Connecting Communities
77 H is a true, vertically integrated mixed‑use building with two stories of retail and four stories of apartments located a few blocks from the United States Capitol. By working with the site’s topography, MV+A activated the streetscape with small shops lining H Street and a 76K SF Walmart on the second floor, these retail components act as an anchor for the neighborhood and, more importantly, as a much‑needed link between the two extant retail districts of H Street NE and Gallery Place / Chinatown.
This link is aptly celebrated by the jewel box retail and residential entrances at opposite ends of H Street. MV+A also planned three distinct residential amenity areas, including two internal courtyards as well as a dramatic pool deck and lounge area, strategically placed atop the retail anchor entrance—offering an element of surprise after dark when the shimmering reflections of the water can be observes high above the glowing Walmart marquee.
