Everything here is mapped from the Howard University Athletics Complex and William H. Greene Stadium on Howard's campus at 6th & W Streets NW. Picks favor quiet, walkable Shaw/LeDroit-area living and serious recovery, all within a short drive of practice and game day.
A protected historic district of restored Victorian row houses on quiet, tree-lined, low-traffic streets immediately south of Howard. The gated, intimate street grid keeps foot traffic down.
Defined by Victorian and Georgian Revival row houses with stone steps and raised flower beds, Bloomingdale offers an old-fashioned, residential calm a few blocks off the busier corridors.
One of DC's most polished neighborhoods with a Walk Score near 96, top-tier restaurants on 14th Street, and grand Victorian rowhouses. The southern end is quieter and more residential.
Historic landmarks alongside modern developments, vibrant dining and nightlife, and the Shaw-Howard University Metro. New luxury buildings with concierge service dominate the core.
Classic 1920s Wardman rowhouses with deep front porches, community parks, and a more residential, family-friendly pace than the corridors closer to downtown.
A dense, diverse neighborhood with rare-in-DC big-box convenience (Target, grocery), modern condos, and quick access to both Howard and downtown.
The neighborhoods above sit inside a twenty-minute drive of Howard University Athletics Complex. But many athletes prioritize lifestyle, privacy, and prestige over commute — these are the areas across Washington, D.C. where athletes most often buy and rent, even though they’re a longer drive from the facility.
The blue-chip Northern Virginia enclave of diplomats, CEOs and pro athletes, with gated estates, river-view lots and communities like the Colonies at McLean. Capitals stars Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom have long called it home.
Estate-sized lots, equestrian properties and direct Potomac River frontage in the northeast corner of Fairfax County, long a base for politicians, diplomats and pro athletes who want acreage.
Maryland's marquee enclave of NBA and NFL players, billionaires and CEOs, anchored by the gated Avenel community around TPC Potomac. NBA guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's 13,400-sq-ft mansion sat here, and Bradley Beal lived next door in Bethesda.
The District's richest neighborhood, a leafy enclave of embassies and stately mansions whose residents have included the Obamas, Jeff Bezos and Goldie Hawn, with Secret Service patrols a near-constant presence.