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Ward 7 Neighborhood Revitalization


The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development is currently developing the following projects in Ward 7.

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2300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE

The District of Columbia has acquired property along the 2300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E. in order to eliminate blight and facilitate development of quality, neighborhood-serving retail.

 
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400- 414 Eastern Avenue, NE and Dix Street, NE

The District has selected Dix Street Corridor Revitalization Partners, LLC to redevelop vacant, unused properties at the corner of Eastern Avenue and Dix Street, NE into affordable homeownership units for residents of the Deanwood community in Ward 7.

 
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4427 Hayes Street, NE (NCI - Lincoln Heights)

Blue Skye Development has been selected by the District of Columbia in a competitive solicitation process to redevelop the 29,000 square foot site at 4427 Hayes Street, NE into 26 units of housing including nine units that will be reserved for residents currently living in the Lincoln Heights/Richardson Dwellings New Community.

 
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5201 Hayes Street, NE

The site of a former trash transfer site, 5201 Hayes Street NE is now proposed to be a mixed-income residential housing complex.

 
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Benning Road and Minnesota Avenue, NE Site Phase Two

A new $67 million mixed use project is being developed at the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Benning Road NE in Ward 7 next to the Minnesota Avenue Metro station offering 346 affordable residential rental units and 30 market rate units and 20,000 square feet of retail space.

 
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Deanwood Recreation Center

The Deanwood Community Center project is the largest community center in the District of Columbia. At over 60,000 sf it contains and indoor swimming pool, gymnasium, regulation size football and baseball field, tennis court, library and child learning center. It is also a LEED Silver building with a computer lab, senior room and a community room for events.

 
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Fort Davis Shopping Center

The Fort Davis Shopping Center, located at the corner of Pennsylvania and Alabama Avenues SE in Ward 7, sits along one of the District's targeted Great Streets. The District is working with developer, CityInterests to revitalize the development and attract quality retail by upgrading the antiquated facade and renovating outdated infrastructure.

 
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Kingman Island and Heritage Island Parks

A District-funded restoration project, Kingman Island and Heritage Island represent an opportunity for residents and tourists alike to enjoy an environmental learning and observation experience.

 
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Lincoln Heights Richardson Dwellings

As part of the city's New Communities Initiative, the District of Columbia is working with existing residents to transform the Lincoln Heights/Richardson Dwellings public housing development into vibrant, healthy, mixed-income, mixed-use neighborhood.

 
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Marvin Gaye Park

The District seeks to make capital improvements to Marvin Gaye Park. Stretching nearly two miles across Northeast Washington, the park occupies a green stream valley along Watts Branch—the largest tributary to the Anacostia River within the District of Columbia.

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