Office parks · District of Columbia

1313 L St.

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedUnder constructionWashington, DC

Office-to-housing conversion under construction in DC, with housing market data and peer alignment. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

This site: …under construction record · all sites with this

Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 25 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 153,024 on INTERSTATE 695 I BN fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,484/mo zillow · all sites with this

Interstate or freeway within 600 m

This site: INTERSTATE 695 I BN fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Shrinking county

This site: -1.8% census-acs · all sites with this

Strategy

Reinhabited

This site: …newly finished apartments record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …newly finished apartments newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Under constructionWikipedia no source
Strategy	Reinhabitation, under constructionWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	newly finished apartmentsnewtypes-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	25 within 10 km, 49 within 25 km: Waterfront Mall (2.6 km); Center Market, Washington, D.C. (3.5 km); Old Post Office Pavilion (3.9 km); Northern Liberty Market (3.9 km); The Shops at National Place (4.3 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	1,857 jobs; 27 in retail trade, 189 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 11001007100)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 33th income percentile as adults; 5.5% incarcerated at the 2010 count (802 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 38.0%; median family income $41,780; 400 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	District of Columbia Public Schools (PK-12); 18 public schools within 1 mile: Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Elementary; Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle; Maya Angelou PCS - Academy at DC Jail; Watkins ES (Capitol Hill Cluster)NCES EDGE
Elevation	38 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
Homes for sale in ZIP 20003, 2026-09	median list price $638,750 (-14.8% on the year); 155 active listings; median 59 days on market; 19% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
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)	153,024 vehicles a day on INTERSTATE 695 I BN (Interstate, 8 lanes); 3,794 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

1313 L St. in Washington, DC, is an under-construction office-park site converting from an office building to housing. The strategy is 'reinhabit' with new housing use. The record notes it's 'already in play' (under construction, approved, or sold with housing plans), and median rent is $1,900. Housing market data shows ZHVI $567,289 (down 0.7% YoY) and ZORI $2,484 (up 1% YoY). Peer projects like Wray (5 km away) and CityHouse Old Town (10 km) share the 'reinhabit' strategy. Permits show 1,506 housing units planned for 2024. The site is within a cluster of 25 projects within 10km, including demolished malls and proposed housing. Status is 'under construction' despite 'after_notes' stating 'newly finished apartments'—this contradiction is unexplained in the record.

Why. Assessment strictly uses provided data; no external knowledge added. Contradiction in status noted per record.

Where it stands. Active housing conversion in progress, aligned with local market trends and peer projects.

For a planner

Status: under construction (not finished)

For a developer

Housing market data: ZORI $2,484 (up 1% YoY), 1,506 units planned in 2024

What we do not know yet

Contradiction: 'under construction' vs. 'newly finished apartments' in notes; no resolution provided.

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Similar sites

CityHouse Old Town, Alexandria, VA · Office parks · same strategy: reinhabit; 10 km away
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Wray, Washington, DC · Office parks · same strategy: reinhabit; also in DC; 5 km away
Park+Ford, Alexandria, VA · Office parks · same strategy: reinhabit; 10 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

Anchors	National Association for the Education of Young Children
County	District of Columbia
Census division	5 · South Atlantic
Notes	Draft from npr.org, model-extracted, unreviewed: 1313 L St. in Washington, D.C., was formerly an office building and is being converted into apartments by Hickok Cole, with completion expected by the end of this year.

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Sources

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Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "1313 L St., Washington, DC." Record n-a655b003ed, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/dc/washington-1313-l-st/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_washington1313lst,
  title = {1313 L St., Washington, DC},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/dc/washington-1313-l-st/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-a655b003ed, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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