Pop-up Hotel Among New H Street Retail

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The Big Idea: Why Hotel, Kitchen Cray, Chase Bank, and CorePower Yoga area coming to H Street NE.

The Lucille and 501 H, two new-ish residential buildings, are getting their first retail tenants.

The Lucille is a 9-unit condominium building located at 1301 H Street NE. Vinyl signage just went up on the first floor signaling the arrival of Kitchen Cray, a Maryland-based restaurant and catering outfit. It's known for being run by chef JR Robinson of Hell's Kitchen fame. The website describes the menu as "prepared ... for every taste." Main courses include chicken & waffles, catfish & grits, and lobster mac.
Signage up for Kitchen Cray.
A few blocks west is 501H, a 28-unit apartment building located at, well, 501 H Street NE. Douglas Development recently released the list of retail tenants for the space: CorePower Yoga, Why Hotel, and Chase Bank. CorePower Yoga is the only business of the three that has signage up at the moment.

Why Hotel is described as a "pop-up" hotel. They lease units in new apartment buildings to take up space in the typically high-vacancy period after a larger residential building opens. I'm a bit surprised they're planning to be in a 28 unit building, but these arrangements seem to be temporary (one to two years), and I guess leasing out empty units for any amount of time is good for the building owners. The rooms at Why Hotel's K St NE pop-up are running $200-$250 per night. 

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501 H Street NE

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