Other development is afoot in the neighborhood. The D.C. Council member who represents the area said he is working on a public-private project to turn the city's wholesale market into 23 acres of housing, office and retail at Florida and New York avenues, near the new headquarters of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. And a few years ago, the city helped finance a deal that brought a Home Depot and a Giant grocery store to Brentwood, across New York Avenue. But the city's long-term goal to revitalize the New York Avenue corridor has proved elusive.
good news on the affordable housing front, but maybe the market will be throwing cheaper houses at us anyway. Article on cooling market
I'm especially excited about the development of the Florida Avenue Market. The whole area is a fascinating array of buildings and shops, but the market itself is seriously lacking in cleanliness. This area has the potential to be more exciting than eastern market and more vibrant than the Lexington Market in Baltimore.
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