Southwest is the smallest of the four quadrants that make up Washington, D.C. Homes for sale in this area are bounded by the National Mall to the north, South Capitol Street to the east, the Potomac River to the west, and the fork of the Potomac River and the Anacostia River to the south. The quadrant is accessible by the blue, orange, yellow, and green lines of the Metro.

Washington, D.C. homes for sale in Southwest provide residents with many unique area attractions. Even though Southwest is small enough to be considered a neighborhood in its own right, it is actually made up of four distinct sections.

The first section is the Southwest Employment District, which is located just south of the National Mall. Here, federal office buildings share space with several of the Smithsonian Institute’s eighteen museums, including the National Air and Space Museum, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the relatively new National Museum of the American Indian. L’Enfant Plaza and the Smithsonian are two major Metro stations that serve this section.

The second section is the Southwest Waterfront, a residential neighborhood located along the banks of the Potomac River and a popular option for people looking for D.C. homes for sale. This vibrant community is home to such local landmarks as the Maine Avenue Fish Market, the Washington Marina, and the Arena Theater, a not-for-profit theater now in its fifth decade. Local developers, who believe the pending construction of the new baseball stadium will be a boon to the local market, have recently begun revitalizing the Southwest Waterfront with restaurants like Cantina Marina and the popular nightclub H20. Waterfront/SEU is the main Metro station that serves this section of D.C. Homes for sale are conveniently located nearby.