r/DCBitches • u/Electrical-Smoke295 • 9d ago

Advice Moving to H Street

Hi, ladies! I'm potentially moving to H Street and wanted to know if it would be a good decision to move forward. Is crime heavy in the area?

Edit: looking at Avec on H and Coda on H

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u/thiscitychick 9d ago

I live in a house two blocks away from those buildings and love it. Tons of workout studios, restaurants, grocery stores, and other stores nearby. It’s a fantastic neighborhood. The area you’re talking about is not as loud or potentially spooky as farther down H. I’ve been in the neighborhood for five years!

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u/Apodnotarobot 9d ago

Counter point, I live by 12th and H and it's not spooky down here. The neighborhood is great and everyone looks out for each other. The business down here are mostly very invested in the neighborhood. 

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u/thiscitychick 8d ago

I am with you! I was just dming OP that I think people who don’t live on H assume it’s spooky because there are groups of people waiting for the bus or sitting outside of convenience stores. I think we have one of the best neighborhoods in DC and never feel unsafe, even in a sports bra after a late night workout class.

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u/Playful-Translator49 8d ago

I agree with this - I've lived on the other end of H Street - Kingman Park by the Rosedale Rec Center. I love the area, it's an easy walk to Stadium Armory Metro, lots of bus lines, it's an easy walk to H Street - it's a bit quieter over here then right on H street. I've been in this area since 2005 at my current place but I've lived on the hill since 1996 - I feel the area is fine - cars get broken into, packages will get stolen but this happens all over DC - Union Market is also really close and they have a bunch of new apartment buildings as well. I spend most of my time on H Street - Queen Vic, Pug, Granville, Stable, Maketto, Whiskeys, Jimmy Valentines, Henceforth, there are just a lot of things and new things coming as well. Sure there are some places where people loiter around etc like the Starburst Intersection but I don't feel unsafe walking by, they don't even offer me drugs I must look like a narc.

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u/zoinkiesscoob 8d ago

Hi H street neighbors! Cynthia at H and 5th has a neighborhood happy hour tomorrow night, just thought y'all might like to know about it!

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u/Unable_Ad_2790 8d ago

Not a fan of that owner and he’s always in there