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PoP Preview – Blackbyrd Warehouse (Opens Thursday)

Blackbyrd Warehouse located next to Marvin at 2005 14th St, NW (14th and U)

At long last the next project from the Hilton brothers is about to open this Thursday. I had the chance to take a peek on Tuesday afternoon and it was well worth the wait. Ed. Note: To my Petworth brothers, sisters and cousins, I peeked in their Petworth project (Billy Simpsons) and it is moving along. Work is honest to God getting done. More on that later. Blackbyrd is located right next to Marvin just north of U St at 2005 14th St, NW. It has a very similar but slightly more polished feel to the American Ice Company. There’s an industrial feel and the huge second floor is going to blow you away. As an admitted seafood lover I was psyched to learn that there will be a raw bar and other seafood options. Blackbyrd Warehouse opens this Thursday.

Finishing touches were ongoing when I stopped by but you’ll get a good feel for how it’s gonna look from all the photos below. This a great addition to 14th and U.

First floor

Lots more photos after the jump.

Old posters from the 2008 election. Including the Obama classic by Obey

First floor bar

First floor booths

Old school bar stools

Stairs to second floor

Second floor lounge

Second floor huge ceilings

Second floor facing the bar and 14th Street

Category: Bars, Coming and Going, U Street

By: Prince Of Petworth | 12 July 2011 11:23 PM | 40 Comments

Anonymous

Roofdeck? And I hear they might have live blues & jazz- true?

July 12, 2011 at 11:32 pm
- Anonymous
  
  They must have a roofdeck. You can see it from the Marvin roofdeck. Love me some roofdecks.
  
  July 13, 2011 at 10:38 am
  - chris
    
    I think the roofdeck you’re thinking of is actually a second Marvin roofdeck. They’re going to be knocking down the wall currently separating them. As of right now, I don’t think Blackbyrd has plans for one.
    
    July 13, 2011 at 11:58 am
    - David
      
      No, that roofdeck *is* part of Blackbyrd. They may join it with Marvin, but that’s still up in the air.
      
      July 13, 2011 at 12:46 pm
      - SOUP
        
        Marvin’s deck will be extended into the space behind blackbyrd to be a supersized deck.
        
        July 13, 2011 at 1:37 pm
H Street Landlord

Beautiful.

July 13, 2011 at 1:05 am
- Tres
  
  +1 I’ll second that.
  
  July 13, 2011 at 10:21 am
Anonymous

With this and Lost Society open now, this corner is really really starting to live up to it’s potential. Very happy to see this.

July 13, 2011 at 8:36 am
Steve

I don’t know if I could eat in a place that has Shepard Fairey on the wall. Might lose my appetite.

July 13, 2011 at 8:43 am
- Anonymous
  
  why?
  
  July 13, 2011 at 8:48 am
  - caballero
    
    Because he isn’t very good. The only guy who produces good art within that genre is Banksy.
    
    July 13, 2011 at 9:45 am
    - MoneyPitDC
      
      How can you write such a thing? Mr. Brainwash is a genius . . . one of the best artists to ever live . . . way better than Banksy!
      
      July 13, 2011 at 10:14 am
      - hungeegirl
        
        mr. brainwash is a genius at paying other artists to do his work
        
        July 13, 2011 at 11:14 am
      - caballero
        
        I can’t tell whether you’re joking or not. Are you? Because if you are serious, I don’t think we are ever going to get along….
        
        July 13, 2011 at 11:36 am
      - Steve
        
        lol
        
        July 13, 2011 at 12:05 pm
    - TheRube
      
      But does Banksy have a clothing line?
      
      July 13, 2011 at 11:00 am
  - Steve
    
    because, imho, he’s a hack. the dude sells tshirts with his logo on it for fack’s sake. he had an interesting point in the 90s when he stickered everywhere and forced people to question advertising/art/decoration, but then his work took an unfathomably shallow and cliched turn for the worst.
    
    July 13, 2011 at 12:07 pm
    - caballero
      
      Amen.
      
      July 13, 2011 at 12:58 pm
- Veronika
  
  Oh, Steve, it’s not that deep
  
  July 13, 2011 at 11:40 am
Melissa Gorga

Thank you Jesus!

July 13, 2011 at 8:46 am
- SSRS
  
  LOL.
  
  July 13, 2011 at 10:14 am
jm

menu?

July 13, 2011 at 8:53 am
Dave C.

Any celebratory grand opening specials?

July 13, 2011 at 8:55 am
- Jaynuze
  
  yes … 1/2 priced drinks … $14 martinis!! :-/
  
  July 13, 2011 at 10:45 am
anon

I thought this was going to be a coffee shop? Has that changed or are they doing both food and coffee?

In any case, it looks great!

July 13, 2011 at 9:38 am
- d
  
  I thought so too! U St really needs more coffee.
  
  July 13, 2011 at 10:31 am
  - pwedz
    
    there’s gonna be a Dunkin next door..
    
    July 13, 2011 at 11:31 am
Mango

So glad you kept the posters, Brothers Hilton! Looking forward to checking out the new space.

July 13, 2011 at 9:59 am
Anonymous

why did they open a similar bar DIRECTLY next door? does that strike anyone else as bizarre business strategy?

July 13, 2011 at 11:23 am
- Kev29
  
  A bar next door to the bar that has another one of their bars next door. And no.
  
  July 13, 2011 at 11:58 am
- Eric in Ledroit
  
  maybe because everything they open is consistently packed to the gills and super-successful?
  
  July 13, 2011 at 12:15 pm
- E to tha G
  
  It’s the Starbucks mentality to business growth. Cannibalize every corner.
  
  July 13, 2011 at 1:30 pm
Anonymous

so here is the crazy thing, this building has no side wall… those posters are on the neighboring wall. If in some distant future the Marvin building gets demolished the Blackbyrd building will be totally open on it’s left side. I guess it doesn’t matter now cuz they have the same owner but that’s a wild decision to make.

July 13, 2011 at 11:39 am
- Anonymous
  
  is that bad from a structural engineering standpoint? especially if they plan to load up the second floor w/ppl?
  
  July 13, 2011 at 1:27 pm
  - Anonymous
    
    look at the photos and notice the structure.
    
    July 13, 2011 at 1:29 pm
G U St

These Hilton boys sure know what they are doing!!!! Everything they touch turns out amazing!! Bravo

July 13, 2011 at 5:01 pm
Anonymous

I hate how this city gives the blanket herd thumbs up to certain ownership groups and blindly hates on others. Some facts. Gibson and Marvin are rarely packed these days, Patty Boom Boom is losing an insane amount of money and AMICO is smoking meat illegally offsite because it has no real kitchen – Note the company’s Monstserrat House getting caught operating as a highly illegal AMICO kitchen. Blackbyrd (strategically named like Marvin after a local legendary music act to appease the anti-gentrification contingent) is pretty but these predictions of success and assumptions in the original post are just dumb. Let’s see if a raw bar with no deck that took 2+ years to open and now is situated with Subway and Dunkin Donuts can cut it.

July 14, 2011 at 1:56 am
- anon
  
  Really interesting/valid points…BUT, I live next door and have to say you’re a bit wrong in regards to PBB and Marvins. Both are continuously packed and often have lines.
  
  July 15, 2011 at 10:40 am
- Agitated
  
  How often are you out? Bah!! I work at nights 7 days a week. I can tell you those places do just fine. And, this new one is amazing.
  Gooooooooooooo Eric
  
  July 21, 2011 at 3:03 am
MamaMo

Love that Mary..what a doll…she is a keeper!

July 14, 2011 at 5:45 pm