*District Being 'Manhattanized'?*

D.C.'s Chinatown development is in full force


Berckes, from The DCist writes: "With the redevelopment of certain parts of the city such as the U Street corridor and Gallery Place/Chinatown (which some call our own Times Square) alongside the falling crime numbers in the past few years, the District most certainly has come a long way. We're pretty proud to call this spiffed-up place home, and anxious to see in which direction it will head in the years to come."

Bloomberg even writes: The Manhattanization of the nation's capital, where until 1999 the subway quit at midnight, hasn't stopped at bars and restaurants. Real estate prices are soaring, driving the cost of office space beyond New York levels, and department stores and hotels better identified with Manhattan are adding glitz to a city once described by columnist Russell Baker as ``a marble graveyard after dark.'' D.C., Once `Graveyard After Dark,' Adds Manhattan Glitz, Pricest