Coming Soon Part II: Glasses of Wine and Glass for Other Stuff
Last week we looked at three new restaurants coming to H Street NE. There are other new businesses on the way outside of the food service type, so I'll be keeping up with those as well.
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That being said, there looks to be a new massage therapy business opening their first DC location this fall. Massage Luxe is a Missouri-based national chain expanding into the DC area for the first time. There are several stores in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and many other states. The DC location is 609 H Street NE, directly across the street from Whole Foods. They are offering hella cheap deals for their grand opening as of this writing. They look to open before the end of 2019.
First up is a reopening of sorts. The Pursuit Wine Bar is relocating to 1025 H Street NE after 5 years at 1421 H (now the home of Ella Grace). Pursuit was always a chill, relaxing place for a glass to me, based on the few times I visited. I haven't acquired the square footage counts, but the new space looks to be much larger and is a coveted corner spot. The renderings also indicate one of those big wall windows that would allow you to sit at the outside bar and order from the inside bartender. I love those.
That being said, there looks to be a new massage therapy business opening their first DC location this fall. Massage Luxe is a Missouri-based national chain expanding into the DC area for the first time. There are several stores in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and many other states. The DC location is 609 H Street NE, directly across the street from Whole Foods. They are offering hella cheap deals for their grand opening as of this writing. They look to open before the end of 2019.
Finally, there is the Glass Stache. I think we used to call these head shops, but Glass Stache is self described as a "retail glass pipe and accessories store." The original location is in Alexandria and this looks to be a second location, not a move. The location is 1111 H Street NE, the tiny residential tower that built right up to 1115's balconies and essentially nullified them as balconies. Ouch. Anyway, Glass Stache joins a few other similar shops on H Street NE in selling glass smoking products, CBD stuff, and vape wares.
how in the world did the builders of 1115 h not have the air rights to block the new building. everyone's balconies are straight up nullified. pic.twitter.com/wg7wuXUKZj— The X2 (@TheX2BusDC) July 23, 2018
Look for another coming soon update this week, as this is a busy season for H Street retail and restaurant changes. For instant updates and more photos follow @TheX2BusDC on Twitter.
