News - 16 April 2018
Retail Project/Lease, 1st place
Costco lease at Mill Station Costco was long on the radar of Kimco Realty to anchor a redevelopment on the site of the former Owings Mills Mall. The wholesale club’s closest …
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County Apartment/Condo Project, 1st place
Name: County Apartment/Condo Project, 1st place Project/Deal Name: m.Flats and Ten.M Columbia apartment complexes m.flats and Ten.M are two of the latest projects within Howard Hughes Corp.’s $1 billion Crescent development, aimed at …
News - 15 April 2018
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News - 13 April 2018
Love Maryland Beer? Get Excited for Denizens Brewing Co.’s Big Expansion
One of Montgomery County’s early breweries is ready for a big expansion. Denizens Brewing Co., which opened four years ago in Silver Spring, will debut a new (and larger) production …
News - 12 April 2018
E-bikes are on the rise
According to industry consulting firm eCycleElectric, in 2017 about 36.5 million e-bikes were sold worldwide, mainly in China and Europe. In the United States, only about 263,000 were sold. …
News - 6 April 2018
City Bikes and ElectriCityBikes Open at White Flint Station in Rockville, MD
H&R Retail, a retail real estate brokerage firm headquartered in Bethesda, MD, is pleased to announce that City Bikes and its sister company ElectriCityBikes have both opened locations in …
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Gabe’s lease brings Eastpoint Mall to 90 percent occupancy
As brick-and-mortar department stores continue to struggle in the era of e-commerce, there is a glimpse of optimism at Eastpoint Mall: National retailer Gabe's has just inked a lease in Dundalk.
News - 5 April 2018
You break it, they fix it: Repair business expanding in Hampton Roads
As a kid, Jason Rollins loved to take things apart, see how they worked and put them back together. “I’m a very mechanical person, always worked on cars, loved tinkering,” …
News - 26 March 2018
Habit Burger to Open at Riverdale Park Station
Habit Burger Grill is slated to open late spring or early summer at Riverdale Park Station.
News - 20 March 2018
D.C. Suburbs, Unscathed By Prior Mass Retail Closings, Hit With 12 Toys R Us Vacancie
The Washington region has almost completely dodged the nationwide trend of retailers shutting down hundreds of stores, but the D.C. suburbs could not avoid the latest blow to hit the industry.
News - 13 March 2018
Longtime Raku chef and his sister opening their own sushi bar
A brother-sister duo from Montgomery County are set to open Kenaki, a restaurant in Gaithersburg that will help more people discover sushi, or as Aki Ballogdajan puts it, “food that makes …
News - 26 February 2018
Local Fry, Cinnaholic among new eateries opening at The Rotunda
The Rotunda is already a hot spot for fitness, with a Brick Bodies gym and studios offering yoga and barre classes. Now it's slated to become something of a …
News - 22 February 2018
Gabe’s signs a lease for a store in Roanoke
Gabe’s, a private fashion retailer headquartered in Morgantown, W. Va., has signed a lease for a 33,712-square-foot store at the New Valley View Shops in Roanoke.
News - 21 February 2018
Eckington development to get a massive climbing gym
Brooklyn Boulders, a New York climbing gym and fitness outlet, is coming to the Eckington neighborhood of Northeast D.C., with plans to open in 2021.
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Dave & Buster’s is coming to Gaithersburg
Dave & Buster’s is coming to Gaithersburg. The entertainment venue and restaurant has signed on for a nearly 39,000-square-foot location at Rio Washingtonian Center. Montgomery County blog The MoCoShow was the first …
News - 14 February 2018
Thanks to a new sidewalk, UMD students will soon have an easier route to Whole Foods
University of Maryland students will soon be able to walk to Riverdale Park Station from the campus more safely, as the construction of a sidewalk along Route 1 leading …
News - 2 February 2018
Greater D.C. sure is a super market, all right
There’s now a vast pipeline of supermarkets expected to arrive in Greater Washington in the next couple years — some of which signed leases up to three years ago, …
News - 30 January 2018
Arlington’s Cafe Asia to become a boutique fitness studio
The latest trend in boutique fitness is coming to Rosslyn: Bash Boxing, a boxing-oriented interval workout studio, will open in the former Cafe Asia space on Wilson Boulevard. The independent …
News - 29 January 2018
Tysons Development At Greensboro, McLean Metros Hoping for Leases To Break Ground Soon
Tysons has had no shortage of cranes in the sky, with The Boro and the Capital One headquarters under construction at the Greensboro and McLean Metro stops. Two other developments …
News - 22 January 2018
DC is Finalist for 2nd Amazon Headquarters
Sure, we have a rich history that crosses business, technological, and cultural lines. But we see all of that as byproducts of our ambitions. In NoMa-Union Market, we have …
News - 11 January 2018
H&R Retail Completes 2 Mid-Atlantic Leases
Two discount stores have signed leases in the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore metro areas, totaling just under 43,000 square feet.
News - 10 January 2018
Aldi signs another Northern Virginia lease
German discount grocer Aldi’s next stop in Northern Virginia is in Fairfax County; the company recently signed a lease on Fair Lakes Circle, not far from Fair Lakes Mall.
News - 19 December 2017
Expert Round-Up: Top Retail Trends to Expect in 2018
Trends in the retail industry are inevitably affected and influenced by technological advancements, changing market conditions and evolving consumer behavior. Consequently, both retailers and commercial real estate operators will …
News - 11 December 2017
Riverdale Park is getting Maryland’s first District Taco
District Taco's first Maryland location will open in Riverdale Park on Monday.
News - 8 December 2017
H&R Retail Brokers Transaction For Proper Topper “Pop Up” Store At Cathedral Commons In Washington, DC
H&R Retail, a Washington, DC/ Baltimore based retail real estate brokerage firm, brokered a lease transaction at Cathedral Commons for a “pop up” location for Proper Topper, a popular …
News - 5 December 2017
Duke’s Grocery Will Open Its Biggest Location Yet in Foggy Bottom
A new outpost of Duke’s Grocery is coming to the former Kinkead’s space in Foggy Bottom—and it will be about the size of Duke’s Dupont and Woodley Park locations combined.
News - 4 December 2017
Duke’s Grocery is opening a second, bigger location in Foggy Bottom
Proper Burger lovers rejoice: Duke’s Grocery is opening a location of the British-inspired restaurant in Foggy Bottom.
News - 30 November 2017
Shaw Whole Foods Development Breaks Ground, 30 Percent of Residences Will Be Affordable
It may have been a long time coming for this former vacant lot on Florida Avenue, but another mixed-use, mixed-income development is now being realized in Shaw.
News - 20 November 2017
H&R Retail Completes 10 Retail Leases In Mid-Atlantic Region
H&R Retail, a Washington, DC/Baltimore-based retail real estate brokerage firm, announced that it recently completed ten retail lease transactions in the Mid-Atlantic region. The leases include:
News - 17 November 2017
New Asian food hall coming to D.C. area
Get hungry, Montgomery County: A new Asian food hall is on the drawing board for Rockville Pike. The 6,209-square-foot food hall will open in Edmonston Crossing, a strip shopping …
News - 1 November 2017
Small Bites: Urban Butcher Owner To Open Another Restaurant in Downtown Silver Spring
The chef and owner of Urban Butcher is opening a second restaurant in Silver Spring that will open this summer, The Washington Business Journal reported.
News - 26 October 2017
Giant opens new supermarket in Glen Burnie
Giant Food opened a new store Thursday in Glen Burnie to replace an aging store that was demolished on the site last year.
News - 19 October 2017
There’s a District Taco opening near College Park this fall
After "steady requests for years," the D.C.-based Mexican restaurant District Taco will open its first location in Maryland at Riverdale Park Station this fall, said Abby Campbell, the restaurant's …
News - 18 October 2017
The G.O.A.T’ Sports Bar Opens Today in Clarendon
The sports bar and lounge at 3028 Wilson Blvd, in the former Hard Times space, will begin serving customers at 4 p.m. today (Wednesday) in a soft opening that …
News - 5 October 2017
Wegmans nears deal to open by Reston Town Center
A Wegmans is likely headed for Reston, albeit in a different spot than originally thought. Two sources confirmed to the Washington Business Journal that the Rochester, New York-based grocery giant …
News - 8 September 2017
Two Fitness Studios To Open on Ground Floor of Central Apartment Building in Silver Spring
Two fitness studios will open in the ground floor of an apartment complex in downtown Silver Spring, the developer announced Thursday. Orangetheory Fitness and Pure Barre have signed leases for …
News - 29 August 2017
Silver Opens Tonight With Parisian Cafe Vibes and a Giant Bar
Upscale diner Silver makes its D.C. debut tonight, bringing a sparkling Art Deco-inspired interior and all-day breakfast, lunch, and dinner option to Cathedral Heights. Silver’s first location debuted two years ago near …
News - 25 August 2017
Taylor Gourmet’s latest, Silver in D.C. and more new restaurant news
Silver: The second location of Silver, the urbanized offshoot of suburban favorite Silver Diner, opens Tuesday in the Cathedral Commons development in Cathedral Heights.
News - 24 August 2017
Fairfax city redevelopment moving forward with Giant on board
With a grocery anchor now in place, Combined Properties expects to break ground on its mixed-use Scout on the Circle project in Fairfax city late this year or early …
News - 22 August 2017
Why the building boom in Tysons differs from the rest of the region
One of the most prominent features of the Tysons skyline these days, besides recent additions like the Adaire and Lerner Enterprises' 1775 Tysons Blvd., are the construction cranes hard at work …
News - 14 August 2017
Chuy’s bringing its ‘fun and funky’ Austin vibe to Annapolis
Chuy's, an Austin, Texas, Tex-Mex restaurant known for its "Austin vibe" and annual Green Chile Festival, is opening its second Maryland location in Annapolis this fall. The chain is opening …
News - 11 August 2017
Giant emerges as anchor for Fairfax Circle development
The grocery store chain Giant Food is coming to Scout on the Circle, recently signing a lease agreement to serve as the anchor store for the long-developing project in …
News - 2 August 2017
Parkville duckpin bowling alley ‘resurrected from certain death’
Parkville Lanes, long a haven for Baltimore duckpin bowlers, is getting a second wind. The community bowling alley is preparing to reopen next week after a total facelift and will …
News - 5 July 2017
Inside Douglas Development’s New Brookland Press Project
After restoring and repositioning a bread factory, a laundry facility, a department store warehouse and a coliseum, Douglas Development's latest adaptive reuse of a historic D.C. industrial building is …
News - 18 June 2017
A pizza chain created by a former Starbucks exec should worry Pizza Hut and Domino’s
About one in eight Americans eats pizza on any given day. And an increasing number of them are ditching legacy brands like Domino's and Pizza Hut for innovative fast-casual chains. MOD Pizza is one …
News - 30 May 2017
Starbucks To Open Third Georgetown Store At 34th And M
A vacant storefront on M Street in Georgetown will soon be home to the neighborhood's third Starbucks.
News - 12 April 2017
BGR heading to Brookland, Mason Dixie goes bricks-and-mortar and more new restaurant news
Brookland is blowing up, and the latest addition will be BGR The Burger Joint. The local chain has signed on to Monroe Street Market, according to a broker for …
News - 11 April 2017
Whole Foods debuts in Riverdale Park, another symbol of Prince George’s progress
Prince George’s County’s first Whole Foods Market will open Wednesday with much fanfare. Store employees will tear a five-foot-long golden brown loaf of challah baked in-house and give customers …
News - 10 April 2017
At Whole Foods-anchored shopping center, Prince George’s shows off a north county gem
Almost 10 years after developers Jane and Calvin Cafritz first floated the idea of a Whole Foods-anchored mixed-use development on a tract of land in Riverdale between U.S. Route …
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451 Apartments and a Hotel: The New Plans for Storey Park
It has been a long time coming for NoMa’s Storey Park development, a project slated for 1005 First Street NE (map) that was originally approved to have 346,000 square feet of …