660 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
The Motofoto located near Eastern Market at 660 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE is moving across the street to 645 Pennsylvania Ave right above the Labyrinth games shop. Motofoto’s last day at the current location is Friday and they are currently having a 25% off sale.
Lou Lou at 1802 14th Street, NW
Back in early July we learned that a Lou Lou boutique would be opening at 14th and S St, NW (next to Doi Moi opening Tuesday) – thanks to a reader for sending word – the Lou Lou has already opened.
Future home of Redeem at 1810 14th Street, NW
And just a few feet north Redeem boutique will be opening up Aug. 31st:
“It’s happening… we’re moving into our new home. A bigger, better, version of Redeem is coming.
Just a 1/2 block north of where we are now, you can find us at 1810 14th Street NW, next door to our new neighbors, Ted’s Bulletin.
We’ll be closing up shop Monday August 26th through Friday August 30th to make the leap.
We’ll re-open for business at Noon on Saturday August 31st with a celebration that evening at 6PM until 8PM.”
Redeem originally opened up at 1734 14th Street, NW in October 2006.
original home of Redeem at 1734 14th Street, NW looking north
3443 14th Street, NW
Thanks to a reader for sending word. Only a few weeks ago Urban Bespoke opened up in the former Black-Eyed Susie space at the corner of 14th and Meridian Pl, NW. The space has been completely emptied out:
716 7th Street, NW
IT’Sugar of questionable marketing campaigns has opened in Chinatown. Holy sugar rush:
3124 Mt. Pleasant St, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Would love to dive into the funny question of why, on two of DC’s most interesting and thriving (though different) commercial corridors – 14th street and Mt. Pleasant St – we find two paint stores occupying prime locations, both with parking lots.
McCormick Paint at 3124 Mt Pleasant
Duron Paint at 2511 14th St
The Mt. Pleasant location seems so prime for either a Tryst-style coffee shop or restaurant, or maybe a great natural market (where the parking would come into play). The corner location would allow a ton of outdoor seating.
Duron has a backstory, I know, as they moved to allow the Whole Foods in. The space is so obviously underutilized. They only fill about 1/3 of the inside space, and the lot is generally mostly vacant (as with McCormick).
Is it something about the parking lots that keeps these lots from higher uses? Something about DC’s insatiable appetite for paint? And why paint alone instead of a large hardware store?
I’m sure both lots and owners have understandable backstories, but I find the fact that two large corner lots with parking on thriving commerical corridors are occupied by single-purpose paint stores to be perplexing.”
Ed. Note: An old corner paint store (also a McCormick) at the corner of 15th and P St, NW was converted into a Tortilla Coast restaurant.
Hiatt and Irving St, NW
Thanks to a reader for sending the update. Petco will have their grand opening in Columbia Heights Sept. 6-8th beneath DSW on Irving Street west of 14th.
Joint Custody is now open in the former basement space of Ginger Root at 1530 U St, NW. And The Press dry cleaners have opened next door at 1528 U St, NW in the former Rock It Again space.
Former Mila Discount store at 2015 14th Street, NW
A reader sends word that a Crossroad Trading Co. is coming to a space around 14th and U St, NW. An email to Crossroads confirms that they are coming to 2015 14th Street, NW “later this Fall.”
This is the former Mila Discount space on 14th just north of U Street. Crossroads Trading website says:
Crossroads is a new and recycled fashion retailer that has been serving its fashionable and environmentally conscious customers since 1991.
We are headquartered in Berkeley, California, and our first store opened in San Francisco on Fillmore Street. Today we have 29 retail locations that span the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Chicago and New York. And we’re always looking for new, fashion-savvy locations.
Buy – Sell – Trade – Consignment
We provide opportunities for our customers to:
Buy name-brand and designer clothing at a greatly discounted price
Sell gently used clothing for cash or trade
Consign high-end designer items for cash
Keep clothing out of landfillWe specialize in high-quality, name-brand clothing at exceptionally reasonable prices. Think Marc Jacobs, Coach and Banana Republic for a fraction of their original retail prices.
Because we buy most of our merchandise directly from our customers, each store directly reflects the neighborhood it’s in. This makes every store unique to its market.
We are recognized for the high quality of recycled merchandise we sell and have won over 80 “Best-Of” awards.
Updates as they get closer to opening.
1700 Block of L St, NW
Back in March we learned a Sarar clothing store would be opening up in former Verizon store space on the 1700 block of L Street, NW. This is just east of the former Borders space which recently became a Nordstrom Rack. I stopped in Sarar and was told they are opening up tomorrow (Friday)!
1805 Columbia Road, NW
Thanks to two readers for sending word about the new tenant coming to the former Blockbuster space (closed since Aug. 2010) in Adams Morgan. Though at first we heard it would become a Citibank new permits have been posted and work has begun on a new medical clinic – Medstar Health:
