D.C. floats a downtown wellness district and international food hall
Axios · Mimi Montgomery ·
Officials envision new destinations as they try to move beyond office buildings.
Driving the news: City officials announced new neighborhood-level proposals at a conference last week.
Zoom in: The Golden Triangle BID is eyeing a five-block area near Dupont Circle with a high concentration of old office buildings, making it prime for redevelopment into parks, housing or grocery stores.
- Also proposed: A wellness district featuring a luxury wellness hotel, a destination fitness center or spaces for medical innovation to build on the area's high concentration of medical sites.