H Street was one of the original street car lines in the District with 3.3 million riders at its peak. The first Sears Roebuck Store in the District was located on H Street Northeast. For decades, the H Street Corridor DC was the small business commercial heart of the neighborhood, with row houses spreading north and east to the District line. The majority of these small businesses was destroyed in the 1968 riots and H Street Corridor DC has struggled since. In 2002, the DC Office of Planning began a community-based effort to revitalize. Since the H Street Corridor DC is 1.5 miles long, the Strategic Plan divided the area into three areas: the Urban Living Area between 2nd and 7th Streets, the Central Retail District between 7th and 12th, and the Arts and Entertainment District between 12th and 15th.

In 2004, the Arts and Entertainment District began to come alive with the renovation of the Atlas Theatre into a dance and performance space. A black box theatre, the H Street Playhouse opened and live music arrived in the H Street Corridor DC at the Red and the Black, the Rock n Roll Hotel and the H Street Martini Lounge. New small businesses have begun to open in the Central Retail District and all through the neighborhood homes began to come alive. Look for progress to continue and for the H Street Corridor DC to continue to attract new businesses and home owners.

Three single family homes went to settlement along the H Street Corridor in June 2008; no condos settled during that time. The houses included a 3BR/1BA row house at 6th and L which sold for $295,000 after 6 months on the market; a home listed in the low $400s which finally sold at auction after more than 200 days and a nicely renovated 4BR/3BA row at 7th and Eye which listed and sold in just under 3 weeks for $667,000. Good buys are always possible, particularly if you have a local market expert to help you. Alix Myerson and Aelita Brolis are experienced real estate professionals with nearly eighteen years experience between them, overseeing more than $100,000,000 of real estate transactions. For true local and knowledgeable service in the H Street Corridor DC call Alix at 202-361-5798 or Aelita at 703-201-0322.