Walter Reed's exodus sets off land rush in Northwest D.C.

The Pentagon’s decision to moveWalter ReedArmy Medical Center out of the Districthas set off a land rush as politicians, developers and residents scramble to come up with a package that will transform a sleepy but gentrifying area in Northwest.

The hospital campus has been in upper Northwest since 1909, but the military wants to consolidate it with the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda. The federal government has offered the District first crack at coming up with a development plan, offering up more than 62 acres of the campus’ 100-plus acres in what is emerging as prime real estate.