Friendship Heights

“Yasmine Brings Lebanese Comfort Food to The Heights Food Hall (scheduled to open December 11th at 11am)”!!

By Prince Of Petworth


photo courtesy Yasmine

From a press release:

“Yasmine, the iconic Lebanese-inspired kebab shop, is thrilled to announce its arrival at The Heights Food Hall located at 5406 Wisconsin Ave Suite A in Chevy Chase, MD, 20815. Yasmine, recognized by Yelp as one of DC’s top 50 Places to Eat, is a celebration of the incredible flavors and dishes inspired by Lebanese and Arab cultures. Guests of Yasmine will enjoy perfectly grilled kebabs, crisp falafel, and bright, flavorful sauces to round out every dish. Everything is designed to offer guests fresh food they can stay and savor, enjoy at home, or on the go. (more…)

“Tishman Speyer to Transform Friendship Heights Shopping Mall into Mixed-Use Property with Hundreds of Rental Apartments and Reimagined Retail Spaces”

By Prince Of Petworth


5300 Wisconsin Ave, NW rendering courtesy Tishman Speyer

From a press release:

“Tishman Speyer today announced it has secured $150 million in construction financing from RBC Capital Markets, as well as all permits necessary, to move forward with its reinvention of Mazza Gallerie in Washington, DC.

Working with acclaimed Danish design architects 3XN, Tishman Speyer is transforming the obsolete shopping mall in Friendship Heights into a dynamic mixed-use development featuring approximately 320 rental apartments and 90,000 square feet of retail.

Tishman Speyer will replace Mazza Gallerie’s existing three-story above-grade structure with a new seven-story building with a striking, undulating masonry façade set atop a new glass enclosed retail podium. Tishman Speyer will maintain the existing below-grade concourse retail and parking structure. Demolition of the existing structure is underway and completion of the residential portion and first wave of new retail openings is anticipated in 2025. (more…)

The Heights Food Hall Goes Green

By Prince Of Petworth


5310 Western Ave

Artificial Turf is trending!!

But why?

Anyway it’s quite a large space that goes all the way around the back:

The Heights website sounds promising, though dates are obviously getting pushed back, and says (Opening Early 2023):

“The Heights is our new Food Hall opening at the end of 2022 in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

The Heights will include one full-service restaurant (Urbano), a full-service bar (The Heights Bar), a speakeasy (The Turncoat), and eight local food stalls, including one stall picked from Urbano’s “Stall Wars” competition.

We expect the following culinary partners at this anticipated culinary space: (more…)

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