Bates Area Civic Association

It was recently reported that the DC Council approved the land disposition for the Northwest One project, located south of the Bates area. I thought that I would just post the general information on Northwest One from the Jair Lynch website:

PROJECT DETAILS:

Location: North Capitol Street & New York Avenue NW (NoMa)
Type: Residential, Commercial
Cost: $700 million
Size: 2,000,000 SF

One Vision Development Partners, led by the William C. Smith & Co. and JAIR LYNCH, is redeveloping five District-owned sites and the Sursum Corda public housing complex in an area long plagued by high crime and poverty. When it is complete, Northwest One will include 1600 units of mixed-income housing, 40,000 SF of retail, and 220,000 SF of commercial office space.

what’s nearby?

Once an isolated industrial area, NoMa is now one of Washington’s newest areas attracting development. NoMa plays a critical role in the long-term economic health of the city because of its strategic location near Union Station, the Washington Convention Center and the central business district. National Public Radio recently announced it will be relocating to NoMa, which is already home to XM Radio and CNN. NoMa officials have also recently confirmed long-term lease deals with Harris Teeter and the U.S. Department of Justice, which joins other federal agencies like the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, both of which are headquartered in NoMa.