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New York Avenue / Ivy City

NE

OVERVIEW
A BUDDING ECOSYSTEM of artisanal makers has strengthened a distillery hotspot with modern manufacturing operations alongside New York Avenue NE. Adaptive reuse of former industrial properties has also attracted hundreds of residents in recent years. Well-known national brands and local retailers alike continue to arrive in response to this rapidly growing customer base, providing residents and visitors with several shopping and dining options.

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NEIGHBORHOOD FEATURES

A New Roadmap

In March 2022, the DC Office of Planning released a New York Avenue Roadmap to begin a series of studies envisioning potential land use changes that could support up to 33,000 units of housing and advance economic development in the neighborhood, including a New York Avenue Vision Framework, an Ivy City Small Area Plan, and a Production, Distribution, and Repair land use report.

What’s Brewing

“Distillery Row” is home to Atlas Brew Works, One Eight Distilling, Republic Restoratives, Don Ciccio & Figli, City Winery, and Other Half Brewing, which opened its 22,000 SF production facility and taproom in 2020.

Culinary Creations

  • Food and beverage options include the Michelin Guide’s Gravitas (1 star) and Ivy City Smokehouse (Bib Gourmand), as well as Via Ghibellina and Baker’s Daughter.
  • Union Kitchen selected the neighborhood for its 24,000 SF flagship location, which contains multiple commercial kitchens, a café/market, and event space around the corner from the accelerator’s distribution facility.

Great Streets

New York Avenue is a designated Great Streets corridor whose small businesses may apply for grants to cover capital improvements and certain soft costs.