Some Retail Updates

Here are some retail updates drawn from recent permit filings:

Molteni & C

An expensive furniture shop is coming to 3306 M St. The company, Molteni & C, is nothing new for Cady’s Alley, which has long focused on such high end home wares.

Since Design Within Reach moved out of this particular storefront, it has struggled to find a long term tenant. We’ll see if this one sticks.

Catbird

The former Lush store at 3066 M St. is getting a store called Catbird. Given the trends and the name, I was pretty certain this would be some sort of a women’s athleisurewear store, but turns out it’s a jewelry store. Li,e many new shops in Georgetown, Catbird is yet another DTC store looking to expand into bricks and mortar. They’re due to open early February.

Billy Hicks

Finally, a new restaurant is aiming to open at 3277 M St. It appears that it will be called Billy Hicks. These are the operations it is seeking:

New Retailer’s Class “C” Restaurant with an indoor seating capacity of 75, Summer Garden with 12 seats, Total Occupancy Load of 99, and a Sidewalk Café with 12 seats. The Licensee is also requesting the Alcohol Carry-Out and Delivery Endorsement, Holiday Extension of Hours Endorsement, and Entertainment Endorsement for inside of the premises. Licensee is requesting Sports Wagering with 1 kiosk and a Streatery with a seating capacity of 25.

Billy Hicks is the character played by Rob Lowe is the classic Georgetown-based film, St. Elmo’s Fire. So the name seems to be a bit of a deep cut reference.