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In 2007, controversy began over the last remaining "underdeveloped" parcel of land, known as Square 37. Bordered by 23rd Street, 24th Street, L Street, and an alleyway, this anomaly, composed of low-rise buildings from the 1800s to the 1960s, stands out amid a sea of new luxury highrises. Square 37
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plan prepared by the city's Office of Planning and Management, designed "to bring life to a declining part of the city." Titled "New Town for the West End," the aerial photograph on the cover of the study showed the area that was planned to become a "new intown community."
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was home to the Tiverton, the last remaining rent-controlled apartment building in the West End. The Tiverton tenants gained local media attention for successfully battling two upzoning attempts by developers in an effort to maintain the square as-is.
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The West End is home to numerous luxury hotels, upscale condominiums, and fine dining restaurants. The neighborhood exists due in large part to a 1972
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branch, the D.C. Special Operations Police Station (both on Square 37), and a firehouse (on neighboring Square 50) to the developer Eastbanc. A new
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The West End is currently a hotbed of development, with hundreds of new luxury condominiums either under construction or in the planning phase.
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Bowman, LaBarbara (March 27, 1977). "Building Boom Hits West End With a Sour Note;West End's Black Residents Pressed by Redevelopment".
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NW and 23rd Street NW to the east. The West End is so named because it was the westernmost part of the original
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The Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital: Chapter 16, Central Washington Area Element
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grocery store opened in the neighborhood in September 2006, next to the former
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Catlin, Roger (January 20, 2012). "Duke Ellington's Washington".
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operates Francis-Stevens Educational Center at 2425 N Street.
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Delegation of the European Union to the United States
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for the city of Washington, before the annexation of
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