Van Ness North is in the Forest Hills neighborhood of northwest Washington, D.C.
Forest Hills extends along both sides of Connecticut Avenue, between the neighborhoods of Cleveland Park and Chevy Chase.
Our local elected representatives are known collectively as an Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC). The ANC is the part of the DC government with the closest official ties to the local neighborhood. ANC 3F serves the neighborhoods of North Cleveland Park, Forest Hills, Wakefield, and Tenleytown.
Our neighbors include:
Schools
- Alice Deal Middle School (Public)
- American University
- Beauvoir, The National Cathedral Elementary School (Episcopal)
- Edmund Burke School (Private)
- Georgetown Day School (Private)
- Howard University Law School
- John Eaton Elementary School (Public)
- Levine School of Music (Private)
- Murch Elementary School (Public)
- National Cathedral School (Episcopal – girls)
- Phoebe Hearst Elementary School (Public)
- Sheridan School (Private)
- Sidwell Friends School (Society of Friends)
- St. Albans’s School (Episcopal-boys)
- St. Ann’s Academy (Roman Catholic)
- St. John’s College High School (Roman Catholic – Christian Brothers)
- University of the District of Columbia
- Washington International School (Private)
- Washington School of Ballet (Private)
- Woodrow Wilson High School. (Public)
Things to See
- Avalon Theatre
- Chevy Chase Public Library
- Cleveland Park Public Library
- Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
- National Zoo
- Peirce Mill – working grist mill in Rock Creek Park
- Politics and Prose – Independent bookstore hosting literary events
- Uptown Theater
Houses of Worship
- Adas Israel (Jewish)
- Blessed Sacrament (Catholic)
- Capital Memorial 7th Day Adventist
- Cleveland Park Congregational (United Church of Christ)
- Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church
- National Cathedral (Episcopal)
- National Presbyterian School (Presbyterian)
- St. Ann (Catholic)
- St. Columba (Episcopal)
- St. Mary’s Armenian (Apostolic)
- St. Thomas Apostle (Catholic)
- Washington Hebrew Congregation
- Wesley United Methodist Church
- Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church
Stores and Retail
- Bank of America
- Bread Furst – a bakery
- Calvert Woodley Liquors
- CVS Pharmacy
- Giant – connected to our parking garage
- Gold’s Gym
- Nail Avenue
- Wells Fargo Bank
- In the immediate vicinity of Van Ness North, you can also find dry cleaners, hairdressers, realtors, and more.
Restaurants and Cafes
- Acacia Bistro – Mediterranean
- Burger King – Fast food
- Italian Pizza Kitchen – Pizza
- Laliguras
- Pho 14 – Vietnamese
- Thai Pad – Thai Food
- Starbucks – Coffee
- Subway – Sandwiches
- Sushi Para – Sushi
- Lots more restaurants can be found within half a mile both north and south of Van Ness North.