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Foxtrot, Maman and Tour Boat Firm Sign On at DC’s The Yards

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May 25, 2023

Foxtrot, Maman and Tour Boat Firm Sign On at DC’s The Yards

Five retailers have signed on for Phase II of The Yards, the largest waterfront development in the Washington, D.C., region being developed by Brookfield Properties.

New tenants include female-owned local plant shop Jungle & Loom, upscale corner store Foxtrot, two eateries, and Sea Suite Cruises, which will operate a boat fleet at The Yards Marina.

Currently underway, Phase II of The Yards will deliver more than 1,260 new multifamily residences, 1.8 million square feet of office space, including exclusive waterfront office, and more than 33,000 square feet of reclaimed waterfront park space.

“The Yards is at once a local neighborhood and a destination, so our retail success lies in providing everyday conveniences for residents and office workers with buzzworthy restaurants, bars, shops and experiences,” Bobby Swennes, executive vice president and head of the mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions for brookfield properties, told Commercial Observer. “From Phase I, we learned how effective it is to mix small local businesses, like Steadfast Supply, with beloved brands, such as Lululemon, so there is both discovery and familiarity.”

Foxtrot inked a 4,300-square-foot lease at 1275 New Jersey Avenue SE and is expected to open in June. Jungle & Loom will occupy approximately 2,000-square feet of ground floor space in the same building, with a planned opening date in 2024.

Maman, a popular Manhattan café and bakery, will take 3,500 square feet on the ground floor of The Yards’ newest residential offering, Vela, at 1300 Yards Place SE. It’s expected to open this summer.

Playa Bowls, offering açaí, pitaya, and coconut bowls and smoothies, has signed a 1,400-square-foot lease also at Vela and will open in 2024.

The four retailers are in Yards Place, a pedestrian-only street that connects the Navy Yard-Ballpark Metro station directly with the Anacostia River waterfront and Nationals Park.

Sea Suite Cruises will be at the marina, where it will house Tikito, a private tiki boat tour experience, which will take six passengers out on the water for two-hour private tours up the Washington Channel.

“This neighborhood is thriving — we’re building new, beautiful residential, best-in-class office, an abundance of public space, and cool retail,” Swennes said. “Prospective tenants can see the growth for themselves, and know that our proximity to the ballpark, public transit and waterfront is a recipe for sustainable, long-term success.”

At full buildout, The Yards will feature up to 3,400 apartments; 500,000 square feet of retail, dining and services; a flagship 225-room Thompson hotel; 1.8 million square feet of office space; and an award-winning waterfront park spread across approximately 25 buildings situated on 48 waterfront acres in the Navy Yard district.

Jennifer Price and Kim Stein of KLNB represented Brookfield in all leases. Foxtrot was represented by John Asadoorian of Asadoorian Retail Solution; Bradley Riddle of Greater Potomac Realty represented Playa Bowls; Maman was represented by Brand Urban; and Jungle & Loom was represented by Alex Meyer of KLNB. It was not immediately clear who represented Sea Suite Cruises.

Keith Loria can be reached at Kloria@commercialobserver.com.

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Four Seasons Hotel conman wanted by DC Police

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December 26, 2024

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Four Seasons Hotel conman wanted by DC Police

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WASHINGTON – D.C. police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man accused of committing fraud and theft at the Four Seasons Hotel in Georgetown.

The incident occurred on Sunday, November 24, around 3 p.m. at the luxury hotel located on the 2800 block of Pennsylvania Avenue NW.

Surveillance footage captured the suspect arriving at the hotel in a Porsche SUV. He was seen wearing dark pants and a puffy winter coat, carrying a backpack. The man entered the hotel and was observed speaking with an employee at the front desk.

According to police, the suspect then dined at the hotel’s restaurant, ordering various items and charging them to a room number he was not registered to.

Following his meal, he proceeded to the hotel gym for a workout before leaving the premises and driving away in the Porsche.

Detectives are urging anyone who recognizes the suspect to contact them. A reward of $1,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case.

Attempts to reach the Four Seasons Hotel management for comment were unsuccessful, as they declined to discuss the incident.

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‘I felt the boom': Burning building collapses in DC after car crash

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December 26, 2024

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‘I felt the boom’: Burning building collapses in DC after car crash – NBC4 Washington

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Cal Thomas: Washington D.C.’s political Christmas tree

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18 hours ago

December 26, 2024

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Cal Thomas: Washington D.C.’s political Christmas tree

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Today is Thursday, December 26th. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Mary Reichard.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: And I’m Myrna Brown. Up next, WORLD commentator Cal Thomas on a bad Christmas tradition in Washington D.C.

CAL THOMAS: When Washington politicians speak of a Christmas tree this time of year, they are not referring to an actual tree. It means they’ve loaded up a bill with another kind of “green,” the kind that’s decorated with money.

The “bipartisan” bill passed just before midnight last Friday, minutes before a government “shutdown” would be an embarrassment to anyone but the politicians who voted for it. Like Christmas, this scenario gets played out almost every year with no regard for the growing debt.

The first bill was more than 1,500 pages. Elon Musk denounced it and suddenly it shrunk to over 100 pages, but that was too little for the big spenders. What passed last week at 118 pages may take days to digest, but you can be sure of one thing: pork is part of it. Always is.

For the last ten years, Republican Senator Rand Paul has published what he calls a “Festivus” report on just some of the wasteful spending in which our Congress is engaged. His latest – and you should Google it to see it all – includes the following:

Some of the highlights – or lowlights as I like to call them — include funding for the National Endowment for the Arts to subsidize ice-skating drag queens and promoting city park circuses. Additionally, the Department of the Interior invested in the construction of a new $12 million Las Vegas Pickleball complex. Interior also allocated $720,479 to wetland conservation projects for ducks in Mexico. This year, the Department of State is featured eleven times, with expenditures including $4.8 million on Ukrainian influencers, $32,596 on breakdancing, $2.1 million for Paraguayan Border Security (what about security at our border?), $3 Million for ‘Girl-Centered Climate Action’ in Brazil, and much more!

Hey, it’s not their money, it’s our money.

At least this time a pay raise for members didn’t make it to the final bill. Members should be having their pay cut, not raised, for under-performing.

Perhaps Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk can do something about the misspending that has led to the unsustainable $36 trillion dollar debt with interest of $1 trillion dollars just this year.

Others have tried and failed to break the spending habit. Maybe they will succeed this time, but the odds are not good. It’s not called “the swamp” for nothing.

I hope you had a Happy Christmas. Your politicians did.

I’m Cal Thomas.

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