NoMa (Near Northeast)

7-11 Coming to 1300 block of 2nd street NE in NoMa

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to a few readers for sending word about this development. One says:

“I was walking to work yesterday and noticed that work was being done in the empty retail space located in the Marriott Courtyard Located in the 1300 block of 2nd street N.E. Today they finally put up a sign that indicates a new 7 Eleven is going in. That will be great benefit for the people working such as my self in the area.”

Another writes that it is right near the New York Ave metro stop. Do you like the addition of a 7-11 here? Would you like to see a 7-11 open up in your neighborhood?

The 5pm Post – Zestfest starts in NoMa

By Prince Of Petworth

“ZESTFEST is a three-week outdoor festival to activate spaces, create new parks, and make the streets of NoMa vibrant and exciting.

Zestfest will bring the NoMa neighborhood to life, celebrating the beautiful outdoors in DC’s autumn season – and focus on enlivening public spaces for use by residents and employees. Join us for Zestfest, a three-week party on the streets of NoMa! Fun unleashed for 3 weeks October 7-23, 2010.”

You can find a full list of events here.

Nice Landscaping in NoMa

By Prince Of Petworth

1st St, NE in NoMa is continuing to look good. I’m digging the new landscaping.

And I’m sure the folks who live nearby are psyched to see that the Potbelly’s has opened:

Judging Buildings – 1st, NE in NoMa

By Prince Of Petworth

Above is the building that will also house the Harris Teeter located at 1st and M St, NE (same building as the Potbellys).

And on a side note, I couldn’t believe how many new gigantic glass buildings there were on 1 St, NE. And more were going up. It’ll be interesting to see how fast these fill up.

But back to the original question, what do you think about the building in the first photo – thumbs up or down? Or neutral?

I Respect Their Honesty

By Prince Of Petworth

All too often we see Coming Soon signs for places that don’t seem to be coming soon *cough* Park Place Cafe *cough*.

What do you think is a reasonable amount of time for when a coming soon place goes up – to expect the place to actually arrive? 6 months? A year?

Props to the Potbelly’s going into NoMa on 1st NE for adding soon-ish to their sign:

Coming and Going: Karaoke Coming Heidi’s Going

By Prince Of Petworth

Muzette Karaoke is coming to the old Kokopolis spot at 2305 18th St NW in Adams Morgan. A sign recently went up and the entrance is starting to look nice which is promising since it used to look like this but now looks like this:

And in going news:


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“Dear PoP,

I have noticed that the Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli at 1300 2nd St. N.E. has been closed now for about 5 weeks . I originally thought that maybe they were closed for vacation which they have done in the past,But tonight as I was walking by I spoke to a Security Guard for the ATF building where they are located and he said they have gone out of business. Well since the Constitution Cafe opened around the corner 145 N St N.E. their business had slowed to a crawl (Plus the food is a lot better than Heidi’s).”

Will anyone miss Heidi’s?

Judging Buildings

By Prince Of Petworth

I know I’ve gone back and forth on whether or not I like glass buildings but I’m digging this one (view looking north from the bridge walking towards H St, NE). I like the building itself, but I especially like how the tracks kinda veers around it. What do you guys think – thumbs up or down?

New NOMA Businesses Announced

By Prince Of Petworth

You can find more information about the Constitution Square project here. Note Columbia Heights’ own Tynan Coffee & Tea will be expanding into this area. From an emailed Press Release:

“Three Restaurants, NoMa’s First Full-Service Bank To Join 50,000 SF Harris Teeter in Late 2010

Washington, D.C., February 16, 2010… StonebridgeCarras, developer of Constitution Square in Washington, D.C., today announced the signing of five key retail leases that will greatly expand the 1.6 million square foot project’s amenities and solidify its status as the nexus of the rapidly developing NoMa (north of Massachusetts Avenue) neighborhood. The following retailers will join the 50,000 SF Harris Teeter grocery store scheduled to open later this year:

* TD Bank with NoMa’s first full-service banking facility (5,200 SF)
* Potbelly Sandwich Works restaurant (2,500 SF)
* Tynan Coffee & Tea café (2,100 SF)
* Constitution Café restaurant (6,000 SF)
* Georgetown Valet drycleaner (1,100 SF)

Press release continues after the jump. (more…)

Judging Cool New Structures – Bike Station at Union Station

By Prince Of Petworth

How do you think the new bike station located right outside Union Station, turned out? I think it looks super cool? I know I’ll be called daft, obtuse and more but can someone please explain the purpose to me. Who will use this? Bikers from outside of DC who then will take the metro to work?

And of course do you like the structure itself?

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