The Flats at Union Row

The U Street Corridor runs along U Street NW from about 9th Street west to 16th Street, taking in the blocks between S Street and Florida Avenue. It sits where Shaw, Logan Circle, Dupont Circle, and Columbia Heights meet, and it has been one of Washington’s great entertainment streets for more than a century.

The housing mixes two eras. Brick Victorian rowhouses from the 1870s through the early 1900s — many with bay fronts, turrets, and decorative cornices — line streets such as T, Swann, V, and W and the numbered streets from 10th to 15th. Around 14th Street and U Street, a wave of condominium buildings from the 2000s, including The Flats at Union Row (2007) at 2125 14th Street NW, sits above ground-floor shops and restaurants.

Culture defines daily life. The Lincoln Theatre (1922) and the Howard Theatre (1910) recall the corridor’s history as the heart of “Black Broadway,” and music venues, bars, and restaurants fill U Street and 14th Street late into the night. A Trader Joe’s at 14th and U covers groceries, and the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum stands at the Metro entrance.

U Street station on the Green and Yellow Lines sits at 10th and U Streets, and the D50/D5X buses on 14th Street and D60/D6X on 16th Street run toward downtown. Most residents walk or bike for daily errands.

I enjoy showing U Street because buyers can choose between a Victorian rowhouse on a quiet side street and a condo above the action, all within a few minutes of the Metro.