Sixteenth Street Heights



Sixteenth Street Heights is a large neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., bounded by 16th Street on the west, Georgia Avenue on the east, Missouri Avenue to the north, and Spring Road NW to the south.

Sixteenth Street Heights is one of the most demographically diverse neighborhoods in the city. The homes along 16th Street and its surrounding corridor are primarily owned by affluent residents; in contrast, the commercial corridors of 14th Street and Georgia Avenue cater to middle- and lower-middle-class Hispanic and African American customers.

Sixteenth Street Heights, most often recognized at “16th Street Heights,” has seen a tremendous transformation in recent years. Houses on every street are being renovated both inside and out. Many young families are moving here from neighborhoods downtown. They come for the diverse housing stock and for the proximity to Carter Barron Amphitheater and Rock Creek Park. They also come because homes in Sixteenth Street Heights tend to be more affordable than similar ones in many other neighborhoods in DC and close-in suburbs. A popular restaurant, Colorado Kitchen, sits at the corner of 14th and Colorado Avenues. On weekend mornings, long lines form for brunch. Many residents ride the 20-minute bus downtown to work.

Many of the stately detached homes between 14th Street and 16th Street were developed and sold by BF Saul beginning around 1907 making this one of the first new neighborhoods as a result of the 14th Street streetcar line. There's a long row of historic Craftsman bungalows lining 13th Street NW.