The new YMCA opened its doors inside the SunTrust building. It replaces the old location at the James Center, which ended operations on June 29. Compared to the previous site, the new location will be less than half the size of that, at 12,000 square feet. Even if it sounds small, it still packs a mean punch.

Douglas Development filed an application with the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) that seeks a special exception to bring large-format retail to the nearly two-acre site along New York Avenue between 16th Street and the private Walt Lincoln Way NE. BZA approval would enable the developer to construct a 1-2 story commercial building on the […]

Carr Properties has announced that their second WaveOffice location is now open and available for lease at 1615 L St. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Located on the 6th floor, this WaveOffice location features five private office suites that can accommodate up to 24 people per suite. Additionally, WaveOffice includes communal areas, crafted coffee and sparkling water, a […]

For the past 20 years, Carpenter’s Shelter has been operating out of a renovated Department of Motor Vehicles building on North Henry Street. While the building has served the organization very well, said Carpenter’s Shelter Executive Director Shannon Steene, the building has been under very heavy use and is in need of an overhaul. In […]

As it prepares to deliver the Line DC hotel in Adams Morgan, Foxhall Partners is working on a mixed-use apartment building across the street.  Foxhall presented plans to ANC 1C Wednesday detailing an 80-unit mixed-use development it is building at 1773-1777 Columbia Road NW. “We’re big believers in Adams Morgan,” Foxhall managing partner Matt Wexler said. “We […]

Two emerging corridors, H Street NE and Route 1 in Prince George’s County, will welcome their first Whole Foods this spring. Even before the popular grocer opens, both neighborhoods are already benefiting from “the Whole Foods effect.” Bisnow: Jon Banister Whole Foods’ ground-floor space at The Apollo on H Street In addition to the buzz Whole Foods […]

Huge outdoors outfitter Cabela’s Inc. (NYSE: CAB) has landed in the D.C. region, with an 80,000-square-foot store set to open in Gainesville March 9. It’s the first local outpost for Cabela’s, a Nebraska-based outdoors retailer that has been growing its presence on the East Coast in recent years. The store, located at 5291 Wellington Branch […]

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE: PEI) expects the $25 million renovation of its Mall at Prince Georges to bring the Hyattsville shopping center up to nearly Springfield Town Center levels of sales. PREIT CEO Joe Coradino — who also just became chairman of the board — told investors on an earnings call Friday that […]

Renovations to the former Aquia Towne Center are underway, after years of stalled development and setbacks. Regal Aquia 10 no longer calls the plaza home and will be revived under the name Regal Garrson 12 within The Garrison at Stafford a few miles down the road. Now called The Town Center at Aquia, the plaza […]

Famed for their quickly made, highly customizable vehicles, Local Motors set the world ablaze by manufacturing road-ready 3D-printed cars, and their new facility at the National Harbor will use a printer to demonstrate how the world’s first 3D-printed car will be made.. The 20k SF, interior fit-out project will also be used to showcase the company’s […]