Garden apartments · District of Columbia
Woodland Terrace
Proposed garden-apartments redevelopment of former public housing, part of dense local housing cluster; market shows rising rents but declining home values. · summary, model-written
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Retrofit in the pipeline
This site: …proposed record · all sites with this3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 29 within 10 km computed · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $2,484/mo zillow · all sites with thisShrinking county
This site: -1.8% census-acs · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: …completely torn down and rebuilt record · all sites with thisHousing
This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Retrofit proposedWikipedia no source |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopment, proposedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | housingWikipedia no source |
| What is there now | completely torn down and rebuiltnewtypes-extraction reported |
Site context
| Housing permits, Washington DC (DC), 2024 | 1,506 units in 5+ unit buildings, 85 in 2–4, 146 single-family; 2023: 2,779 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 29 within 10 km, 50 within 25 km: Greenleaf Gardens (0.0 km); Kelly Miller Walk-Ups (0.0 km); Wray (0.0 km); Greenleaf Additions (0.0 km); Rock Creek Park Golf (0.0 km)computed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 0 jobs in 1,969 establishments; employment location quotient 0.00; employment +0.0% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 58,911 jobs; 22 in retail trade, 775 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 11001980000)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 0% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 0.0%; 0 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | District of Columbia Public Schools (PK-12); 6 public schools within 1 mile: Thomson ES; School Without Walls HS; Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center; BASIS DC PCSNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 23 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 291 county-logged events: 149 thunderstorm wind, 60 flood, 55 flash flood, 19 hail; $29,188,500 property damage reported; 3 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 1,653 establishments (-5%); 21,170 jobs (+4%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $567,289 (-1% 1 yr, -10% 5 yr); typical rent $2,484/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 29,549 vehicles a day on CONSTITUTION AVE NW (principal arterial, 5 lanes); 585 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Woodland Terrace (Washington, DC) is a proposed redevelopment of former public housing into new garden-apartments. The site will be completely torn down and rebuilt as housing. It is currently in the proposed stage, with no construction underway. The project is part of a cluster of 29 similar developments within 10km, including six peers (Greenleaf Gardens, Kelly Miller Walk-Ups, etc.) all proposed or built within 2km. Median rent is $1,900. Housing market data shows ZHVI at $567,289 (down 9.6% over 5 years) and ZORI at $2,484/month (up 13.2% over 5 years). Permits show $270M in planned 2024 construction for 1,737 units nearby, but Woodland Terrace itself has no active permits noted. No specific site address, developer, or timeline is provided. The project status is
Why. proposed
Where it stands. proposed
For a planner
- No construction yet
- Part of dense housing cluster within 2km
- Market shows declining home values but rising rents
For a developer
- Median rent $1,900 aligns with market
- Peers indicate active redevelopment trend
- No construction permits recorded for this site
What we do not know yet
- No timeline or developer identified
- No site-specific zoning or parcel details provided
- Status remains 'proposed' with no approval date
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Similar sites
- Kelly Miller Walk-Ups, Washington, DC · Garden apartments · same strategy: redevelop; also in DC; 0 km away
- Fort Dupont Additions, Washington, DC · Garden apartments · same strategy: redevelop; also in DC; 0 km away
- Greenleaf Additions, Washington, DC · Garden apartments · same strategy: redevelop; also in DC; 0 km away
- Greenleaf Gardens, Washington, DC · Garden apartments · same strategy: redevelop; also in DC; 0 km away
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- already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
- median rent $1,900
- housing in the record
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History and original facts
| County | District of Columbia |
|---|---|
| Census division | 5 · South Atlantic |
| Notes | Draft from dcist.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: Woodland Terrace, a public housing garden-apartments complex in Washington, DC, is proposed to be completely torn down and rebuilt as housing. |
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Sources
- dcist.com
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Woodland Terrace