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I'd agree with pretty much all of the neighborhoods listed here, and might add Brookland and Petworth to the list as well. Petworth's a bit farther along, and I would imagine that you're going to continue to see smaller mixed-use projects and one-off renovations throughout it and Brightwood in the coming years. I doubt you'll see anything as major as the Petworth metro development, but I honestly feel that's probably a good thing, and allows the neighborhood to sprout up more organically. Additionally, considering the quality of the housing stock, Petworth is one of the few DC neighborhoods that remains something of a "value".
I said Brookland because I believe that the ongoing eastward gentrification and redevelopment push will continue, and Brookland--with its housing stock, existing commercial corridor, and presence of institutions such as the Shrine and CUA--seems a logical progression. but I say that with an asterisk, because there are a goodly number of Brooklandians who are not keen to see their neighborhood become the next Logan or H Street or whatever. There have been a couple of sizeable development projects proposed near the Brookland Metro that have been met with stiff opposition, largely out of density concerns. Many Brookland residents prefer the neighborhood's "village-esque" quality and don't want to see that changed.
I just wish H Street was growing more organically as part of the existing community like U Street's revival and less like "White Kid Funky Land!" themepark was dropped in.
I kinda get what you're saying here, but not really. I mean, didn't they also drop an "amusement park" right on U Street?
I said Brookland because I believe that the ongoing eastward gentrification and redevelopment push will continue, and Brookland--with its housing stock, existing commercial corridor, and presence of institutions such as the Shrine and CUA--seems a logical progression. but I say that with an asterisk, because there are a goodly number of Brooklandians who are not keen to see their neighborhood become the next Logan or H Street or whatever. There have been a couple of sizeable development projects proposed near the Brookland Metro that have been met with stiff opposition, largely out of density concerns. Many Brookland residents prefer the neighborhood's "village-esque" quality and don't want to see that changed.
I can certainly see growth in Brookland, but its location is its biggest drawback (or advantage, depending on how you look at it). The fact that it's not part of a continuous area of high-density commercial and residential means that it's more disconnected from what would normally be trendy.
Really? I don't think it'd fit you know? I'd like to see a Barnes and Noble in my neck of the woods in Shirlington. Too bad the Books a Million closed there.
Yeah Shaw would need to transition to Barnes and Noble not just build one overnight. Now a neighborhood that Barnes and Noble would fit in a little better might be Capitol Hill or maybe Columbia Heights.
Pottery Barn is def too upscale for Shaw right now.
I agree that neither of these businesses would fit in Shaw, but for the exact opposite reason. Shaw is going through a really interesting period - best illustrated by a stroll through Capitol Supermarket - in which there is very high end and very low end, but absolutely no market for large, mid-range chains such as these. The low end can't afford them, and the high end wouldn't bother with them. Note Seasonal Pantry, Rogue 24, Passenger, Corduroy, Supper Club, the various art galleries...
I kinda get what you're saying here, but not really. I mean, didn't they also drop an "amusement park" right on U Street?
You may be right, but what amusement park do you see dropped on U Street? I feel like the nightlife and restaurants on U have always reflected who's living there. It's become a mix of professoinal black and youngish professional white/Asian/ME/etc. that have a few of their own places but tend to mix up pretty well with each other, especially in the jazz spots and places like Marvin... pretty accurate representation of the area, for better or worse.
H Street NE emerged because a successful bar owner built several new bars all at once that were clearly designed to attract young white people to a very black neighborhood. I'm sure a lot of the new white kids think they're on the frontier of hip, but it was all very orchestrated to lure them in from the beginning. 11th Street in Columbia Heights, in contrast, I'd say grew up more organically as the neighborhood changed, but I've never been in those places so I don't know.
WOW, this was almost 2 years ago. Looking back and looking at it now, I'm pretty sure Columbia Heights has peaked.
I'm guessing NoMa will be the next neighborhood to rise up, followed by Waterfront/SW whenever that development gets underway. H Street a close third, whenever that streetcar gets up and running.
I kinda get what you're saying here, but not really. I mean, didn't they also drop an "amusement park" right on U Street?
I wouldn't call U street an amusement park. Its a fun area but its so gosh darn expensive these days.
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I agree that neither of these businesses would fit in Shaw, but for the exact opposite reason. Shaw is going through a really interesting period - best illustrated by a stroll through Capitol Supermarket - in which there is very high end and very low end, but absolutely no market for large, mid-range chains such as these. The low end can't afford them, and the high end wouldn't bother with them. Note Seasonal Pantry, Rogue 24, Passenger, Corduroy, Supper Club, the various art galleries...
Wow two years and things have changed. Now I couldn't imagine suggesting that another book store open. Any book store that's still open in the days of kindles and ipads is lucky.
Capital Supermarket? You mean the place with the red awning on 11th street? I park by there sometimes if I happen to be hooking up with a white gentrifier that lives in the area. It looks kinda ghetto from the outside.
The area could use a mid-range supermarket like a Safeway or Giant. Not sure they're ready for a Whole Foods or anything like that.
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You may be right, but what amusement park do you see dropped on U Street? I feel like the nightlife and restaurants on U have always reflected who's living there. It's become a mix of professoinal black and youngish professional white/Asian/ME/etc. that have a few of their own places but tend to mix up pretty well with each other, especially in the jazz spots and places like Marvin... pretty accurate representation of the area, for better or worse.
H Street NE emerged because a successful bar owner built several new bars all at once that were clearly designed to attract young white people to a very black neighborhood. I'm sure a lot of the new white kids think they're on the frontier of hip, but it was all very orchestrated to lure them in from the beginning. 11th Street in Columbia Heights, in contrast, I'd say grew up more organically as the neighborhood changed, but I've never been in those places so I don't know.
I love racial mix on U street.
H street is very up and coming. My experience so far was taking a date to the burlesque show and taking myself out to Sticky Rice when they had Living Social deal. It was fun. I really like H street and can see a lot of potential particularly when the streetcar gets going.
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