information about the current status of a Project
+type ProjectStatus struct {
+	Phase kapi.NamespacePhase `json:"phase,omitempty" description:"phase is the current lifecycle phase of the project"`
+}
+
 // Project is a logical top-level container for a set of origin resources
 type Project struct {
 	kapi.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
 	kapi.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
 	DisplayName     string `json:"displayName,omitempty"`
+
+	// Spec defines the behavior of the Namespace.
+	Spec ProjectSpec `json:"spec,omitempty" description:"spec defines the behavior of the Project"`
+
+	// Status describes the current status of a Namespace
+	Status ProjectStatus `json:"status,omitempty" description:"status describes the current status of a Project; read-only"`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/project/registry/project/rest.go b/pkg/project/registry/project/rest.go
index 636bbaf57e8a..8cbaa02d0728 100644
--- a/pkg/project/registry/project/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/project/registry/project/rest.go
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ func convertNamespace(namespace *kapi.Namespace) *api.Project {
 	return &api.Project{
 		ObjectMeta:  namespace.ObjectMeta,
 		DisplayName: displayName,
+		Spec:        api.ProjectSpec{},
+		Status: api.ProjectStatus{
+			Phase: namespace.Status.Phase,
+		},
 	}
 }