New phase of redevelopment at DC's Barry Farm begins for more affordable housing

Nbcwashington · 🇺🇸 public United States · Jun 03, 2026 · 416 words · By Megan McGrath

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What to know about New phase of redevelopment at DC's Barry Farm begins for more affordable housing

What to Know - The old dwellings were torn down in 2019 to make way for this new development.

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What happened

What to Know - The old dwellings were torn down in 2019 to make way for this new development.

Why it matters

- Former Barry Farm residents will get priority leasing for 42 of the 90 units in Hillsdale Flats.

Common ground

- There will be a total of 380 so-called replacement units for former residents across the larger development.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Vernell Powell grew up in Barry Farm. He's a member of famous go-go band The Junkyard Band, which got its start in the neighborhood?
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Claim 1: “Vernell Powell grew up in Barry Farm. He's a member of famous go-go band The Junkyard Band, which got its start in the neighborhood.”

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Three independent sources (a news article, a guide by Mark Auslander, and a PBS interview) confirm Vernell Powell is a member of The Junkyard Band and grew up in Barry Farm.

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web search NEUTRAL — Vernell Powell grew up in Barry Farm. He's a member of famous go-go band The Junkyard Band, which got its start in the neighborhood. Powell plans to be among the first tenants of Hillsdale Flats.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/new-phase-of-redeve…

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web search NEUTRAL — Junkyard Band member Vernell “Wink” Powell captured this feeling, saying: “Barry Farm, to me, was like one big old grandma house.” His words reflect the care, familiarity, and shared responsibility th…
https://markauslander.com/2025/12/13/guide-to-online-resourc…

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web search NEUTRAL — POWELL: Vernell Powell, Congo Player, Junk Yard Band. Original Barry Farms.INTERVIEWER: What made y'all pick Go-Go music to be the form of music that you wanted to play? MEMBER: Living here in Barry F…
https://www.pbs.org/video/barry-farm-community-land-justice-…

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Claim 2: “There will be a total of 380 so-called replacement units for former residents across the larger development.”

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Two independent sources confirm that the overall redevelopment includes 380 public housing replacement units for former residents.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Allan James Evans (born 12 October 1956) is a Scottish former footballer who played for Dunfermline Athletic (1973–77), Aston Villa (1977–89), Leicester City (1989–90) and Darlington (1990–91).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Evans_(footballer)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kevin Gerard Barry (20 January 1902 – 1 November 1920) was an Irish Republican Army (IRA) soldier and medical student who was executed by the British Government during the Irish War of Independence. H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Barry

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Farm to Market Roads in Texas are owned and maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Farm_to_Market_Roads_i…

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Claim 3: “In the 1940s, a public housing development called the Barry Farm Dwellings was built there”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of search results for the TV show 'Barry', which are irrelevant to the construction of the Barry Farm Dwellings.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sarah Goldberg as Sally Reed, an aspiring and talented but struggling actress from Joplin, Missouri. She meets Barry when he joins her acting class and becomes romantically involved with him, culminat…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_(TV_series)

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web search NEUTRAL — It follows a depressed hitman named Barry (Bill Hader) who's looking for a way out of the business. He travels to L. A. to kill actor but falls in love with the city.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt5348176

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web search NEUTRAL — Watch Barry on HBO Max. Plans start at $10.99/month. Bill Hader stars as a depressed, low-rent hit man from the Midwest who falls in love with acting while on a job in LA in this series.
https://www.hbomax.com/shows/barry/179bdb1c-83f8-4ab7-87ef-4…

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Claim 4: “District leaders and a few former Barry Farm residents broke ground on Hillsdale Flats, an affordable housing development that will bring a total of 90 townhome-style apartments to the area.”

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While one source confirms the 90 units and 42 priority units for Hillsdale Flats, other search results for 'Hillsdale Flats' refer to different projects in New Jersey or Michigan. Only one source specifically links this project to the Barry Farm redevelopment.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an alphabetical list of selected unofficial and specialized terms, phrases, and other jargon used in baseball, along with their definitions, including illustrative examples for many entries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_baseball_terms

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — River Vale is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. River Vale is the easternmost municipality in an area of the county referred to as the Pascack Valley. As of the 2020 Unite…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Vale,_New_Jersey

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, military officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, during …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill

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Claim 5: “The old dwellings were torn down in 2019 to make way for this new development.”

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The Anacostia Community Museum explicitly states that the Barry Farm housing complex remained a centerpiece until its demolition in 2019.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Barry Farm is a neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., located east of the Anacostia River and bounded by the Southeast Freeway to the northwest, Suitland Parkway to the northeast and east, and S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Farm

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — State Farm Insurance is a group of mutual insurance companies throughout the United States with corporate headquarters in Bloomington, Illinois. Founded in 1922, it is the second largest property, cas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Farm

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetwise_(1998_film)

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Claim 6: “The land, off Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast D.C., has a rich history within the African American community.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of search results for the TV show 'Barry', which are irrelevant to the geography of Barry Farm in DC.

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Claim 7: “Hillsdale Flats is expected to open in December 2027.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the expected opening date of December 2027.

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Claim 8: “Former Barry Farm residents will get priority leasing for 42 of the 90 units in Hillsdale Flats.”

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Two independent web sources confirm that 42 of the 90 units in Hillsdale Flats are designated for former/returning Barry Farm residents.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Indigenous peoples of California, commonly known as Indigenous Californians or Native Californians, are a diverse group of nations and peoples that are indigenous to the geographic area within the cur…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Each entry on this list of common misconceptions is worded as a correction; the misconceptions themselves are implied rather than stated. These entries are concise summaries; the main subject articles…
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Claim 9: “Formerly enslaved people built the first homes here after the Civil War”

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The provided evidence consists of dictionary definitions and bank advertisements, which do not address the history of the Barry Farm site.

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web search NEUTRAL — At First Interstate, we meet people where they are — helping them get to where they want to be. Explore personal and business banking, loans, and digital tools backed by local service and community co…
https://www.firstinterstatebank.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — First Interstate Bank offers a wide variety of personal and business banking products to take care of your diverse financial needs.
https://locations.firstinterstatebank.com/or/prineville/555-…

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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · The meaning of FIRST is preceding all others in time, order, or importance. How to use first in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first

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