N. Va. furniture store lease leaves just a few unfilled Bed Bath & Beyond spaces in Greater Washington
Well over half-a-million square feet of big-box space has been filled in barely a year.
Mazza Gallerie Mall Redevelopment Targets Spring 2025 Delivery
The redevelopment of a Friendship Heights mall should be complete by next spring.
Goodwill of Greater Washington to uproot Northeast D.C. retail store
Goodwill of Greater Washington plans to uproot its D.C. retail store from 2200 S. Dakota Ave. NE later this year for new space in the Hecht Warehouse District nearly two miles away.
Outdoor furniture retailer inks first three D.C.-area leases
Fortunoff Backyard Store, an outdoor furniture retailer that got its start in New York more than a century ago, is expanding into Northern Virginia.
Pizzeria, BBQ spot among 6 new retail tenants at Bethesda shopping center
A Neapolitan-style pizzeria, the first brick-and-mortar outpost for a popular barbecue food truck and a seemingly ubiquitous Boston-based bakery chain will be among the first wave of tenants at Westbard Square, Regency Centers Corp.’s reboot of the Westwood Shopping Center in Bethesda that’s been more than five years in the works.
Fortunoff Backyard Store, Charleys Cheesesteaks Come to Falls Church, Va.
Two retail tenants will fill 19,900 square feet at the Crossroads Place retail center in Falls Church, Va.
NEW: Virtual reality gaming venue sets opening date at The Boro in Tysons
Zombies, pirates and other virtual characters are about to be unleashed on Tysons, just in time for Christmas.
Nike wanted another retailer’s space in Georgetown. Aerie wasn’t having it.
Lifestyle and intimate apparel brand Aerie has exercised an option to extend its stay in a Georgetown retail space for another year, outmaneuvering sports apparel company Nike, which had hoped to supplant the American Eagle offshoot at 3235 M St. NW.
Top Retail Leases Recognized for Washington, DC
Prominent retail leases signed by Whole Foods Market, Bob’s Discount Furniture and Sprouts Farmers Market negotiated by top dealmakers from Rappaport and H&R Retail are among the third-quarter retail leases recognized by CoStar.
Fitness chain StretchLab bulking up in Greater Washington
Need help limbering up after too much time chained to the desk? A one-on-one assisted stretching chain that’s got big plans for Greater Washington wants to help. Irvine, California-based based StretchLab, with more than 300 studios, is ramping up its network of franchises across the U.S. and is looking to add multiple locations in the… Read more »
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,
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 »
Life Time to Replace Planned Equinox in Clarendon Shopping District
Life Time, a national fitness chain, has inked a 113,000-square-foot lease at 1440 North Edgewood Street in Clarendon, Va., according to Regency Centers, which owns the building. The property is part of The Crossing Clarendon, a 10-acre mixed-use development that consists of office, retail, restaurants and residential buildings. Regency Centers purchased the development in 2016… Read more »
Two N. Va. JCPenney stores sell as part of larger portfolio, could be redeveloped
A partnership including Bethesda’s The Meridian Group has acquired two JCPenney stores in Northern Virginia, more than a year after the retailer handed them off for a future sale as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.
EastBanc replaces one retail lab with another in Georgetown
It bills itself as “the most interesting store in the world,” and now, Showfields is planning to open a new location in Georgetown.
Tesla targets Silver Spring for new service center
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) plans to convert a Silver Spring office building into a new service center, adding to the electric automaker’s small but growing presence in Greater Washington.
JPMorgan Chase to bring another 70 branches to D.C. region, open new downtown headquarters
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) will establish another 70 branches in D.C., Maryland and Virginia by the end of 2025 as part of a sizable retail banking expansion in the region, where it also opened its long-planned Mid-Atlantic headquarters.
Dog Bars Are Booming in Washington—and More Are on the Way
Bark Social and Barkhaus are both expanding, and new dog bars are nipping at their heels.
CREBA Awards Returns In Person To Honor D.C.’s Top Brokers
After two years of holding its biggest event of the year virtually, D.C.’s commercial real estate industry filled a downtown ballroom Tuesday evening to celebrate the CREBA Awards.
Demand for Mid-Atlantic Retail Strikes Back
Mid-Atlantic retail leasing and developments have picked up due to stability in the regional economy.
Chase Bank’s regional branch expansion is ahead of schedule
Throughout the pandemic, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) has been expanding its local footprint — a project that began in 2018 when it announced its first branch in Greater Washington. The bank now has 61 branches from Baltimore to Richmond and is a full year ahead of schedule to reach its target of 70… Read more »
Blackwall Hitch will join Columbia’s Merriweather District
Blackwall Hitch will join the growing list of restaurants set to open in Downtown Columbia’s Merriweather District.
Howard Hughes unveils plans for $325M in new development on Columbia waterfront
The future of Downtown Columbia’s Lakefront District became more clear Tuesday with details of a $325 million investment to bring new office, retail and residential to the area around scenic Lake Kittamaqundi.
Fitness chain to open location in Annapolis Town Center
Life Time is opening its fourth Maryland fitness location at the Annapolis Town Center this fall.
Northern Virginia mall lands region’s first Lego Discovery Center
A global attractions giant has inked a deal to bring a Lego Discovery Center — Greater Washington’s first — to Northern Virginia.
New Mixed-Use Development Named Beacon Square Coming To Annapolis
A new mixed-use development with 500+ housing units is coming to Parole. The 13-acre site will replace an office park near the town center.
Developers move forward on $380M town center in Prince William County
The developers planning the huge North Woodbridge Town Center in Prince William County and moving ahead with the project.
With Store Closures, Mall Redevelopments, Tysons Retail Enters A New Generation
Tysons has long been one of the mid-Atlantic’s largest retail hubs, with two major malls and a series of strip centers drawing shoppers from around the region.
Downtown Columbia will see more construction, leasing and new restaurants in 2022
If 2020 was a building year for Downtown Columbia, 2021 was the year of openings. A slew of new restaurants and eateries joined Howard Hughes Corp.’s Merriweather District, the growing urban-suburban development located between Broken Land Parkway and Merriweather Post Pavilion.
Restaurant Roundup: What’s Next for Downtown Columbia Dining
There was a time, not so long ago, when the idea of dining in the suburbs conjured up visions of fast food drive-thrus and shopping malls brimming with chain restaurants.
County board approves rezoning for major expansion of The Boro
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted yesterday (Tuesday) to approve a pair of rezoning applications that will expand the Tysons mixed-use community with 1.1 million square feet of housing, retail, and other amenities.
Halley Rise development looks to move forward on timber office
A Brookfield Properties executive has detailed the company’s plans to advance a state-of-the-art office building in Reston for the Halley Rise development.
Privai Spa + Salon Debuts With Six Locations in DC Region
Privai, a luxury skin and body care line, has signed six leases in the Washington, D.C., region to debut its new Privai Spa + Salon.
New spa salon concept to replace former salon in Spectrum Center
A new spa salon concept will replace space vacated by Red Door, a spa that closed permanently due to the pandemic last year.
Tesla to open first Arlington dealership
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) appears to be filling the high-end auto dealership void left by Maserati’s closure in South Arlington.
&pizza Grabs Another Slice of Loudoun County
D.C.’s &pizza plans to open a new location at One Loudoun as it works to expand its presence in Northern Virginia and beyond.
Rock climbing center to replace former Tysons furniture store
The owners of a Manassas rock climbing center plan to open a new location in Tysons, replacing a shuttered furniture store about halfway between the Greensboro and Spring Hill Metro stations in Fairfax County.
Meridian Group details next phase of The Boro — and its new development partners
The developers behind one of the largest projects in Tysons are pulling the trigger on its next phase, the team announced Monday.
Cafritz Adds Retail, Shifts Plans For Huge Second Phase Of Fort Totten Development
The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation has landed two new retailers for its major Fort Totten mixed-use project, and the shape of its second phase is changing.
Urban Outfitters Inks Lease at Circle East MXU Project in Towson
Retail Properties of America (RPAI) has secured an 8,300-square-foot lease with retailer Urban Outfitters at Circle East, a mixed-use redevelopment project in downtown Towson, MD.
D.C.-Area Mall Owners Pursue Huge Redevelopments, For Struggling And Strong Properties Alike
The D.C. area’s wealth and stability have allowed its malls to weather the coronavirus pandemic better than many of their national counterparts. But several malls in the area have already been foreclosed on, and more pain is on the way, proving there is no safe harbor from this storm.