Washington, D.C., is seeing a resurgence of retail
Population and employment growth are fueling retail investment across Washington, D.C., in new and rejuvenated mixed-use neighborhoods along waterfronts, near Washington metro transit stations and close to downtown. “Aside from New York’s renaissance starting in the early ’90s, there is no renaissance…
Old Navy, JPMorgan Chase Sign On At DC USA In Columbia Heights
The major retail development at the heart of D.C.’s Columbia Heights neighborhood has landed two new tenants. Old Navy signed on for 11,800 SF in the former Children’s Place storefront at DC USA and JPMorgan Chase signed a 3K SF lease…
Boqueria opening a second location in D.C.
Tapas spot and wine bar Boqueria is expanding its D.C. holdings with a second location planned for the former Oya space at 799 Ninth St. NW, according to the landlord, Brookfield Properties. The Spanish restaurant is filling space that has been vacant for nearly two years. It was home for several years to….
Prime Brookland Retail Corner Aims To Bring In Beer Garden, Restaurants, Small Grocer
Brookland could soon be getting a new beer garden, café, small-format grocer and multiple restaurants. Development firm Miller is looking to renovate and bring in a new tenant mix to the eight adjacent retail storefronts it owns at 12th and Monroe streets NE, one of Brookland’s…
Mocha And Minions: Inside Comcast’s Attempt To Revive Its Image Through Retail
Comcast has jumped into the experiential retail trend with two openings of its Studio Xfinity concept, a move Comcast representatives and retail experts say is aimed at repairing the often-criticized company’s image rather than bringing in sales.
Northeast D.C.’s Next Hot Neighborhood Could Be Cooled Down By Appeals
D.C.’s wave of development and new restaurant openings is spreading northeast along Rhode Island Avenue and through Brookland, but the Northeast D.C. neighborhood some see as the next hot area is facing some strong headwinds….
Prolific Sports Bar Developer’s Westernmost Eatery Arrives Next Month
Rockwood, the casual restaurant Northern Virginia chef and serial sports bar creator Mike Cordero plans to stock with chicken fritters and red velvet milkshakes, is now scheduled to open by mid-April at the Virginia Gateway shopping complex in Gainesville, Virginia…
No Longer The Only Game In Town: Georgetown Dining Scene Struggles As City Spreads Out
Rising retail rents on Georgetown’s M Street corridor have made it more challenging for restaurants to stay open, causing the neighborhood’s dining scene to shrink as more restaurateurs look to the city’s emerging neighborhoods. Three full-service restaurants…
Another boutique fitness concept is punching its way into D.C.
Rumble Fitness, a boutique fitness concept that offers group boxing classes, is making its way into the D.C. area. The group has signed for a 6,000-square-foot studio at 2001 M St. NW, a newly renovated office building at the corner of 20th and M streets NW owned by Brookfield Property Partners. Dochter & Alexander…
Dochter and Alexander buy into the 14th Street corridor
Usually, when David Dochter and Matthew Alexander appear in the pages of the Washington Business Journal, it’s to note their role in the brokering of a notable retail lease. They are, after all, Dochter & Alexander Retail Advisors. On this day, they appear for a different reason: