NoMa Business Improvement District Strategic Plan 2022–2026
The NoMa BID delivers services to businesses, property owners, developers, residents, workers, and visitors. Each of these audiences interacts differently with the neighborhood and has different needs, wants, and experiences. Our core services were established to meet those needs and, as the neighborhood changes, so will our role in serving it. The keystone of this … Continued
The NoMa Parks Foundation has worked with DDOT to design and build an incredible trio of public plazas and green space at the heart of NoMa. These plazas form a green and walkable public space bridging between the core of NoMa and the south end of Eckington. While these spaces are designed to be a … Continued
The BID plays several roles in public space, acting as a matchmaker between spaces and activators, providing guidance and both direct and indirect support in the planning stages, as well as creating and promoting our own activations. Progress on this initiative in 2025 included: Targeted work on this initiative for 2026 will include:
The next chapter of NoMa’s story will be cultural, told in the imaginations of residents, workers, and visitors. It will be written with murals and sculpture, streetscapes and projection art, music and movie nights, and in the communities that flourish here. Central to this story has been the establishment of a cultural “anchor” location in … Continued
In 2025, NoMa experienced a surge in retail leasing activity, successfully cultivating an intentional and dynamic mix of new businesses while achieving its goal of attracting a cultural anchor to the neighborhood. Washington Improv Theater’s signing of a 30-year lease and the attraction and relocation to NoMa of two landmark, longtime DC dining establishments, Bub … Continued
NoMa is home to thousands of people who build their lives and raise their families here. Although NoMa BID is a business improvement district, working to serve the residents is critical to the neighborhood’s success. This past year, as crime trends rose across the neighborhood and city, public safety emerged as a top priority. In … Continued
NoMa has emerged from the pandemic stronger than ever, establishing itself as one of Washington, DC’s best-performing neighborhoods. NoMa’s recovery reflects the collective vision, investment, and adaptability of its stakeholders, with renewed activity, stable demand, and growing confidence underscoring its resilience. Return-to-office workforce policy changes helped to accelerate NoMa’s recovery, with the neighborhood feeling as … Continued