Section 10-A2402. LAND USE

 

2402.1Upper Northeast is made up of approximately 5,640 acres, or about 14 percent of the city’s land area. The composition of uses is shown in Figure 24.1. The area’s land use mix is among the most diverse in the city. 2402.1

 

2402.2Land Use Composition in Upper Northeast

 

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2402.3Residential development is the single largest land use, representing about 26 percent of the total area. Of the residential land area, about 44 percent is developed with single family detached homes and about 41 percent with row houses and two-family houses. Apartments make up only about 15 percent of the residential land area. Denser housing is located at Carver Terrace, Montana Terrace, Langston Terrace, Edgewood, Fort Lincoln, and Brentwood. 2402.3

 

2402.4Commercial and industrial uses make up about 10 percent of Upper Northeast’s land area. With the addition of railroads, utilities, and municipal facilities such as salt domes and bus garages, the percentage rises to almost 17 percent of the Planning Area. In fact, Upper Northeast contains almost two-thirds of the city’s industrial acreage. Much of the space consists of warehouse and distribution facilities, light manufacturing, automotive services, and service businesses such as construction suppliers and printers. These uses tend to congregate along New York Avenue, Bladensburg Road, Brentwood Road, Florida Avenue, V Street, and West Virginia Avenue, as well as the area between the Rhode Island and Fort Totten Metro stations, and elsewhere along the heavy rail/Metro corridor. Commercial uses include neighborhood-oriented shopping districts and larger shopping centers like the Home Depot/Giant on Brentwood Road, and Hechinger Mall. 2402.4

 

2402.5Institutional land makes up 13 percent of the Planning Area, one of the largest percentages in the city. Most of this total is associated with colleges, universities, and religious institutions. The area also contains more than 1,000 acres of open space, representing 18 percent of its total area. However, much of the open space is actually Mount Olivet and Glenwood Cemeteries-or is located on the far eastern edge of the area within the confines of the National Arboretum. Large parks are generally associated with the Fort Circle chain, and are located on the area’s northern and eastern perimeter. 2402.5

 

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