Via a press release and their blog, we’ve received news that the Nevin Kelly Gallery has moved from their U Street location to the Highland Park complex in Columbia Heights, just above the Green Line Metro stop at 14th and Irving Streets NW. We spoke with the gallery today, and they noted that they will be open by appointment only until the new year, when they’ll host an open house to introduce everyone to their new digs, followed by regular business hours again.

While the new space is in a prime location near all of the new Columbia Heights redevelopment, it does not have a storefront, and in fact, is located inside one of the first floor units at the swanky Highland Park apartment building. Apparently Kelly has worked with the developers previously, and is hoping to use the building’s party room and other spaces for opening receptions and additional hanging of artwork. While it was rumored that the Warehouse Gallery would be making the move to Columbia Heights, Nevin Kelly is the first local gallery to relocate to the neighborhood.