District of Columbia

Business Improvement Districts

Geographic boundaries and associated details for Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in Washington, DC, authorized under the 1996 Act. Each record identifies a business improvement district by name and provides its official website.

Example records
NamebrandGis IDidentifierGlobalididentifierCreatedtemporalEditedtemporalObjectididentifierShapeareaquantityShapelenquantity
Friendship Heights BIDBIDPly_12{21A36A8C-3BD5-4732-A7F7-F365FC1A4443}2023/12/27 23:35:39+002023/12/28 00:05:15+0032100
Anacostia BIDBIDPly_11{5C540C1F-84C6-4B41-871D-F04FA02A08E6}2023/12/28 01:54:08+001100
Capitol Riverfront BIDBIDPly_8{C3BDC2A3-A1B0-403B-A36A-6BB4E93B7CBC}2023/12/28 01:54:08+001000
Use cases

Commercial Real Estate Market Scoping

A commercial real estate broker evaluating retail or office opportunities in Washington, DC cross-references a prospect address against BID boundaries to determine whether the location falls within an organized district, which typically signals higher foot traffic investment, coordinated streetscape maintenance, and stronger tenant demand.

NameGis IDShapeareaWebsite

Small Business Lender Geographic Underwriting

A fintech lender underwriting a small business loan checks whether the applicant's operating address sits within a BID zone, using district membership as a soft signal of neighborhood commercial health and access to district-funded services that may reduce operating risk.

NameGis IDShapeareaShapelen

Vendor Outreach Prioritization for B2B Sales

A payments or point-of-sale company building a DC market entry strategy maps BID boundaries to identify dense commercial corridors, then uses BID websites to find member directories and event calendars that surface high-concentration clusters of small merchants to target.

NameWebsiteShapeareaGis ID