Located in northeast Washington, D.C., The Edison is a truly unique addition to the multifamily buildings that have become so abundant in the Nation's Capital. The Edison was the first new construction project in the Union Market area, which is seeing rapid development, and set the tone for the neighborhood. The Edison acts as a gateway to the Union Market area as it is one of the first buildings to be encountered by pedestrians, residents, and shoppers exiting from the NoMa-Galludet metro station. The building utilized innovative wood construction technology and design in order to allude to the industrial cast iron facades from the turn of the 20th century that can be found in urban, mixed-use warehouse districts such as in New York and Chicago.