[1] One of the first and largest dwellings to be erected was the 234-unit Woodland Terrace, built on the large city block bounded by Ainger, Langston, Bruce, and Raynolds Places SE.

In 1979, about eight small brick apartment buildings between 2840 and 2920 Langston Place SE were purchased Hope Village, a halfway house providing residential living for people with mental illness, drug addiction, alcoholism, and other issues.

Other the years, it was accused of misspending Medicaid and Social Security funds (although no formal charges were made),[10] dangerous overcrowding,[11][12][13][9][14] providing too few staff, delivering little to none of the mandated medical care,[12][13][14] permitting unsanitary conditions, a lack of heat,[12] providing too little food,[12][15] and failing to pay its taxes.

[16] The 250-bed facility[9] was also accused of worsening the incidence of crime in the area[17] and failing to protect its LGBT clients from attacks by other inmates.

[19] Local residents criticized the location, saying it was unsafe for children, but the company said it would open the school (which already had city approval) in the fall of 2016.

[1] Street-level portable floodlights are used when the rooftop lighting is vandalized, forcing the Metropolitan Police Department to post armed guards around them.

The District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation-owned and -operated facility provides a computer lab, fitness center, gymnasium, and multi-purpose room.

[25] While running for office in 2006, future D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty held a campaign debate at the Woodland Community Center.

[21] Stanton Elementary School, located a block northwest of the neighborhood at 2701 Naylor Road SE, serves area children from PreK to the fifth grade.