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District Taco Declares Restaurant Completion (1309 F St NW)
Photo from District Taco’s Twitter stream The folks at District Taco tweeted this morning that the restaurant build-out is complete. A now hiring sign sits in the window as well as signs that breakfast tacos may become part of Penn Quarter residents’ regular breakfast meal rotation. An opening day has yet to be announced, but [...]
733 10th St NW Office Building Success
733 10th St NW, taken in March 2011 Globe St has a nice article detailing the success of Skanska’s speculation office building at 733 10th St NW. With rents as high at $818/sq ft, which analysts report as very respectable, Skanska had been able to bring occupancy to 91% before the building was completed. It [...]
Gallery Square Construction Update *pics*
Work is progressing on the collection of buildings on the NE corner of 7th & H St NW. The facade of the corner building received a paint job, ironically in the color of brick red (1st photo), but the neighboring building on 7th St is still hollowed out (2nd photo). Douglas Development’s website has some renderings of [...]
Jaleo Renovation Complete! (480 7th St NW)
It’s hard to believe that Jaleo has been in operation for almost 20 years! After a month-long renovation, the Spanish tapas restaurant headed by Chef José Andrés’ ThinkFoodGroup, has reopened. Locals will quickly notice that the overall layout of the restaurant is still the same, though, some of the seating has been altered to accommodate the new benches, tables [...]
A Peek Inside Wagamama (418 7th St NW)
Last year, we reported on Wagamama’s new stated opening date: early 2012. Well, as you can see by the following photo, work doesn’t appear to have even begun on the space. We snapped this photo as a couple of workers appeared to be doing something in the space, but nothing major. Some building supplies litter [...]
Now Showing At Riot Act: College Hoops
We are always excited when our neighborhood establishments go dual-purpose on us. Today, the Riot Act (801 E St NW) was sporting signs on it’s main entrance canopy advertising to all of the March Madness fans: <- College Hoops [this way].
Protein Bar Info (7th & D St NW)
The Washington Business Journal has a write-up on the new Chicago-based Protein Bar that is moving into Market Square at 7th & D St NW. Freed’s Optical is being relocated into another space in the building.
Jaleo Under Renovation Until March 26, Don’t Panic!
As we mentioned in last week’s heard in the ‘hood, chef José Andrés’ Jaleo restaurant (7th & E St NW) is undergoing a month-long renovation and will reopen on March 26. Andrés invites us to follow the progress on their facebook page. Day 1 looks like it consisted of furniture removal.
Donald Trump’s Post Office Building Redevelopment And “Civilian BRAC”
(photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) We all know that BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) is the process in which the federal government closes excess military installations and optimizes usage of their existing facilities. Well, a new bill is making its way through congress with pretty impressive speed, dubbed Civilian BRAC (formally Civilian Property Realignment Act). It [...]
Sixth Engine To Open Tonight (438 Mass Ave NW)
Ed. Note (Feb 11): Per this post, Sixth Engine will be closed Sunday, Feb 12 and Monday, Feb 13 and will reopen on Tuesday, Feb 14. Thrillist DC has a nice write-up on Sixth Engine today, a new tavern built inside of the historic fire station at 438 Massachusetts Ave NW. Our friends at MVT blog [...]
