District Of Columbia § 2-1215.55 - Mount Vernon Triangle BID.
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§ 2-1215.55. Mount Vernon Triangle BID.
2-1215.55The formation of the Mount Vernon Triangle BID, which shall include all taxable property within the geographic areas set forth in subsection (b) of this section, is hereby authorized and the BID taxes established in subsection (c) of this section are hereby imposed through the expiration date of this subchapter [May 29, 2016] or the termination or dissolution of the BID.
The Mount Vernon Triangle BID shall be comprised of the geographic area bounded by a line that begins at the center of the intersection of Seventh Street, N.W., and New York Avenue, N.W.; and continues northeast down the middle of New York Avenue, N.W., until it reaches New Jersey Avenue, N.W.; and continues southeast down the middle of New Jersey Avenue, N.W., until it reaches Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.; and continues northwest down the middle of Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. until it reaches Sixth Street, N.W., and continues north down the middle of Sixth Street, N.W., until it reaches K Street, N.W.; and continues west down the middle of K Street, N.W., until it reaches Seventh Street, N.W.; and continues north down the middle of Seventh Street, N.W., until it reaches the center of the intersection of Seventh Street, N.W., and New York Avenue, N.W. (the beginning point).
The BID taxes for the taxable properties in the Mount Vernon Triangle BID shall be:
The amount of $.35 per square foot of land;
The amount of $.15 per rentable square foot of commercial buildings; provided, that any supermarket that is receiving a tax incentive pursuant to shall not be required to pay the BID tax during the term of the incentive;
The amount of $90 per hotel room annually; and
The amount of $120 per unit annually for taxable residential properties.
If a residential unit is restricted to residents based upon income pursuant to a Federal or District affordable housing program, the BID tax due on the unit shall be computed by applying the percentage of area median income eligible residents must meet to participate in the affordable housing program to the amount of the BID tax which would otherwise be due.
Subject to the requirements of , the BID taxes set forth in this subsection may be increased by 5%.
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Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2-1215.55 ("Mount Vernon Triangle BID.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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