In The News News - NoMa BID

March 7, 2015

Washington Post: A wave of mostly white voters is reshaping the politics of D.C.

A surge of young, mainly white voters living in newly affluent neighborhoods emerged as a powerful force in last November’s elections in the District, a seismic shift that mirrors the evolution of the city’s population and could reshape its politics in years to come. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/a-mostly-white-youth-movement-is-reshaping-politics-in-the-district/2015/03/07/e57f95b2-b6d3-11e4-aa05-1ce812b3fdd2_story.html

March 6, 2015

Hill Rag: Beer Garden Coming to NoMa

A beer garden called “Vundergarten” at 150 M St. NE, a vacant lot between Flats 130 and the southern entrance of the NOMA metro stop is being proposed by a local resident and employee of NPR and the owner of L’Enfant Café in Adams Morgan. The proposal is being strongly supported by NOMA BID and

March 5, 2015

Washington Business Journal: Union Kitchen expands to Ivy City and two companies relocate

Tenant build-out in Ivy City, next door to the Hecht Co. Warehouse, of a 24,000-square-foot, multi-tenant, shared-use kitchen, to include electrical and plumbing upgrades, dry wall, carpentry and work stations. This is the second location for culinary incubator Union Kitchen, which has outgrown its original space on Congress Street Northeast, not far from Union Station.

March 4, 2015

Urban Turf: DC Property Assessments Rise Sixfold Since 2000

Residential property assessments rose six percent over the last year, according to a new post on District Measured by Yesim Sayin Taylor at the DC Office of the Financial Officer. For 2016, the tax assessment total for the District’s housing stock is $105 billion, more than six times the property tax assessments made in 2000.

March 4, 2015

CityBizList: Smarter DC Challenge Launch Draws A Crowd, Sparks Enthusiasm For Broad Participation

Today is the official launch of the Smarter DC Challenge, the citywide initiative for businesses and nonprofit organizations to create their own sustainability programs and participate in a spirited challenge. Endorsed by Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Smarter DC Challenge was created as a key program to provide opportunities for the District’s workplaces and buildings to

February 24, 2015

Elevation DC: Behind the success of DC’s unstoppable food incubator, Union Kitchen

Walking into Union Kitchen in NoMa on any given day, you never really know who or what you’re going to find. The first commercial kitchen/incubator space in the District for growing food businesses has 7,300 square feet of space on two floors. Though the warehouse is somewhat purposefully nondescript on the outside, the interior lounge,

February 23, 2015

Hill Now: Water System Experts to Speak at ‘Nerds in NoMa’ Event

As locals cope with burst pipes and water main breaks, water experts will speak in NoMa tomorrow night. A panel discussion called “Water, Water Everywhere” is scheduled for Tuesday night from 6 to 8 p.m. The event hosted by the NoMa Business Improvement District will be a discussion on the rivers, tunnels and stormwater management

February 20, 2015

Roll Call: A Scientist Grows Art in NoMa at Gallery NK

Tucked away amid the rowhouses of NoMA is a once run-down warehouse transformed into a clean modern contemporary art gallery. The quaint studio, Gallery NK, is the creation of Turkish born artist Nihal Kececi. With true Turkish hospitality, Kececi and her daughter Julie welcomed this reporter into their gallery with coffee, tea and desserts. There, we

February 20, 2015

Washington Building Congress: Donohoe Construction Breaks Ground in NoMa

Washington, DC — Donohoe Construction has broken ground on Camden NoMa Phase II, a 15 story luxury apartment building project at 61 Pierce Street NE. The transit-oriented site is two blocks from the New York Avenue Metro station, four blocks from Union Station and nine blocks from the U.S. Capitol. The 405 unit, 492,109 square

February 19, 2015

District Source: Construction Begins on 15-story NoMa Apartment Building

Donohoe Construction recently broke ground on developer Camden Property Trust‘s new 15-story luxury apartment building project in NoMa. The project–for now known unromantically as Camden NoMa Phase II–is located at 61 Pierce St. NE around the corner from the NPR building and could deliver by the first quarter of 2017. Camden NoMa Phase II will bring 405 rental units in a

News

2M Street: How to Celebrate July 4th in Washington D.C

Subscribe to NoMa Notes