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News - 22 March 2019
Exclusive: Vegan chef Matthew Kenney to open two restaurants at 414 Light Street
Two vegan restaurants will open this summer in the 44-story 414 Light Streettower at the Inner Harbor.
News - 14 March 2019
MOD Pizza, Mission BBQ among seven tenants signed for Towson Station development
Seven new tenants including popular eateries MOD Pizza and Mission BBQ have signed on to open in the upcoming Towson Station development at the intersection of York Road and …
News - 13 March 2019
CRE Professionals Roundup: Transforming the Retail Experience for Customers
The expansive rise of e-commerce and experience-spending over the last several years has impacted traditional retail centers and stores in many ways. From the closing of big box giants, …
News - 7 March 2019
24 Hour Fitness to open in Fort Totten
24 Hour Fitness has agreed to open a 40,000-square-foot location at Art Place at Fort Totten, the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation's mixed-used development in Northeast D.C.
News - 7 February 2019
Wegmans-anchored West Broad Marketplace lands new big-box retailer
Brokers Bryan Davis, Ray Schupp and David Ward with H&R Retail handled the lease, representing West Broad Marketplace owners MetLife Real Estate Investors. The Washington, D.C.-based company bought the unfinished …
News - 4 February 2019
Aldi signs lease for largest D.C. store, in Fort Totten
Aldi has agreed to open a 25,000-square-foot store at Art Place at Fort Totten, the Cafritz Foundation's redevelopment of the Riggs Plaza apartment complex at South Dakota Avenue and …
News - 2 February 2019
Largest Greater D.C. Retail Leases in 2018
Ranked by Square feet of lease
News - 1 February 2019
New retail and restaurants revealed for The Boro, led by Ethan Allen
The Boro’s nearly 2 million-square-foot first phase will deliver later this year in Tysons and a host of new retailers have signed on, led by home furnishings store Ethan …
News - 22 January 2019
Ballston to get poké, soup restaurants
Ballston is getting in on the Hawaiian poké bowl craze, with Poke it Up slated take 1,737 square feet in the Arlington Square building at 4401 N. Fairfax Drive …
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More Poke Shops Are Coming to Northern Virginia This Summer
The poke craze has no end in sight, and Poke it Up is the latest Hawaiian bowl shop to sign a new lease.
News - 11 January 2019
Perhaps the best falafel joint in NYC is expanding to D.C.
Taïm, which operates in five Manhattan locations, has agreed to lease 1,619 square feet at 1065 Wisconsin Ave. NW. H&R Retail’s Sebastian Restifo and Lawrence Hoffman represented the tenant.
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One of New York’s Top Falafel Shops Is Expanding to Georgetown
NYC falafel favorite Taïm is making good on plans to bring its Mediterranean menu to other cities by signing a lease in Georgetown.
News - 7 January 2019
Meridian’s Boro District in Tysons just got a lot bigger
The Meridian Group has acquired the NADA headquarters building and an adjacent development site, adding to its growing Boro District near the Greensboro Metro station in Tysons.
News - 17 December 2018
Experts Round-Up: Top Retail Trends to Expect in 2019
Trends in the retail industry are perpetually changing, and inevitably affected / influenced by technological advancements, evolving market conditions and ever-changing consumer behavior. Due to these factors, both retailers …
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An 80,000-square-foot Wegmans is Coming to Reston
Developer Brookfield Properties announced Monday that it will build a $1.4 billion mixed-use district in Reston with an 80,000-square-foot Wegmans grocery store as the anchor tenant. Construction on the …
News - 12 December 2018
Huge multimedia museum Meow Wolf coming to Fort Totten
Art Place at Fort Totten in Northeast D.C. is about to get one of the world’s most talked-about interactive art installations.
News - 11 December 2018
Monroe Street Market’s Final Phase Begins Construction, Seeks Grocery Anchor
Pritzker Realty is working with H&R Retail to help bring a grocery store the final phase of Brookland's Monroe Street Market.
News - 30 November 2018
Giant Food continues growth through Shoppers swaps
Giant Food LLC has been on a real estate spending spree for the past year, opening new locations, renovating old ones and, interestingly, taking over shuttering Shoppers Food & …
News - 20 November 2018
Wegmans cements deal for Reston location
Wegmans has cemented a deal to open at Reston Crescent, where developer Brookfield Properties hopes the popular grocer will serve as an anchor to attract others to the 4 …
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Fast-Casual Fish Taco Is Coming to Tysons Corner Next Summer
Fish Taco, a fast-casual Mexican restaurant with three locations in Maryland, plans to open its first Virginia store at the Boro development in Tysons Corner by June next year.
News - 14 November 2018
Ruth’s Chris Steak House To Open At Major Downtown D.C. Development
A large-scale redevelopment in the heart of D.C.'s central business district has landed a popular national steakhouse chain for its corner retail space.
News - 8 November 2018
Rockville Now Has Dueling Food Halls
Rockville Pike got another Asian food hall this week with the arrival of Pike Kitchen, which brings build-your-own bowls, banh mi, and caffeinated Thai concoctions to the growing dining scene …
News - 2 November 2018
Columbia’s next 30 years: What Howard Hughes’ $5B redevelopment will bring in 2019, and beyond
You can see it from any exit off of Route 29 heading toward the heart of Columbia. The massive steel frame of a building reaching up into the sky and …
News - 31 October 2018
Menomale Is Opening a Second Location For Pizza and Salumeria
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News - 30 October 2018
Giant Opening New Alexandria And Herndon Stores Next Month
Grocery store chain Giant Food is taking over former Shoppers retail spaces in Alexandria and Herndon.
News - 25 October 2018
7-Eleven taking part of former Princeton Sports space in Columbia
The building formerly home to the long-standing Princeton Sports store in Columbia will soon hold a 7-Eleven, and other yet-to-be-determined tenants.
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Manassas Just Got a Modern Tex-Mex Restaurant
El Sabor Bar & Grill just debuted in the heart of Manassas, Virginia, bringing suburbia a new option for tacos, tequila, and chimichangas in an artsy and sleek setting.
News - 18 October 2018
Whole Foods Opens in Navy Yard with Self-Serve Wine and Build-Your-Own Avocado Toast
The chain debuts its first Southeast DC location.
News - 12 October 2018
These are the 15 most important projects in Greater Washington right now
Of the many thousands of apartments and condos going up right now across Greater Washington, of the millions of square feet of office under construction, of the new-to-market retailers …
News - 11 October 2018
Denizens Brewing Co. Is Constructing a Second Inclusive Taproom in Maryland
The woman- and minority-owned company wants to cater to more than bearded IPA drinkers in Riverdale Park
News - 5 October 2018
Virtual Reality Entertainment Center Coming to Tysons
The Void, described as a “virtual reality entertainment center,” is opening a location at Tysons Corner Center.
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South Block Plans New Rosslyn Location in Old Cafe Asia Space
South Block will soon bring its array of juices, smoothies and acai bowls to Rosslyn.
News - 2 October 2018
A Look Inside The Boro, the Massive New Development in Tysons
The Boro, a mixed-use complex being built near the Greensboro Metro station, has topped out. Caroline Flax, senior analyst for site developer The Meridian Group, said the complex is as …
News - 1 October 2018
Md. grocery chain signs lease in Columbia, filling gap left by Weis
A local, international-focused grocery chain is expanding its footprint with a new location in Columbia's Oakland Mills Shopping Center.
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LA Mart plans to open grocery store at Oakland Mills Village Center in Columbia
A Maryland-based grocery chain plans to open its fourth store in a 39,279-square-foot space in Oakland Mills Village Center in Columbia.
News - 27 September 2018
Kimco Realty Strengthens Mill Station Anchor Lineup with Addition of Giant Food
(NYSE:KIM) announced today that Giant Food, a subsidiary of Ahold Delhaize USA, will occupy 66,450 square feet at Mill Station, the company’s $108 million Signature Series development in Baltimore …
News - 26 September 2018
Club Champion Adds Two Locations to Washingon, D.C. Metro Region
H&R Retail is pleased to announce that Club Champion, the #1 premium golf club fitter nationwide, has signed two leases in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. metro market. Club Champion will …
News - 24 September 2018
A Dupont Block Is Getting Not One But Two New Cafes This Fall
Two expansion-minded coffee companies — Australian-born brand Bluestone Lane and NYC-based Gregorys Coffee — are each getting ready to debut locations along the same Dupont Circle strip, aiming to perk up as many …
News - 17 September 2018
H&R Retail Completes the Sale of Leesburg, Virginia’s 211 Fort Evans Road
H&R Retail, a retail real estate brokerage firm, is pleased to announce the completed sale of 211 Fort Evans Road in Leesburg, Virginia to Kim’s Acupuncture of Annandale, Virginia. Kim’s Acupuncture’s …
News - 14 September 2018
Largest Commercial Real Estate Leasing Brokerages in Greater D.C.
Ranked by Revenue from metro-area leasing operations in 2017
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Largest Tenant Representation Firms in Greater D.C.
Ranked by Metro-area tenant representation revenue in 2017
News - 28 August 2018
‘Shark Tank’-Endorsed Vegan Bakery Cinnaholic Is Coming to the D.C. Area
Build-your-own cinnamon roll company Cinnaholic is making its D.C. area debut early next year.
News - 20 August 2018
New retail planned in heart of downtown Baltimore at Pratt and Light streets
New development will add shops and restaurants to Pratt Street downtown. The glassy pavilion will be in front of the Transamerica building.
News - 16 August 2018
Seven New Restaurants Sign on at The Boro in Tysons Corner, Va.
Bethesda, Md.-based developer The Meridian Group has announced seven food and drink retailers and two service businesses that will open in 2019 at The Boro in Tysons Corner, Va., about 15 miles outside …
News - 14 August 2018
Market Share Insight — Ahold Delhaize leads in Baltimore/DC area
Ahold Delhaize controls about 35% of the retail market share in Maryland/District of Columbia, northern Virgina and Delaware in 2018.
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Retail ‘bump out’ of the Transamerica Tower plans expected this week
Designs for a nearly 30,000-square-foot retail addition to a landmark downtown building are expected to be unveiled this week before a city design panel.
News - 13 August 2018
Tenants announced for Tysons development
The Meridian Group has announced nine tenants that have been lined up for The Boro, a development of than 4 million square feet now under construction in Tysons.
News - 11 August 2018
Exclusive: 7 New Restaurants Sign On At The Boro In Tysons
The anchor retail tenants for Tysons megaproject The Boro — Whole Foods and ShowPlace Icon Theater — have been known since the project broke ground in 2016, but the developer is …
News - 9 August 2018
OK to poké: What’s driving Baltimore’s influx of Hawaiian restaurants
It may be served cold, but poké is cropping up as a hot trend on Baltimore's dining scene.