Luxury Shopping Returning to Downtown DC. Is Washington Ready to Buy?
A lawyer leaves a deposition and pops into Tumi for new carry-on luggage ($680). A tourist ducks out of the rain and treats herself to a classic trench coat from Burberry ($1,695). Two conventioneers skip the plenary session…
Swallow The Money
Elaine Chon-Baker is sitting at the mafia table, and everyone is treating her like the boss. “You get one of my favorite cocktails of all time—not on the menu,” says bartender Steve Oshana as he approaches the secluded corner of Arlington restaurant Water & Wall, where we’re…
The Power 100: Influential Players Running Washington & the World
Cushman & Wakefield’s David Dochter, 34, manages a $500 million portfolio and is helping make Washington a bustling retail center with projects like the massive mixed-use CityCenter…
America’s Dead Malls
In an interview with AFP, David Dochter discusses the evolution of retail in the United States and the impact it has had on the American mall culture.
CREBA 2013 Winners
Last night at the Fairmont Hotel, CREBA celebrated the best in the brokerage biz at its 32nd annual real estate awards. Retail Agents of the Year: David Dochter and Matt Alexander…
State of the DC Retail Market: Georgia Ave Ascendant, Creative Spaces
Petworth and Georgia Ave are ascendant, and unconventional uses for retail spaces are becoming more common, according to the panelists at a Thursday morning event…
H&M to Take Over Former Filene’s Space on Connecticut Avenue
The last space previously occupied by a Filene’s Basement in the District has been filled: Fashion retailer H&M will take over the 28,000-square-foot store at 1133 Connecticut Ave. NW. I’d been hearing H&M….
Cushman & Wakefield Announces New Headquarters Lease for Ellin & Tucker, Major Updates to 400 E. Pratt
Cushman & Wakefield announced today that Ellin & Tucker, a leading CPA firm specializing in accounting, auditing and tax services, will relocate its Baltimore headquarters office from 25,418 square feet in 100 South Charles Street to 400 East Pratt Street…
How Popularise Brought Crowdsourcing to DC’s Commercial Real Estate Market
The tycoon Herbert S. Miller developed his real estate the old-fashioned way: He built it. (Think Gallery Place, Georgetown Park and Washington Harbour.) His sons, Ben and Dan Miller, have taken a decidedly modern approach to the family business…
Dealmaker: David Dochter, Senior Director of Retail Services at Cushman & Wakefield Inc.
A conversation on a long ski lift in Park City, Utah, is what got Dochter, 32, interested in commercial real estate. But the door-to-door salesman learned quickly how hard it is to break into the business. He was initially rejected by Cushman & Wakefield in New York