Ivy City

Ivy City is a small neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., in the United States. About half the neighborhood is industrial or formerly industrial, dominated by warehouses.

Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.

Type: Neighborhood with 5,260 residents
Description: neighborhood in Washington, D.C., United States
Also known as: “Ivy City, D.C.”, “Ivy City, DC”, “Ivy City, Washington, D.C.”, and “Ivy City, Washington, DC”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Olivet Cemetery and Hecht Company Warehouse.

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Daniel Lobo, CC BY 2.0.

Mount Olivet Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at 1300 Bladensburg Road, NE in Washington, D.C. It is maintained by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington.

The Hecht Company Warehouse in Washington, D.C. is a Streamline Moderne style building. Designed by engineer Gilbert V. Steel of the New York engineering firm Abbott and Merkt, and prominently located on New York Avenue in Ivy City, it served as the central warehouse for The Hecht Company from its construction in 1937 and expansion in 1948.

Union Market

Marketplace

Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Union Market is a food hall located in Washington, D.C. It anchors the Union Market District, a neighborhood encompassing high-rise apartments, office buildings, retail, and entertainment options.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Near Northeast and Brentwood.

Near Northeast

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Near Northeast refers to the area just north of Capitol Hill and Union Station, but south of Brookland.

Brentwood

Neighborhood

Photo: Egunt07, CC BY 3.0.

Brentwood is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., Bounded by Rhode Island Avenue NE, the train tracks of the Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood Metro station, Montana Avenue NE, and New York Avenue NE.

Arboretum

Neighborhood

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Arboretum is a predominantly residential neighborhood located in Northeast Washington, D.C., tucked into the corner of the National Arboretum. The tiny neighborhood is bounded by New York Avenue NE to the north, Bladensburg Road NE to the west, and the National Arboretum to the south and east.

Ivy City

Categories: neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and locality
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.91207° or 38° 54′ 43″ north

Longitude

-76.98693° or 76° 59′ 13″ west

Population

5,260

Elevation

75 feet (23 metres)

Open location code

87C5W267+R6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 157610971

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

4139199

Wikidata ID

Q11240683

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Satellite Map

Discover Ivy City from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Ivy City” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Ivy City”
French: “Ivy City”
German: “Ivy City”
Italian: “Ivy City”
Russian: “Иви Сити”
Spanish: “Ivy City”
Urdu: “آئیوی سٹی، واشنگٹن ڈی سی”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Trinidad and Northeast.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Trinity Baptist Church and Bethesda Baptist Church.

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