Yeni Wong Evicts CVS, Then Sues

My guess is that CVS would rather pay for fines and a lawsuit than be evicted from its space on 7th and H St. The place does so much business, it’ll be hard for them to let go.

First Balducci’s, now CVS!? What’s up with these companies that squat on our neighborhood retail properties and hold up our development?

I thought this CVS was moving to massachusetts ave?

I heard a rumor that a CVS was opening in Quincy Court on 10th and L. Anyone know if there’s any truth to it?

Thank goodness for that CVS to leave!!! It is great to have a 24 hour CVS, but can it get more ghetto?!?! So I say GOOD RIDDENS GHETTO CVS!!!!

Maybe they can put in a good cheap dry cleaners or a grocery store now!!!

Good. I hope it goes away. That CVS is such a huge eyesore for the neighborhood. Hopefully the ghettoness doesn’t appear at the new one on 4th and H

Speaking of grovery stores, do residents in the neighborhood know that we used to have a grocery story in our neighborhood up until just a few years ago. I do not know the name of the store, but on H Street between 6th and 7th there used to abe a Chinese grocery store on the first floor and a dry goods shop on the second floor. I wish a young Chinese entrepreneur would bring it back (upgraded, of course, for our Western needs, too)…

There’s one problem:

The building sits in a historic district. Unless the Historic Preservation Board has made a dramatic shift, the building will still stand.

Also, the lease states that eviction can occur only if:
1) the tenant gets 240 days advance notice, and
2) demolition of the building

I believe interior and exterior remodeling does not count as demolition. If Wong is trying to demolish the smaller building adjoining the main corner building as an entrance to the new residential buidling, then she might might be on to something. I doubt it though. Yes, it will be one project at completion, but the corner building is technically a separate structure.

Basically, if the buiding is not demolished, then there can be no eviction. CVS might have a point.

I would love to see CVS gone! It will be interesting to see who wins. That corner space could be an excellent addition to the neighborhood’s retail offerings. The CVS needs to go, 24-hour operation or not.

As if we needed another reason to hate CVS, now they’re holding up development? Mrs. Wong should change the locks on the doors and tell ’em to f*** off.

The CVS on Mass Ave/H Street in the 400 Mass Ave building is open and is an HUGE improvement from the one three blocks down in Chinatown. I absolutely hated the one on 7th and H. Hated going in there. I hate all CVS stores in the city because they always have ridiculously long lines and rude employees, but I will say that I go to the one in 400 Mass at least every other day and while sometimes it has long lines, the staff is far more courteous than any other one I’ve been in. Good riddance to the one on 7th and H.

i hope the developer doesn’t get his way.

I’m not sure the Biz Journal is entirely accurate with its “tear down the building” statement. The preliminary plans call for preserving the facade of the Kam Fong Seafood Restaurant and just renovating the CVS building to make use of all of its upper floors (which are currently vacant)

oh thanks for the update. the corner bldg(over CVS) is awesome.

the market on H was called Da Hua. vincent orange is now occupying the space. that was a great market! hey maybe cvs can move there? vincent orange is vacating soon…

i was confused about the tear down too. That would be such a beautiful building after a good renovation, and… you know….windows.

before the old market Da Hua closed i used to go there a lot. the owner said that they were moving out to the suburbs, where most of their clients were.

there used to be at least two other small markets on the south side of h too. one made amazing fresh rice cakes.

the market was ok. the health department closed the operation down on several occasions because the refrigeration units ran too hot. there’s a chinese variety store on the 1300 block of 9th street, a few doors north of bebar across from scripture cathedral called Winner and Co. the prices are much friendlier than da hua. its amazing the amt of merchandise they pack into this little store.

Cowgirl Creamery carries milk (organic), eggs and wine now.

Richard, what is the cross street for the 1300 block of 9th Street. By my count is is not in easy walking distance – but I am curious. Also, where do residents of Wah Luck House go for their food shopping?

I, too, want the CVS gone, but let’s be honest. It won’t clean up the neiborhood. Much like the areas owned by Jamal, that building will be vacant for a long time. And yo uknow what vacant means–homeless people and panhandlers sleeping in the doorways.

Wong wants CVS to vacate so that she can begin construction. The building won’t be vacant, it will be a construction site.

The area needs at least one Asian grocery store not only to satisfy Wah Luck House’s seniors but also people who like shop for Asian Food and not necessary Asian population. Otherwise, why call “Chinatown”.