Oh great, another waste of prime retail space. I read awhile back that banks open branches these days mainly for the advertising value, since people don’t do much in person at banks anymore. Sad that something more of day-to-day use didn’t open there, particularly with so much closed in that ‘hood pending the much-NIMBY-delayed Giant reconstruction.

Yet another street-life killing, butt-ugly step in the CVS-isation of our urban landscape,

Chris is correct, it’s temporary, and as a resident of this neighborhood, I’m much happier seeing this over an empty storefront – especially with the impending sh*tstorm of construction coming our way. Hopefully something more exciting will eventually move into that space, but I’m happy with this for now.

That Suntrust will be the only (non-liquor store-type) ATM on Wisconsin Avenue for many, many blocks. If you don’t live here, you may not realize how important something like this is to retain; it actually *does* do a lot for this urban neighborhood.