In the D.C. metro area scramble for offices, restaurants, and retail, some established neighborhoods are falling behind newly-gentrifying upstarts. According to the Washington Post, real estate scholar Christopher B. Leinberger thinksthat Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan are poorly poised to take advantage of development, while H Street and NoMa show potential.
“Adams Morgan needs to broaden its place strategy, or it will continue to be lapped by U Street, Logan Circle and H Street,” Leinberger tells the Post. As for Dupont, Leinberger points to its lack of planned streetcar access as a sign that it’s being cut out of the city’s future.
Leinberger classifies neighborhoods as “blue chip,” “upside potential,” or “lagging behind.” The full list, after the jump.
Blue Chip
- Logan Circle
- NoMa
- Downtown
- Columbia Heights
- Capitol Riverfront
- Clarendon
Upside Potential
- H Street
- New Carrolton
- Old Town Alexandria
- Tysons Corner
- Crystal City
- White Flint
Lagging Behind
- Wheaton
- Annandale
- Carlyle
- Dupont Circle
- Adams Morgan
Notably absent from any spot on the list (perhaps because they don’t exist?): made-up neighborhoods SoMo and the GaP.
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