521 H ST NE
Washington, DC 20002

$1,550,000 For Sale:
Quick Facts
  • Area:1920sq ft
  • Style:Federal
  • Year Built:1921
  • Lot Size:0.03 acres

Description:

521 H Street NE is a fully renovated two-unit commercial building positioned in the center of the most active restaurant blocks along the H Street Corridor. The property features separate entrances for each unit, allowing flexible occupancy for investors or owner-operators seeking to operate a business while collecting additional rental income. The ground floor provides a highly visible street-front retail space suitable for restaurant, boutique, or service retail use. The second-floor commercial suite is ideal for salon, wellness, office, or studio operators and functions independently from the retail space below. The property is zoned NMU-4 / H-H overlay, permitting a wide range of neighborhood-serving commercial uses and supporting long-term adaptability as retail trends evolve. Located in the center of the most active restaurant block of the H Street Corridor, surrounded by established daily-traffic anchors and destination dining that produce consistent pedestrian activity throughout the day and evening. Within approximately one block are multiple neighborhood anchors including a major grocery store, coffee shops, fast-casual dining, sit-down restaurants, nightlife establishments, boutique retail, and service businesses. This concentration of uses creates overlapping morning, lunch, dinner, and evening foot traffic, reducing vacancy risk and supporting long-term tenancy stability for a wide range of operators. The configuration and zoning make the property suitable for: Investor ownership with diversified income Owner-operator occupancy Long-term hold in a proven walkable commercial corridor Ownership is prepared to transact and will consider qualified offers.

StatusActive
Added to RealtyWatchFebruary 24, 2026 - 8 days ago
Listing Office DC Real Property,LLC, Kenn B Blagburn
MLS IDDCDC2247270

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Interior

  • A/C: Central A/C
  • Heating: true, Central, Natural Gas
  • Disability Feature: None

Exterior

  • General: Above Grade
  • Style: Federal

Construction

  • General: Brick, Slab

Location

  • Originating MLS: BRIGHT_MAIN
  • School District: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
  • County: WASHINGTON-DC

Lot

  • Zoning: NMU-4/H-H, 0833//0807

Utilities

  • Water: Public
  • Sewer: Public Sewer

Financial

  • Source: BRIGHT_MAIN

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