822 H St, NE (though actually located on 9th Street)
In early Oct. we noted Chupacabra’s new mural. Now they’ve got the new awning up. When the new fencing goes is it should look pretty good.
H Street NE
Photo by PoPville flickr user KJinDC
From MPD:
“On Saturday, November 16, 2013 at approximately 9:45 PM, a complainant reported that he was the victim of a Robbery. The complainant reported that while on a Metro bus in the 1200 block of H Street, NE. A suspect approached him, produced a knife and demanded his property. After obtaining the complainant’s property the suspect left the scene. The complainant observed an Officer in the 1200 block of H Street and advised him about what had just happened. The officer immediately gave a description of the suspect to other officers in the PSA. Within moments a suspect was stopped and after an investigation by Detectives from the First District the suspect was placed under arrest for Robbery.”
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Tips via DC Streetcar. And don’t forget the overhead wires on H Street are getting installed today.
Photo by PoPville flickr user philliefan99
From DDOT:
“The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has announced the DC Streetcar construction team will begin installing head span wire along the H/Benning corridor on Wednesday, November 13, 2013. Well into the final stage of construction along H/Benning, the hanging of head spans marks a milestone in the timeline for delivering streetcars to the H/Benning corridor in December to begin their official in-traffic safety testing process.
Motorists should be aware that rolling closures up and down H Street, NE will be implemented to facilitate this installation. At approximately 7:00 am on Wednesday, November 13, 2013, the construction team will begin installing each section of head span wire from the south side of H Street, NE to the north side, between 3rd Street, NE and 14th Street, NE. Each closure will take approximately 2-3 minutes, stopping traffic going eastbound and westbound as the construction team moves along the corridor hanging wire.
The thin, stainless-steel wire supports the contact wires that will power the streetcars. Once the head span wire has been installed and safe connections are made to Overhead Catenary System (OCS) hardware and poles, all lanes will be reopened. Contact wire will be strung in the next phase of work and an additional notice will be sent out at that time.
Pedestrian access will be maintained throughout the installation of head span wire. DDOT and WMATA are working together to make certain their level of service is maintained along the corridor.
The construction team will make every effort to mitigate impacts to parking during this work. The continued support and patience of the community is essential in order to meet this aggressive completion schedule. We ask that motorists and pedestrians use caution as they travel through or near the work zone, and follow all restrictions.”
600 Block of H Street, NE
It’s a big day for grocery store news. Back in February of this year we first heard the scuttlebutt about a Whole Foods coming to Street. From a press release:
“Whole Foods Market, in partnership with Insight Property Group and The Lionstone Group, has signed a lease for a new store location at 600 H Street NE in Washington, D.C. This is the second lease signed in two weeks, most recently 800 New Jersey Avenue SE, furthering Whole Foods Market’s commitment to the District.
The H Street store will be approximately 38,000 square feet with a target opening date of late 2016. There are currently four stores in Washington, D.C. and one in development in the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood.
Rendering and more info after the jump. (more…)
This rental is located at 637 Morris Place, Northeast:
The listing says:
“All NEW renovation. Stylish 1 bedroom/1 bath English basement on Capitol Hill. Open floor plan. Luxury bath. Beautiful wood floors throughout. Granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, full size washer & dryer. Few blocks from UNion Station Metro, vibrant H St corridor,Cafes & Restaurants on Mass Ave & National Mall”
You can see more photos here.
This 1 bed/1 bath is going for $1,750/Mo.
“Dear PoPville,
My car was involved in a hit and run this weekend (Friday night) when it was parked in front of my house. Luckily a Good Samaritan witnessed the incident and left me a note with the make, model, color, and 2 variations of spelling of the license plate. I’ve filed a police report and notified my insurance; however, it would be helpful if I had the name and contact info for the Good Samaritan / witness in order to strengthen my claim against the person who hit my car.
The incident occurred in the 1200 block of I St NE, and the car that hit mine was a Cadillac. Can you contact me at finjess06(at)yahoo[dot]com if you witnessed this? Thanks!”
Speaking of Giant grocery stores, thanks to a reader for sending:
“I was at the Giant on H street last night and saw this as I was exiting. Too bad they decided to cut back from the 24 hours but I guess there just weren’t that many people stopping in at 3am.”
We recently judged the Giant at 3rd and H St, NE which opened up 24 hours/day back in May.
3rd and H St, NE
14th and Maryland Ave, NE
I was excited to see a rendering posted for the new condos coming to 14th and Maryland Ave, NE
Rendering via 1350Maryland.com
Their website says it will be delivering in December 2014 “From the $300’s to the $500’s 1 & 2 Bedrooms”.
This is the corner that used to be home to an old boarded up church.
Here’s what it looked like in 2011:
Photo by PoPville flickr user philliefan99
From DDOT:
“The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has announced that it has approached the final stage of construction of the H Street/Benning Road Streetcar line—and that it anticipates testing of streetcars in the corridor will begin in December. Citizens can expect to see streetcars along H Street/Benning Road during this process, although passenger service will not begin until 2014.
The streetcar system safety work in December will require the integration of power, communications, and traffic signal controls to ensure that all components are safe and working properly. The streetcar system work must perform under several traffic scenarios, and emergency drills will be performed before safety certification can begin by local and federal safety officials. (more…)