NoMA Launches Business Improvement District

WASHINGTON, DC-The NoMA area of Washington, DC has been approved as a new Business Improvement District by the District of Columbia Council. NoMA is bounded by Massachusetts Avenue on the south, North Capitol Street on the west, and Q and R streets on the north. It extends eastward just beyond the CSX/Metrorail tracks.

The NoMA BID has a seven-member board chaired by Bruce Baschuk of J Street Development. BID status will provide tangible benefits to developers interested in the area, according to board treasurer Douglas Firstenberg, who is also principal of Bethesda, MD-based StonebridgeCarras.

“We will be providing services and marketing to tenants and visitors, such as cleaning and safety programs,” Firstenberg tells GlobeSt.com. “We will be involved in working with the District and other agencies to help develop infrastructure and other policies affecting this part of the city.”