University Heights is a neighborhood adjacent to

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in Ward 5 of

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in the Upper Northeast area element. It is located east of the University and west of the Franciscan Monastery, bounded by the tracks for the Red Line of the

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to the west; 14th Street NE to the east; Taylor Street to the north; and Otis Street to the south. University Heights is in DC Neighborhood Cluster 20 along with the Michigan Park and

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neighborhoods. University Heights is often thought of as a section of the Brookland neighborhood, largely because Brookland Elementary School is inside University Heights, but is actually a separate neighborhood north of Brookland proper. Contained within University Heights are Fort Bunker Hill Park and Turkey Thicket Park & Recreation Center.

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* Neighborhoods in Northeast (Washington, D.C.) Catholic University of America {{WashingtonDC-geo-stub