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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.
| DAYS ON MARKET | 2 | LAST UPDATED | 2/17/2026 |
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| YEAR BUILT | 1921 | COUNTY | WASHINGTON |
| STATUS | Active | PROPERTY TYPE(S) | Commercial |
| School District | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
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| ADDITIONAL DETAILS | |
| AIR | Central Air, Electric |
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| AIR CONDITIONING | Yes |
| APPLIANCES | Gas Water Heater |
| CONSTRUCTION | Brick |
| HEAT | Central, Natural Gas |
| LOT | 1307 sq ft |
| PARKING | On Street |
| SEWER | Public Sewer |
| TAXES | 15858 |
| WATER | Public |
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