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PQ Retail Happenings: VIDA & SoHo

Posted by gpliving
February 17, 2009

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Walking about town yesterday, we noticed the sign for VIDA Fitness in the Renaissance Hotel was going up. The facility officially opened in January at 999 9th St NW. While the gym is open to the public, it was also awarded a contract to provide fitness services to nearby DHS workers as well as Renaissance Hotel guests.

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Also, thanks to PQL reader Rusty for spotting (and sending in a pic!) that SoHo Cafe at 401 9th St NW has abruptly closed.  Does anyone have any info as to why it closed?

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Comment by LiveAndWorkinPQ on February 17, 2009 @ 7:28 am

I hate to be a pessimist, but I suspect that for the next 12-18 months, there will be more stories about retail establishments closing as opposed to opening. Would enjoy being wrong on this one, but am not holding my breath…….

Comment by PQS on February 17, 2009 @ 7:59 am

What a shame. SoHo used to be one of my favorite lunch places when I used to work in the PQ.

Comment by Cheryl on February 17, 2009 @ 9:46 am

SoHo was always crowded at lunch time to. There are other SoHo’s in DC, wonder if they closed as well.

Comment by Anon on February 17, 2009 @ 9:50 am

If there is an area in the U.S. that would seem to be most insulated from the current downturn, it would seem to be downtown DC, where agencies are ramping up, consultants/professionals are moving (for both private and government jobs), and, generally, growth will likely occur because of the government’s numerous efforts/packages to stimulate the economy. We’re looking at bigger government.

Comment by LASDC on February 17, 2009 @ 12:03 pm

It’s really weird SOHO closed, I’ve never been to lunch there without it being crowded.

Comment by Anonymous on February 17, 2009 @ 1:14 pm

I go to the Soho in the National Press Building for lunch and it is still open.

In other news, Zenith Gallery is also closing, see: http://www.zenithgallery.com/. Once the Inauguration Superstore moves on, that’s going to be quite a stretch of vacant space on that side of 7th between D and E. If it wasn’t for Sei, that block would be close to a dead zone.

Comment by Jno on February 20, 2009 @ 11:22 am

Soho did a brisk business, I don’t get it. I worked in that building for a few years and the place was a zoo.

Comment by LizK on February 20, 2009 @ 11:14 pm

Re Soho: for a successful business to close so suddenly gets me thinking that they got into some tax trouble such as not forking over the District sales tax, payroll tax, etc. But that’s just a guess.

My question is where is everyone going for lunch these days?

Comment by Jenn on February 21, 2009 @ 1:01 pm

Rumor has it that Soho had insurance problems. They had a pretty serious pipe leak earlier this year and perhaps couldnt cover repairs?? Just speculation.

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