Live. Work. Play. NoMa.
NoMa is a vibrant, growing neighborhood in Washington, D.C.
NoMa Neighborhood Guide
Discover NoMa restaurants, shops, hotels, and more in our NoMa Neighborhood Guide! View our business directory to virtually explore the neighborhood.
NoMa Development Map
NoMa continues to be one of the District's fastest-growing neighborhoods, and our skyline is always changing. Check out our map to discover the newest developments in NoMa.
Annual Events
What Is the NoMa BID?
The NoMa BID (Business Improvement District) works to enhance and promote the NoMa (North of Massachusetts Avenue) neighborhood in Washington DC. The NoMa BID provides a variety of services to enhance the neighborhood and support its emergence as a prime business location within the District and a desirable residential neighborhood. Core initiatives are focused on public safety, transportation, streetscape improvements, marketing and branding, and community events to make NoMa a more vibrant, uplifting, and dynamic place to live, work, and visit.
6.4K
Apartments
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Parks & Public Spaces
437K
Occupied retail square footage
12.6M
Office square footage
Featured News
Welcome to the YIMBYest neighbourhood in America
Persuading yuppies to move to “Swampoodle” was always going to be an uphill battle. So when the ex-industrial zone next to Washington, DC’s main railway station was slated for redevelopment in the 1990s and 2000s, the authorities ditched the neighbourhood’s original 19th-century name, which had already fallen into disuse. Instead, they christened the wider area “NoMa” (“north of Massachusetts Avenue”), a syllable or two away from trendy locales like NoMad (in New York) and Soho (in each of New York, London and Hong Kong).
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Artists paint murals in DC's NoMa neighborhood
Artists have been painting 20 murals in the NoMa neighborhood for the NoMa in Color festival in Washington, DC.
In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax got on his bike (again) — and headed out on the Metropolitan Beer Trail!
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NoMa BID Unveils Renderings of Proposed New Metro Entrance at NoMa-Gallaudet U Station
Washington, D.C. 2024– The NoMa Business Improvement District (BID) is excited to
reveal the much-anticipated renderings of the proposed new Metro entrance at the NoMaGallaudet U Metro station. These visualizations provide a sneak peek into the future of
transportation accessibility and signify a significant milestone in the development of the vibrant
NoMa neighborhood.
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