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1300 block of 33rd St.

Above is a common sight at the intersection of Wisconsin and O. It’s a supply truck unloading various high fructose corn syrup/nicotine delivery vessels for the 7-11. It’s about 5:30 pm on a weekday and that lane is not a parking lane at that hour. This is not legal, but it happens all the time, causing back-ups for blocks.

Convenience stores need a lot of deliveries to keep the shelves stocked. That’s why it’s important to plan for that need. The 7-11’s plans clearly involve not giving a damn about the law or the impact on congestion. It would make more sense to park along O St., but that’s somewhat inconvenient because due to truck restrictions, the only way for a truck to get to that block is to drive via 35th st. Much better, it seems, to simply set up shop on Wisconsin whenever. Continue reading →

Photo by John Weiss.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Like all things these days, the canal now too has an app.
• Now the speculation is that Capital One will turn the Nathans building into a “Capital One Cafe” which, frankly, is even worse than if they just opened a damn bank instead.

3200 block of M St.

The Washington Business Journal reported yesterday that Capital One Bank has purchased the old Nathans building from Sagamore Development. And they paid a lot for it. A ridiculously lot for it. Namely $50 million.

WBJ is estimating that this puts the price at more than $5,700 per square foot, which could make it the most expensive square footage sold in DC ever. Sagamore bought the property from the Heon family in 2014 for a price reported to be around $14 million. Significant money must have been put into the project, but it still seems likely that Sagamore made a tidy profit on the deal.

This, of course, comes as a bit of a surprise. It was long expected that Under Armour would move in since Kevin Plank, the founder and CEO of Under Armour (and a Georgetown resident), owns Sagamore Development. But news reports emerged last spring that suggested that they were looking for a different tenant. Now this. Continue reading →

Photo by John Weiss.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Watermelon slushies at the Graham.
• Short profile on Cady’s Alley.

1000 block of 31st st.

There will be a brief ANC meeting next week. It will be at a different time than normal. It will be at 5 pm on Wednesday (still at Visitation).

Typically the ANC skips August, and it appears the primary reason that a meeting is being called is to weigh in on some liquor licenses before the protest period ends. Specifically they’re addressing a new wine shop on Grace St., Church (a, you got it, church-themed restaurant coming to the mall by Geoff Dawson), and the Georgetown Cafe, a restaurant proposed for N St. just east of Wisconsin.

They are also discussion the safety issue of Water St., which is of particular concern following the homicide there last month. Continue reading →

Photo by Daniel Lobo.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Bottle from old soda factory in Georgetown shows up in demolished Maryland home.
• Great footage of a concert on the canal in the 1970s.

3200 block of P St.