Shipley Terrace, Washington, D.C.

Shipley Terrace, formerly known as Randle Heights, is a large residential neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., bordering Prince George's County,

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. The neighborhood, named after a former

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complex in the neighborhood, which was largely occupied by low-income housing – primarily walkup and garden unit apartments. This neighborhood now has a mix of townhome communities, large single-family-home communities, as well as some low-income housing. It is a model neighborhood for the Hope VI revitalization Grant Program. Shipley Terrace is bounded by Wheeler Road SE, Alabama Avenue SE, Mississippi Avenue SE, Valley Terrace SE, Oxon Run National Parkway SE, Southern Avenue SE, and Suitland Parkway SE. Neighborhoods in Southeast (Washington, D.C.) {{WashingtonDC-geo-stub