337 H St NE, Washington, DC 20002

H Street Northeast Neighborhood Mixed-Use Zone 5A

The purposes of the H Street Northeast NMU zones NMU-4/H-A are to: Implement the policies and goals of the H Street NE Strategic Development Plan as approved by the Council of the District of Columbia, effective February 17, 2004 (Res.15-460); Encourage the clustering of uses into unique destination sub-districts along the corridor, specifically a housing district from 2nd Street to 7th Street, N.E.; a neighborhood-serving retail shopping district from 7th Street to 12th Street, N.E.; and an arts and entertainment district from 12th Street to 15th Street, N.E.; Establish design guidelines for new and rehabilitated buildings that are consistent with the historic character and scale of the H Street, N.E., commercial corridor; Encourage new construction to preserve existing façades constructed before 1958; and Encourage residential uses, the reuse of existing buildings, and the redevelopment of those portions of Squares 1026, 1027, 1049, and 1050 within the NMU5A/H-H, NMU-6B/H-H, NMU-7B/H-H, NMU-8B/H-H, NMU-4/H-A, NMU-7B/H-A, NMU-4/H-R, and NMU-5A/H-R zones but not fronting H Street, N.E.; The NMU-5A/H-H zone is intended to permit mixed-use development at a moderate- to medium-density with an emphasis on the provision of residential uses, particularly affordable units and reuse of upper floors.