Washington sprouts a new neighborhood: NoMa
Posted by Philip Langdon on 18 Oct 2011
Source: The Washington Post
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| The area north of Massachusetts Avenue and Union Station in Washington is a hotbed of development. Biking is popular in NoMA, an area once filled with warehouses and small businesses and now booming with condomiums, apartments, hotels, offices, and retail. |
Once an obscure part of the Near Northeast section of the District of Columbia, NoMa has boomed, and is now estimated to contain nearly 16 million square feet of mixed-use development—offices, hotels, a Harris Teeter supermarket, luxury and artist housing, and student dormitories among them.
According to The Post, the rapid development of NoMa is the result of two chief factors: $103 million spent to build a Metro commuter rail station in 2004 on New York Avenue and formation three years later of the NoMa Business Improvement District. The business improvement district, authorized by the DC Council, coordinates public and private investment, provides cleaning and safety services, and promotes the area, north of Union Station, a major transportation hub.
Several media companies have moved into the neighborhood, including Sirius XM Radio and CNN's Washington bureau. NPR will open a headquarters there in 2013.
One of the challenges the area faces is how to link NoMa's new, polished west side to its less developed east side, which contains the Wednesday Farmers Market, where The Post says "sellers hawk smoked hog jowl, kung fu movies, whole fresh goat and lottery tickets." The two sides are separated by an elevated Amtrak right-of-way.
The other challenge is how to establish a distinct identity for a section where so much has risen so fast. What's eluded NoMa so far, says the founder of the DCNoMa blog, is its own vibe. That may come as more people and activities move in."
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According to The Post, the rapid development of NoMa is the result of two chief factors: $103 million spent to build a Metro commuter rail station in 2004 on New York Avenue and formation three years later of the NoMa Business Improvement District. The business improvement district, authorized by the DC Council, coordinates public and private investment, provides cleaning and safety services, and promotes the area, north of Union Station, a major transportation hub.
Several media companies have moved into the neighborhood, including Sirius XM Radio and CNN's Washington bureau. NPR will open a headquarters there in 2013.
One of the challenges the area faces is how to link NoMa's new, polished west side to its less developed east side, which contains the Wednesday Farmers Market, where The Post says "sellers hawk smoked hog jowl, kung fu movies, whole fresh goat and lottery tickets." The two sides are separated by an elevated Amtrak right-of-way.
The other challenge is how to establish a distinct identity for a section where so much has risen so fast. What's eluded NoMa so far, says the founder of the DCNoMa blog, is its own vibe. That may come as more people and activities move in."
Click here for more information.
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