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Living in Shepherd Park

A neighborhood on DC’s northern border with Silver Spring, between 16th Street and Georgia Avenue, pairing early twentieth-century detached houses on botanically named streets with new condominiums and a grocery at The Parks at Walter Reed.
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Living in Shepherd Park

Detached houses on flower-named streets, with a redeveloped former medical campus at the south end.
Shepherd Park sits on the northern edge of Washington DC, between 16th Street and Georgia Avenue, with Eastern Avenue and Silver Spring, Maryland on its north side. The neighborhood took its name in 1926 from Alexander Robey Shepherd, the territorial governor whose estate once stood here. This page follows the DC tax office’s assessment neighborhood, which extends south to Aspen Street and so includes The Parks at Walter Reed, the redevelopment of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center campus that many sources treat as the neighborhood’s southern edge. The older blocks are almost entirely detached houses. Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival houses sit beside bungalows, a number of mail-order kit houses and some mid-century ramblers. Most of the east-west streets carry the names of flowers, shrubs and trees, such as Geranium, Holly, Jonquil and Kalmia. At the south end, The Parks at Walter Reed adds a different product entirely: condominium and apartment buildings completed in 2023 on a 66-acre site that also reuses historic campus buildings. Georgia Avenue is the commercial corridor for the neighborhood. The marketplace at The Parks at Walter Reed, anchored by a Whole Foods Market completed in 2023, is the main grocery stop, and smaller shops and restaurants line Georgia Avenue north toward the Maryland line. The Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library is on Georgia Avenue, and Rock Creek Park is within walking distance to the west of 16th Street. There is no Metrorail station inside Shepherd Park. Takoma and Silver Spring stations, both on the Red Line, are each roughly a mile from the middle of the neighborhood, closer from the eastern and northern blocks, and Metrobus service runs on Georgia Avenue and 16th Street. Drivers use 16th Street or Georgia Avenue to reach downtown DC and downtown Silver Spring, with the Capital Beltway a short drive north. I’m glad to help you compare a detached house on the older blocks with a new condominium at The Parks at Walter Reed.

Key Highlights:

  • Housing character — Detached Tudor, Colonial and Spanish Colonial Revival houses, bungalows and ramblers, plus 2020s condominiums at The Parks at Walter Reed.
  • Green space — Rock Creek Park is within walking distance west of 16th Street; the Walter Reed redevelopment includes open space on the former campus.
  • Daily essentials — Whole Foods Market and the marketplace at The Parks at Walter Reed, with more shops along Georgia Avenue.
  • Transit — No station inside the boundary; Takoma and Silver Spring (Red Line) are each about a mile away, with buses on Georgia Avenue and 16th Street.
  • Schools — Served by DC Public Schools, including Shepherd Elementary within the neighborhood; confirm assignments with the DCPS boundary lookup.
  • Market character — 44 closed sales in the past year, split almost evenly between detached houses and new condominiums.
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Shepherd Park Real Estate FAQs

Insight into the nuances of buying and selling in one of the country’s most complex urban markets.

It is known for detached early twentieth-century houses on streets named for flowers and trees, and more recently for The Parks at Walter Reed redevelopment on its south side.
It is on the northern edge of Northwest DC, between 16th Street and Georgia Avenue, south of Eastern Avenue and Silver Spring, Maryland. This page extends south to Aspen Street to include The Parks at Walter Reed.
There is no station inside the neighborhood. Takoma and Silver Spring stations on the Red Line are each roughly a mile from the middle of the neighborhood, and Metrobus service runs on Georgia Avenue and 16th Street.
Mostly detached houses from the 1910s through the 1950s in Tudor, Colonial and Spanish Colonial Revival styles, along with bungalows and ramblers. New condominiums are concentrated at The Parks at Walter Reed.
The median closed price over the past 12 months was about $878,000 across 44 sales. Detached houses had a median near $1,185,000 and condominiums about $498,000.
The median time on market was 12 days, and 33 of 44 sales closed at or above the original list price. The sample is small and about half of it is new-construction condominiums.
Georgia Avenue is the commercial corridor. The marketplace at The Parks at Walter Reed, anchored by Whole Foods Market, is at the south end, and downtown Silver Spring is a short trip north.
The neighborhood is served by DC Public Schools, and Alexander Shepherd Elementary School is located within it. Confirm the assigned schools for any address with the DCPS school boundary lookup.

Location & Neighborhood

The northern edge of Northwest DC, between 16th Street and Georgia Avenue

The area on this page follows the DC tax office’s assessment neighborhood: 16th Street NW on the west, Eastern Avenue and the Maryland line on the north and northeast, Georgia Avenue on the east, and Aspen Street on the south. That southern portion is the former Walter Reed campus, now The Parks at Walter Reed, which holds the new condominiums, apartments and the grocery-anchored marketplace. The older detached houses fill the flower- and tree-named streets to the north. Georgia Avenue carries the retail, and 16th Street is a residential arterial.

Getting Around Shepherd Park

16th Street and Georgia Avenue are the two routes in and out, each with Metrobus service toward downtown DC and Silver Spring. Takoma and Silver Spring stations on the Red Line are each roughly a mile from the neighborhood, so many trips start with a bus, a bike ride or a longer walk. The Capital Beltway is a short drive north through Silver Spring, and Rock Creek Park’s roads and trails begin just west of 16th Street.

Groceries are handled at the Whole Foods Market in the marketplace at The Parks at Walter Reed, which also has smaller shops and restaurants. More storefronts line Georgia Avenue toward Eastern Avenue, and downtown Silver Spring adds a larger concentration of stores and dining just over the line. The Shepherd Park library branch is on Georgia Avenue, and Shepherd Elementary sits in the middle of the residential blocks.

Neighboring Area:

  • Colonial Village — west, across 16th Street toward Rock Creek Park
  • Takoma — east, across Georgia Avenue
  • Brightwood — south, below Aspen Street
  • Silver Spring, MD — north, across Eastern Avenue
  • Rock Creek Park — west of 16th Street

A Day In The Life - Snapshot

The quick details buyers ask about most.

Metro Access
No Metrorail station inside the boundary. Takoma and Silver Spring stations on the Red Line are each about a mile away, with Metrobus service on Georgia Avenue and 16th Street.
Walkability
Blocks near Georgia Avenue and The Parks at Walter Reed are a short walk from groceries and restaurants. The interior streets are quiet and residential, and most errands from there involve a longer walk or a drive.
Typical Home Types
Detached Tudor, Colonial and Spanish Colonial Revival houses, bungalows and mid-century ramblers on the older blocks; condominiums built in the 2020s at The Parks at Walter Reed.
Parking
Most detached houses have a driveway, garage or both, and street parking is generally available. The newer condominium buildings at The Parks at Walter Reed typically offer garage parking.
Vibe
Curving and gridded streets of detached houses with lawns and mature trees, at a low-traffic pace. The south end is newer and denser, with plazas, mid-rise buildings and reused brick campus structures.
Best For
Buyers who want a detached house with a yard and driveway inside DC, or a new condo beside a grocery, and who accept a bus or drive to Metrorail.

Shepherd Park Market Snapshot

A high-level look at current pricing, demand, and sales activity in the Shepherd Park real estate market.
$878,000

Median Sales Price

$564

Median Price Per Sq Ft

12

Median Days On Market

44

Annual Closed Sales

+13.3%

YoY Median Price Change

Shepherd Park is a two-part market: detached houses on the older blocks and new condominiums at The Parks at Walter Reed, with very few rowhouses. The snapshot covers every closed sale inside the neighborhood boundary over the trailing twelve months through September 2026 — 21 condominiums, 20 detached houses, and 3 rowhouses and semi-detached homes. Price per square foot uses interior living area.

Across all home types the median sale was $878,000 at about $564 per square foot, with a median of 12 days on market and sales averaging 99% of original list price. The median rose about 13% from the prior twelve months. Within segments, the condo median rose about 9% to $498,000 and the detached median rose about 5% to $1.19 million.

Market data reflects recent 12-month activity. Individual buildings may vary.

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In-Depth Market Analysis

Shepherd Park Market Insights

How pricing trends, absorption rates, and inventory levels are shaping buying and selling

Inventory & Absorption

There were 44 closed sales in the past 12 months, down from 63 in the prior period. Twenty were detached houses, 21 were condominiums and three were attached houses. Twenty of the condominium sales were in Kite House, a condominium building completed in 2023 at The Parks at Walter Reed. The detached supply comes from resales of houses built mainly between the 1910s and 1950s, while the condominium supply has come mainly from new construction at The Parks at Walter Reed.

Pricing Dynamics

The median closed price was about $878,000, compared with $775,000 a year earlier. With only 44 sales and a shifting mix of condos and houses, that change says more about what sold than about any single home’s value. Detached houses had a median near $1,185,000, up from about $1,125,000, and condominiums about $498,000. Sales ranged from roughly $370,000 to $1.65 million.

Buyer Profile

Detached houses sold quickly, with a median of about 10 days on market and 12 of 20 closing at or above the original list price. Condominiums, nearly all in Kite House at The Parks at Walter Reed, had a median of 17 days, and 20 of 21 closed at or above the original list price. Overall, homes closed at about 99.5 percent of original list price.

Strategic Outlook

The detached segment has shown steady pricing and short market times across two years, on limited supply. The condominium numbers depend on the remaining new-construction inventory at The Parks at Walter Reed and on how resales there perform once they begin. Because the sample is small, I would read year-over-year changes here cautiously and look at comparable sales by product type.

Market Position Overview:

Inventory Level: Balanced with selective competition

Negotiation Environment: Moderate flexibility

Typical Days on Market: 25-45 (well-priced units)

Rental Demand: Consistent due to transit proximity

Long- Term Outlook: Stable, walkability-driven value

Shepherd Park Housing & Architecture

Shepherd Park’s housing divides between detached houses from the first half of the twentieth century and new multifamily buildings on the former Walter Reed campus.
Tudor and Colonial Revival Houses
Detached Tudor Revival and Colonial Revival houses, many in brick or stone, are the signature product on the older blocks. The Shepherd Park name dates to 1926, when developer L.E. Breuninger proposed about 200 new homes here.
Spanish Colonial and Bungalows
Spanish Colonial Revival houses and early twentieth-century bungalows are mixed through the same streets, giving individual blocks a varied look while keeping similar lot sizes and setbacks.
Mail-Order Kit Houses
A group of mail-order kit houses, including models from Sears and Lewis Manufacturing, is concentrated in the southeast corner of the older neighborhood. They are generally smaller than the revival-style houses nearby.
Mid-Century Ramblers
Later infill added mid-century ramblers, and several houses sold in the past year date to the 1950s. These offer more single-level living space than the older two- and three-story houses nearby.
The Parks at Walter Reed Condominiums
New construction on the former Walter Reed campus includes Kite House, a condominium building at 7175 12th Street NW completed in 2023. Condominiums accounted for 21 sales in the past year at a median of about $498,000, close to the marketplace and Whole Foods Market.
16th Street and Eastern Avenue Houses
Larger detached houses front 16th Street, and the blocks along Eastern Avenue face Silver Spring across the Maryland line. Both edges trade a busier street for quick access north and south.

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Shepherd Park

Kite House

7175 12th St NW

  • Built 2023
  • 6 stories
  • 109 residences
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