ICON Interiors and Lighting opened up back in Sept. ’08 at 1821 14th St, NW between the vet and El Centro. This is a very prime location – will be interesting to see who moves into the space.
Retail
I noticed a building permit had gone up on one of the retail spaces across from Dunkin Donuts at 2701 14th St, NW in Columbia Heights. Asking in around – folks on the street say a new pharmacy will be filling the space. Makes sense since a new doctor’s office/urgent care center is coming in right across the street as well.
Back in early Oct. we spoke about King’s Deli & Grocery hoping to sell liquor at 3651 Georgia Ave, NW. And now I see that Amanuel Market has applied for a liquor license on the same block at 3661 Georgia Ave, NW (right by the Petworth metro.) I know we’ve talked about liquor store density before but even I think this is too dense.
Photo by PoPville flickr user bajidc
“Dear PoPville,
I keep on seeing black garlic all over menus in the area, most recently being brunch at Poste this weekend. I love it but I don’t love paying for expensive meals or shipping to order the black garlic from online stores. Any suggestions from PoPville for a good place to get black garlic?
Also, I’m from Catonsville where there is an amazing H Mart and I am dying for something similar around here. Is there anything metro-accessible that is comparable? Thanks!”
Back in Aug. ’10 I had heard some scuttlebutt that an H Mart (grocery store) could be coming to the old Secret Safeway on 19th St, NW in Dupont. Sadly, that doesn’t seem to be the case. But the readers question above got me thinking about other coveted retail that we don’t have yet in DC. It seems like there are so many big new developments coming down the pike that we might be able to attract some.
Some of the places I’ve heard spoken about that we don’t have include: H Mart, Eataly, Uniqlo – who else?
So for the Friday Question of the Day – What retail do you want to see in DC that we don’t have yet?
And of course – where can you find reasonably priced black garlic? Would the Hana Japanese Market have it at the corner of 17th and U St, NW?
Photos courtesy of Federal
Palace 5ive announces that its sister shop, Federal, will have a grand opening Friday at 2216 14th St, NW. From a press release:
Back in May ’11 we learned that a Game Stop would be coming to 1759 Columbia Rd, NW. We judged the building here. Well, they’re now open.
And across the street the Unity Market has been closed for about a month. The park seems strangely quiet when I pass it now. Some readers have been inquiring if they’ll be reopening on 14th St, NW in Columbia Heights. I’m still keeping my eyes peeled for that but haven’t heard anything recently.
“Dear PoPville,
I was riding my bike to work today and noticed a sign for Fiat of Alexandria in the old Mar de Plata space on 14th street south of P St. Any idea if we’re getting an outpost of the dealership? That would be kind of cool. Those are some seriously small cars, but I guess they’re perfect for city living.”
Mar de Plata closed their location at 1410 14th Street, NW back in May ’09. This space has been vacant since. Unfortunately a Fiat dealership is not coming to the space. I spoke to the number advertised on the Fiat banner and it turns out Mr. Lee’s family owns the building. He flirted with the idea of opening a Fiat marketing office in the space but since he would not be permitted to offer test drives it is not likely going to happen. The sign in the window is simply an advertisement for the Alexandria location, where he is a dealer.
Though no prospective tenants are in negotiations, I gotta think this prime location won’t sit vacant for too many more years.
I’m totally blanking on the name of the restaurant – anyone remember what it was called? It’s on L St, NW just west of Connecticut Ave. There’s now a plaque there:
At any rate – and I never really understand why stores do this – Verizon is moving from it’s current location to right next door. They expect to make the move in November.
“Dear PoPville,
Today (Sunday, 16 October) some friends and I went into PULP and saw this sign on the the front door, offering great news:
“It’s a ‘Miracle on 14th Street’! Thank you for all your good energy! We’re staying open under new local ownership. Stay tuned for details!”
We talked to a staffer who said a local private investor came through at the last minute — just Saturday morning!– and bought the shop which saved it from closing.
Hooray! This is one of the best stocked independent shops in the city with friendly and helpful staff and a pioneer of the renaissance of 14th Street. (Just have a look at the before-and-after photo of the shop’s site in the photo behind the counter.)”
Pulp is located on 14th St just north of S St at 1803 14th Street NW. Thanks to all who sent emails about this.
Photo by PoPville flickr user mediaslave
I’m hearing rumors that Urban Outfitters is considering opening up a store in the U Street neighborhood. They currently have locations in Georgetown and Penn Quarter. So this week’s Friday Question of the Day is a simple one: Do you think Urban Outfitters would be a good fit for the U Street neighborhood? Personally I think they’d do very well on U Street.