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DC USA
Narrative Description
Completed nearly 40 years - to the day - after riots decimated the neighborhood, DC USA is both the catalyst and the capstone to a $1 billion wave of investment along the 14th Street Corridor in Columbia Heights. The shopping and entertainment complex, which sits atop the Columbia Heights Metrorail Station, is a $140 million retail anchor that includes major national-brand stores such as Best Buy, Staples, Marshalls and Bed Bath and Beyond. The District's first Target Store opened at the center in Spring 2008.
The 500,00-square-foot project also housed neighborhoods-serving amenities including a Washington Sports Club and several restaurants. The District government built a 1,000-space parking garage beneath the project, which provides parking for residents and restaurant and retail patrons of establishments throughout the neighborhood.
Development Partners
Grid Properties; Target Corporation; District Government
Location
3100 14th Street, NW / 14th & Irving Streets NW
Next Steps
Project completed Spring 2008
Development Program
Community Benefits
Civic Investments
- Regional retail destination to anchor the revitalized 14th Street Corridor in Columbia Heights
- $46 million in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) used to finance construction of a 1,000-space parking garage
Economic Opportunities
- 15,000 square feet retail space
- 1,200 new permanent jobs
- At least 51 percent of new to District residents
Environmental Sustainability
- Located atop the Metrorail station, some of District’s busiest bus routes
- Critical mass of retail within walking distance for tens of thousands of District residents
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