Like many communities on the outskirts of Washington D.C.’s long-established downtown and Dupont areas, the Shaw neighborhood has been slower to change but is now welcoming a surge of enhancing development that’s triggering a hot housing market.
Referred to as the “Harlem of Washington D.C.” for its rich black culture, this area in Northwest along Florida Avenue is predominantly known for Howard University and the U Street corridor of bars, restaurants and shops. Now, its apartment, condos and Victorian row homes are in high demand.
Properties there range from a $267,000, 453-square-foot condo on Marion St. NW to a $1.2 million, 4,200-square-foot townhouse on Florida Avenue NW. House hunters can find 1880 Federal-style single family homes or brick…
