Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens occupies a one-and-a-half-mile stretch along the Potomac River in northeast Alexandria. With Four Mile Run serving as both the neighborhood and city's northern boundary, the less-than-one-mile expansion westward from the river creates a long, rectangular neighborhood with ample green space along the water.
The area also features good shopping and dining opportunities, while not leaving much space left over for residential area. Thus, Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens has become a destination neighborhood as well as a residential one.
