River Terrace (Washington, D.C.)

River Terrace
Neighborhood
Map of Washington, D.C., with the River Terrace neighborhood highlighted in red
Coordinates: 38°53′36″N 076°57′29″W / 38.89333°N 76.95806°W / 38.89333; -76.95806
Country	United States
District	Washington, D.C.
Ward	Ward 7
Constructed	1937
Named for	proximity to the Anacostia River
Government
• Councilmember	Vincent C. Gray

River Terrace is an urban cul-de-sac neighborhood in Northeast Bounded by Anacostia Riverwalk Trail NE, East Capitol Street NE, Kenilworth Avenue NE, and Benning Road NE.Washington, D.C., on the eastern bank of the Anacostia River. River Terrace is Washington, DC's only planned unit development that has an unimpeded connection to and relationship with the Anacostia River.

The 2010 U.S. Census reported that River Terrace has a total of 1,962 residents who live in 998 households. In addition to single-family row houses and semi-detached houses, the neighborhood has about 75 rental apartments in 7 low-rise multi-family buildings.^[1]

River Terrace is bounded by DC Route 295 (also known as the Anacostia Freeway) to the east; Benning Road, NE to the north; the Anacostia River to the west; and East Capitol Street to the south.^[2][3] In addition to the residences, the neighborhood consists of River Terrace Park (part of the National Park Service's 11-mile shoreline Anacostia Park); the River Terrace Shopping Center; the Varick Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church; a U.S. Postal Service Carrier Annex; and the River Terrace Education Campus, which opened in the fall of 2015.