D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 10-A, § 1713
1713.1 Capitol View and Northeast Boundary are the easternmost neighborhoods in Washington, DC. At the heart of the community, Capitol Gateway Estates has been constructed on a 40-acre site that formerly housed the 1,100-unit East Capitol Dwellings affordable housing project. Working through the federal HOPE VI Program, East Capitol Dwellings was demolished in the early 2000s. The first phase of the revitalized project consisted of 151 units of housing for older adults and opened in 2005. An additional 550 units of market rate and affordable housing will be completed in the coming years. The complex also includes a new shopping district along East Capitol Street. East Capitol Street is an important transportation corridor for commuters between Maryland and the District. The neighborhood today is primarily residential, with a combination of semi-detached and single-family homes. The area has commercial activity along East Capitol Street at 53rd Street SE, on Dix Street NE, and at the corner of Central Avenue SE and Southern Avenue.
1713.2 The Capitol Gateway development project can help drive economic growth, improve residents' access to basic amenities, and attract visitors and commuters traveling along East Capitol Street. Vacant sites in the immediate vicinity can support infill housing, with moderate densities on the blocks closest to the Capitol Heights Metro station (across the state line in Maryland) and lower densities elsewhere. A few blocks to the north, the commercial area along Division Avenue, as well as Dix Street, can support infill commercial and residential development, providing needed services to the adjacent Northeast Boundary neighborhood.
1713.3 Improvements to Marvin Gaye Park (Watts Branch) and public facilities, such as Woodson High School, are an important part of revitalizing the Capitol View community. The park, in particular, can become a stronger source of community pride and an important link to new recreational areas along the Anacostia River. The DC Silver Jackets is a cross-disciplinary, interagency team consisting of federal, District, and regional agencies. By targeting neighborhoods along the Watts Branch Tributary, including Deanwood, strategies are being created and tested by the Silver Jackets to improve the resilience of those areas in the aftermath of flooding.
1713.4 Policy FNS-2.3.1: Northeast Boundary Neighborhood Leverage the development of Capitol Gateway Estates to achieve additional reinvestment in the Northeast Boundary neighborhood, particularly the rehabilitation of existing housing and the development of new mixed-income family housing on vacant lots.
Improve the commercial area along Dix Street NE between 61st Street and Eastern Avenue NE, encouraging new retail businesses and services that benefit the adjacent community.
Design development along Marvin Gaye Park (Watts Branch) in a manner that improves park visibility, access, appearance, and security. The park should be treated as the front door to the adjacent neighborhood and a valued amenity for development along its perimeter.
Promote the improvement of and public access to amenities including recreation centers, schools, urban farms, and pedestrian and bicycle trails.
Promote improvement of and public access to amenities including recreation centers, schools, urban farms, and pedestrian and bicycle trails.
Continue to work with community development organizations in the acquisition of vacant lots at 61st and Dix Streets NE and their work with locals in providing housing and commercial uses and services.
Continue to pursue redevelopment of Lincoln Heights as a new community, replacing the existing public housing development with new mixed-income housing, including an equivalent number of affordable units and additional market rate units.
Promote a wider variety of neighborhood-serving retail in this area. Focus on targeted growth and diversity of retail in new and existing commercial areas on East Capitol Street, Central Avenue, Dix Street NE, and Eastern Avenue.
SOURCE: District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984, effective April 10, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-76; 31 DCR 1049 (March 9, 1984)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984 Land Use Element Amendment Act of 1984, effective March 16, 1985 (D.C. Law 5-187; 32 DCR 873 (February 15, 1985)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1989, effective May 23, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-129; 37 DCR 55 (January 5, 1990)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1989 NCPC-Recommended Amendments, and Closing of Public Alleys in Square 669, S.O. 88-452, Act of 1990, effective May 23, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-132; 37 DCR 2213 (April 6, 1990)); as amended by District Government Land Use Temporary Amendment Act of 1994, effective October 1, 1994 (D.C. Law 10-190; 41 DCR 5360 (August 12, 1994)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1994, effective October 6, 1994 (D.C. Law 10-193; 41 DCR 5536 (August 19, 1994)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984 Land Use
Amendment Act of 1994, effective March 21, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-235; 42 DCR 30 (January 6, 1995)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 1996, effective April 18, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-110; 43 DCR 530 (February 9, 1996)); as amended by Second Technical Amendments Act of 1996, effective April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-255; 44 DCR 1271 (March 7, 1997)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 27, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-275; 46 DCR 1441 (February 19, 1999)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 1999, effective April 12, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-91; 47 DCR 520 (January 28, 2000)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 8, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-300; 54 DCR 924 (February 2, 2007)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 2008, effective March 25, 2009 (D.C. Law 17-353; 56 DCR 1117 (February 6, 2009)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-361; 58 DCR 908 (February 4, 2011)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2021, effective August 21, 2021 (D.C. Law 24-20; 68 DCR 006918 (July 16, 2021)).