NoMa is a prime-tier Class A submarket of Washington DC with average asking rent around $55/sqft/yr.
Repositioned tech and government corridor north of Union Station. · Tier: prime · Avg rent: $55/sqft/yr
NoMa is DC's principal tech-tilted Class A submarket, anchored by NPR, Fannie Mae satellites, and a deep federal tenant base. New construction has slowed but the submarket remains a structural alternative to the East End at a 25% discount.
Tech, federal agencies, healthcare nonprofits, advertising.
15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common.
NoMa-Gallaudet U (Red Line), Union Station.
Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment.
Union Market, Alethia Tanner Park.
NoMa is one of 6 Class A submarkets we cover in Washington DC, classified as prime tier with an average asking rent around $55/sqft/yr. Compared with the broader Washington DC Class A stock, NoMa typically attracts Tech, federal agencies, healthcare nonprofits, advertising and competes most directly with the city's other prime submarkets on building specification, transit access, and amenitisation.
Adjacent submarkets to study alongside NoMa: East End, Central Business District, Southwest Waterfront, Georgetown & West End. The full Washington DC submarket atlas is at /cities/washington-dc.
For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating NoMa, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket:
Terminology specific to Washington DC Class A leasing and to the prime tier: Class A, Trophy asset, Effective rent, Concession package, TI allowance, Submarket tier.
Reviewed by Miriam Hollander — Lead market analyst. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.