 Ivy City's economy was built around the three liquor stores, two take-out restaurants, Love nightclub, and D.C. government agencies (the group home, school bus and public works vehicle parking lots, halfway house, and Youth Services Center).The neighborhood had no library, no playground, no day care facility, and no community center.Beginning in late 2012, however, Ivy City began to become a center for craft beer and distilled beverages.