Development News

Italian-goods store Via Umbria opens pop-up Saturday

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Via Umbria, a store for anything and everything Italian, plus a travel agency, opens Saturday in Georgetown.

Shaw Arts and Crafts building, site of future El Centro, ready to shine

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

No building permit yet for this project but the work behind the scenes is ongoing.

#parkingdaydc turns ~20 street parking spaces into mini-parks for the day

Monday, September 22, 2014

The annual event shows what uses street parking could be put to besides cars.

Jackson Place Flats in Brookland to open sales "in next few weeks"

Thursday, September 18, 2014

The townhomes are still rising out of the ground, but developer says interest has been high.

Mess Hall food incubator hopes to open in 2 weeks

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

The food incubator's racing to open within the next two weeks.

NW "turtle" park redo begins next month

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Friendship Park and Community Center, also known as "Turtle" park, is getting overhauled beginning in October.

Popular Brentwood sandwich shop adding outdoor seating

Friday, September 12, 2014

MGM Roast Beef is adding outdoor seating that will hold an additional 40 customers.

Affordable, deaf-friendly Columbia Heights building delivers, tenants to move in this month

Friday, September 12, 2014

The 28-unit building built for tenants making 50-60 percent of the area median income delivers this month.

Kennedy St. getting a kitchen and bath showroom (again)

Friday, September 12, 2014

The re-opening of a kitchen and bath showroom on Kennedy St NW that closed in 2010 speaks volumes for the neighborhood.

Surfside Taco Stand will be open 24/7 in Dupont Circle

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Surfside Taco Stand, a window-only offshoot of the popular Glover Park restaurant, will open in mid-September--and stay open.

Woodley Park historic apartment renovation begins this fall

Friday, September 05, 2014

Tenants and developer partnership take over the historic South Cathedral Mansions building through TOPA and will update and modernize it starting in November.

Historic building to become UGA dorm

Thursday, September 04, 2014

The University of Georgia has purchased a building dating from 1931 and is converting it to student housing for its prestigious summer program.

Soon you can actually rent an apartment at National Harbor

Thursday, September 04, 2014

Live at National Harbor? Yep. Leasing will begin for the area's first apartments Saturday.

High-end liquor store opening Oct 1 on 12th St NW

Tuesday, September 02, 2014

Gallagher and Graham, a liquor store emphasizing the local, plans to open Oct. 1 at 12th and U NW.

Developer breaks ground on mixed-use building on 14th Street NW

Barry Madani Friday, August 22, 2014

The condo building incorporates two historic buildings, one of which was once the headquarters of DC's Wilkins Coffee Co, made famous by Jim Henson's commercials.