Bisnow
by Jon Banister

Edens and co-developers Level 2 Development and Trammell Crow Residential broke ground on their 1270 4th St NE development, which will combine retail and residential to help expand the community near the booming Union Market.  Edens CEO Jodie McLean (right) brought in renowned Philadelphia-based chef Jose Garces (left of Jodie) to create a 20k SF Latin marketplace concept for the ground floor of the development.  They broke ground Monday at the site of the development, using shovels designed by local artists.

Washingtonian
by Marisa M. Kashino

There’s a gold rush under way just east of the NoMa Metro tracks.

In May, the first mixed residential/retail building planned for the Northeast DC neighborhood around Union Market is slated to break ground. And if all goes as planned for the five big developers invested in the area, at least eight more such projects will follow.

The momentum has been growing since 2009, when the District published a framework for future development of the 45 acres bounded by Florida and New York avenues and Penn