Just steps away from the White House, the Golden Triangle is a premier mixed-use location in DC's downtown, where the community connects through innovation, design, inclusivity, and culture.
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The Golden Triangle is a popular area, frequented by a large number of workers, visitors and nearby residents. Easily accessible to other parts of the Metro area via transit, bike, car, and rideshare, the neighborhood also is within walking distance of the White House, The George Washington University, many international institutions, and residential areas with strong spending potential.
The Golden Triangle offers a diverse mix of restaurants and fast-casual dining, men’s and women’s apparel shops, jewelry stores, boutiques, museums, gift shops, drug stores, and other businesses that cater to the service needs of area offices, visitors, and local residents.
The Golden Triangle offers plentiful dining options at all price points, with restaurants serving the best of Italian, Mediterranean, Indian, and other cuisines from around the world. A strong fast-casual market caters to lunchtime needs of the neighborhood workers, with a mix of local concepts and national chains. Independent coffee shops abound in the neighborhood, as well as happy hour destinations and weekend nightlife spots.
To find the perfect place to eat, use our interactive map, a complete and searchable listing from the neighborhood.
More universities are growing their presence in the Golden Triangle. Home to The George Washington University, an additional six top-tier universities have satellite campuses and facilities in the Golden Triangle: Arizona State University, Pepperdine University, Princeton University, Syracuse University, Texas A&M University, and the University of Southern California.
DC boasts a highly educated workforce with the highest concentration of graduate degree holders in the country. Within a mile of the Golden Triangle, nearly 90 percent of the 65,000 residents have a bachelor’s degree, and more than 55 percent hold a graduate or professional degree. In addition, nearby residential communities offer an extensive labor pool with 2.7 million residents within a 30-minute drive. The top-tier universities in the area cultivate a constant pool of emerging talent.
The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District is the first and only BID in the world to be named a LEED-certified community by the US Green Building Council. The Golden Triangle earned 2024 LEED Platinum certification, demonstrating the BID’s commitment to sustainability, human health, and economic prosperity. While iconic buildings and monuments may spring to mind when imagining Washington, DC, the Golden Triangle—just steps from the White House—includes 7 parks and abundant green space that improve the environmental quality of the neighborhood and well-being of its community.
