News Archive

NoMa BID acquires big park site from Pepco, plans ‘expansive’ green

January 05, 2016

NoMa, a once industrial wasteland turned booming urban community, finally has its green. Read more.

GGW: NoMa is going to get the large park it needs

January 05, 2016

A two-acre plot of land next to the Metropolitan Branch Trail will one day be NoMa’s largest park. That’s great news for an area that plans to add another 7,000 residential units and numerous new shops and amenities over the next few years. Read more.

Hill Rag: NoMa Community To Build Its First Park

November 09, 2015

NoMa residents — prepare for the neighborhood’s first park. On Oct. 29, the NoMa Parks Foundation announced that it bought the lot at Third and L Street NE to develop into an 8,000-square-foot public space. Read more.

Greater Greater Washington: Plans to build parks in NoMa just took a big step forward

November 09, 2015

The foundation that plans park development in NoMa just bought its first piece of land. That means progress for the booming neighborhood, where it’s been tough to get an ambitious park plan off the ground. Read more.

Washington Post: A D.C. neighborhood loses a condo building, gains its first official park

November 06, 2015

D.C. is considered among the best cities in the country for parks, with more than 20 percent of land in city bounds designated as park land. But NoMa — a D.C. neighborhood near Union Station now teeming with apartment buildings — doesn’t have any official parks. Read more.