University Heights (Washington, D.C.)

In the early morning of January 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C., the United States, Jason Lewis shot and killed 13-year-old Karon Blake. Lewis, a Black 41-year-old father of four and longtime DC Parks and Recreation employee, had stepped onto his patio to investigate a possible home invasion at around 3AM when he saw Blake and two others breaking into parked vehicles along his street. In the seconds following a brief confrontation with the group, Lewis opened fire, fatally wounding Blake. After several weeks of investigation, Lewis was arrested and charged with murder in second degree while armed. He has entered a plea of not guilty and was held in home confinement while awaiting trial in August 2024. He was convicted of manslaughter that month.

The Brookland Bowling Alleys is an Art Deco-style building in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington, D.C., that housed a bowling alley from its construction in 1939 until 1950. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.

Millennium North is a dormitory and one of 10 housing options for students at The Catholic University of America. Built in 2001, it offers suite- and apartment-style options. With Millennium South, it houses 350 upperclassmen.

Millennium South is a dormitory and one of 10 housing options for students at The Catholic University of America. Built in 2001, it offers suite- and apartment-style options. With Millennium North, it houses 350 upperclassmen.

Providence Hospital was a 408-bed hospital located in the District of Columbia, United States. Founded in 1861 on Capitol Hill by the Roman Catholic Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, it was the longest continuously operating hospital and the last public hospital in the District. It moved to Brookland in 1956. Providence Hospital was a member of Ascension Health, the largest non-profit health care organization in the United States.

Opus Hall is a dormitory and one of 10 housing options for students at The Catholic University of America. It opened in 2009 and houses 395 upperclassmen. Opus is the only dormitory building on campus that houses both male and female students; male students reside in the South wing, and females reside in the North wing. The seven-story, 127,000 square-foot building has 79 suites, each of which has one double and three single bedrooms, a common living room, double sink, bathroom, and shower. Each floor has a full-service kitchen and common area, and the first floor lounge includes a fireplace, central laundry room, and a study area. Outside the building is a 2,100-square-foot elevated terrace. The building is LEED-certified with a “collegiate Gothic” architectural design.

Flather Hall is a dormitory and one of 10 housing options for students at the Catholic University of America. Named for Mary Flather, it was constructed in 1962 and renovated in 2008. On the first floor is a priest in residence and a chapel. It has solar panels on the roof, making it part of the largest solar energy system in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Flather is used primarily to house freshmen men.

The Newton Theater (now used as a CVS Pharmacy) is located at 3601 12th Street, Northeast, Washington, D.C., in the Brookland neighborhood. The Art Deco building was designed by John Jacob Zink and opened on July 29, 1937. Zink is credited with more than 200 movie theater projects in this region. The first film shown at the Newton Theater was I Met Him in Paris, starring Claudette Colbert and Robert Young.After the theater closed in the mid-1960s, the Catholic University of America purchased the building, using it until 1971. The Newton Theater resumed screening films in the late 1970s, under the ownership of the Brookland Community Corporation but that, too, ended in 1979. The theater hosted punk rock concerts throughout 1984, featuring bands like Hüsker Dü, Government Issue, Negative Approach, Void, Iron Cross, 9353, Honor Role, and Malefice. The Newton Theater was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

The Columbus School of Law, also known as Catholic Law or CUA Law, is the law school of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. More than 400 Juris Doctor students attend Catholic Law. Incoming classes are typically composed of about 150 students, including day and evening programs. Around 1,500 students apply annually. According to Catholic Law's 2021 ABA-required disclosures, 59% of 2021 graduates obtained full-time, long-term employment requiring bar passage nine months after graduation.

The Law and Technology Institute or LTI, formerly Institute for Communications Law Studies, is one of the institutes for specialized study within the Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America, in Washington, D.C. The Law and Technology Institutespecifically focuses on the areas telecommunications, technology, data privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property and media law and policy.

St. Joseph's Seminary is a former Catholic major seminary and current house of formation in Washington, D.C. for the Society of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart (also known as the Josephites), a Catholic society of apostolic life that serves African Americans. The seminary was the first in the United States to accept Black men into formation for the Catholic priesthood and religious life. St Joseph's was originally founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1888 by Fr John R. Slattery for the Mill Hill Missionaries, from which the Josephites became independent 5 years later. The Josephite iteration of the seminary was relocated to DC in 1930.The seminary property was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in September 2022.

The Charles Richard Drew Memorial Bridge, also known as the Michigan Avenue Bridge, carries Michigan Avenue over the CSX and Metrorail railroad tracks. The Brookland-CUA Metro Station is located below the bridge as well. It lies in the University Heights neighborhood in the northeastern part of Washington, D.C. The name of the bridge honors Dr. Charles R. Drew (1904-1950) who was a scientist, surgeon and athlete. A plaque is situated at the western end of the bridge.