Economic Development

The BCA membership invites intelligent change and growth to improve the Brightwood community. Its leadership seeks out and supports development projects that retain positive and historic elements about our community, while introducing compatible and desirable new features.  Equally important, BCA leaders act to prevent projects that would be detrimental to the peace, safety, and tranquility of Brightwood.

For information on opportunities to present new development proposals to our membership, please email the BCA Executive Committee.

Background Information

• Demographics:  Click here for our community's demographic profile.
• Planning Update:  Click here for the DC Office of Planning's overview of development activity in Ward 4 (including Brightwood).
• Upper Georgia Ave Land Development Plan: Click here for more information on plans to make Upper Georgia Ave one of DC's "Great Streets."

Planned Projects

Park East Condos
Planned condo development on the site of the old Blockbuster Video building across from Safeway at Georgia Ave & Piney Branch Rd, NW.

13th & Peabody, NW
Two apartment buildings in this block have been purchased for redevelopment as market rate condominiums.

The Lofts @ Brightwood
The Neighborhood Development Company has purchased the former Carolina Furniture/ Ibex building at the intersection of Georgia Avenue NW & Missouri Avenue NW.  The building will be developed to include 32 residential units with street level retail space.  The historic preservation committee is also consulting with NDC on this historically significant property.  Est. Completion: Winter 2006.

Meridian Restaurant and Bar
This new sit-down, full service restaurant is scheduled to open in the Lofts at Brightwood upon completion.  Est. Completion: Dec 2006

Brightwood Elementary School
A massive addition and modernization program is currently underway for Brightwood only public elementary school.  Completion: Phase I - Fall 2005; Phase II -

CVS Pharmacy
Roadside Development built a new free-standing CVS Pharmacy in the 6500 block of Georgia Avenue.  The new drugstore sits on the site of a long vacant Roy Rogers restaurant.  Within 9 months of operation, the store yielded enough business to become a 24-hour operation.  Completion: April 2004

Rock Creek Gateway
The Neighborhood Development Company completed this renovation of a 1940's apartment building to a modern 14-unit condominium building at the eastern edge of Rock Creek Park.  Completion: Spring 2004