Lego Discovery Center opens in Springfield, ushering in new era for town center
The highly anticipated Lego Discovery Center has launched in Springfield, though it’ll be a few more days before the brick-building mecca officially welcomes the general public.
Life Time’s combined fitness, coworking center opens in Clarendon. Here’s a look inside.
Life Time is now Arlington’s one-stop destination for work and health.
Goodwill Signs 10-Year Lease with Woodbridge Industrial Facility
Goodwill of Greater Washington has signed a 10-year lease agreement for the 95 East Distribution Center in Woodbridge, Virginia, with the joint venture of Cannon Hill Capital Partners and The Pinkard Group. Goodwill will occupy 83,753 square feet, which accounts for 73% of the Class A industrial building.
Skanska lures Japanese restaurant, Body Fit Training to Scotts Run
Restaurateur Joon Yang plans to open a Japanese restaurant from the base of the Heming, a 28-story luxury apartment building being developed at Scott’s Run in McLean.
Chase to open three more branches in Baltimore City, county this year
JPMorgan Chase & Co. will open its first downtown Baltimore branch in August as the banking giant works to have 17 branches up and running in the city and county by the end of the year.
Planet Fitness plans new locations in Takoma Park, Wheaton
One of the nation’s largest Planet Fitness franchisees plans to open two new facilities in Montgomery County later this year as it continues to bulk up the budget fitness chain’s presence.
Tishman Speyer Secures $150M Construction Financing To Turn D.C. Shopping Mall Into Multifamily
The developer announced Thursday it secured financing from RBC Capital Markets to convert Mazza Gallerie, a 1970s-era shopping mall, into a 320-unit apartment development with 90K SF of retail.
Ross Dress For Less to Open Second Location in Woodbridge
Ross Dress For Less has leased its second property in Woodbridge, Virginia. The new location spans 22,721 square feet and is situated at Marumsco Plaza, a shopping center on Richmond Highway owned by The Garrett Companies,
Announcing the WBJ’s 40 Under 40 honorees for 2023
Our 40 Under 40 program is one of the most competitive the Washington Business Journal fields each year — and this year is no different. Selected from hundreds of nominations, this year’s roundup of rising stars represents Greater Washington’s diverse industries, regions and backgrounds.
Whole Foods at Walter Reed to Open at End of June
The Whole Foods Market at the Parks at Walter Reed will be open by the end of the month.
Chase eyes former Hops brewery in Alexandria for new branch
Part of the shuttered Hops Grill & Brewery in Alexandria’s Potomac Yard is slated to become a bank branch.
BEST LEASE Lego Discovery Center
Springfield Town Center landing the lease in 2022 for the new Lego Discovery Center, billed as Lego’s latest spin on its nationwide themed attractions and the first of its kind in the D.C. area, bodes well for the landlord’s long and hard-fought efforts to turn the mall into a mixed-use destination.
Atlas Brew Works to open its largest brewpub yet near Anacostia Metro station
Atlas Brew Works has signed on as an anchor tenant at the Bridge District, the mixed-use project being developed adjacent to Anacostia Park by Redbrick LMD.
Chuck E. Cheese plans new venue in Kensington
There’s a mouse stirring about in Montgomery County. Chuck E. Cheese Entertainment LLC has inked a deal for a new location at White Flint Plaza in Kensington, where the family entertainment facility featuring a rodent mascot and his friends will join a mix of tenants including a new PGA Tour Superstore and discount grocery chain Aldi. CEC… Read more »
Arcade bar, Caribbean fusion restaurant coming to Downtown Columbia
Downtown Columbia’s emerging Merriweather District will soon add two new businesses to its slate of food and beverage offerings, GameOn Bar + Arcade and The Angry Jerk, a Caribbean-Southern fusion restaurant.
New Annapolis development Beacon Square signs 11 retail tenants
A new Annapolis residential and retail development expected to open this spring has inked deals with 11 tenants.
Virtual reality gaming company Sandbox VR opening at The Boro in Tysons
The Boro in Tysons is going virtual. Virtual reality gaming company Sandbox VR has inked a deal to open a roughly 7,500-square-foot entertainment venue at the mixed-use development by Greensboro Drive and Silver Hill Drive. The San Francisco company will join a mix of tenants at The Boro, including Whole Foods Market, Showplace Icon Theater,… Read more »
Giant Food to open new store in Anne Arundel County
Giant Food will open a new grocery store in Crofton this week, replacing an existing location in a neighboring shopping center.
A look inside the new Washington Marriott Capitol Hill
Another piece of the puzzle formerly known as Storey Park, now NoMa CNTR, has fallen into place.
Circa, Él Bebe restaurants open at The Boro in Tysons
Metropolitan Hospitality Group is finally ready to take the wraps off two new restaurants at The Boro in Tysons, roughly three years after inking a deal for the space in the mixed-use development near the Greensboro Metro station.
Bark Social to open dog bar, park in Downtown Columbia
Bark Social — a bar and park for dogs and dog lovers — is planning to open a 5,000-square-foot location in Downtown Columbia.
Greater Washington’s only Lego Discovery Center eyes summer 2023 opening. Here’s what you’ll find inside.
Greater Washington’s first Lego Discovery Center is slated to open in summer 2023 at Springfield Town Center with a 4D theater, train ride, indoor play area for younger children and a digital “Space Mission” experience, the firm behind it announced Thursday.
After Silver Line, Tysons makes progress in becoming less car-centric
On a sunny fall afternoon, Kathy Killion enjoyed a takeout lunch in a small park at The Boro, a budding cluster of shops, restaurants, offices and apartments near the Silver Line’s Greensboro station in Tysons.
JPMorgan Chase plans another 20 branches in Greater Baltimore by 2025
JP Morgan Chase & Co. plans to open another 20 branches in Greater Baltimore by the end of 2025, as the financial giant aims to more than double its existing footprint in the region.
Giant to open store in Locust Point this week
Giant Food will open its sixth city location Friday in Locust Point, bringing 150 new jobs to South Baltimore.
JUST IN: Wegmans announces opening date for Reston location
Wegmans will officially open its Reston location on Feb 1. at 9 a.m, the grocer announced today