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3100 block of Q St.

It was just last year that Kate Spade moved out of its cramped quarters on M St. to take over the space previously occupied by Juicy Culture. In its wake swam in Kate’s spunkier little sister Kate Spade Saturday, which took over the store’s old space. Well the spunkier sister isn’t sticking around: Kate Spade is killing off its Kate Spade Saturday line, including the Georgetown store. While it’s at it, its taking out the lone brother, Jack Spade, too.

This is a similar move to Ralph Lauren’s decision to kill off the Rugby line a few years ago, which also took out a Georgetown store. In both instances, the stores decided to focus on the main, more expensive, brand.

One more thing that many people don’t realize: the real Kate Spade is David Spade’s sister-in-law. True story.

Photo by Mel Peffs.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Georgetown Safeway needs more Masa Arepa.
• Free TACOS!

3100 block of Q St.

There’s been much speculation that ever since Under Armour CEO and Georgetown resident, Kevin Plank, bought the old Nathans building that he’d convert the old tavern building into a flagship location of his retail store. There’s also been some hope that since the building was bought by Plank’s personal fund, and not Under Armour itself, that maybe, just maybe, he’d see fit to put something else there.

Well that hope is about extinguished. Next week at the ANC meeting, the commission will consider an application to gut the building and convert it to retail. One need not be Nostradamus to know what store will be going in there. Carol Joynt, for one, holds out a flicker of hope that Plank will construct a tavern within the retail store (he does still have the liquor license, for what it’s worth), but GM is not optimistic. We’ll know more next week. Continue reading →

Photo by Mark Zilberman.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Tour of the storied history of 1789.
• Journalist Jonathan Chait wrote something the other day that made a lot of people angry at him. To help salve his wounds, Gawker bought him a gift certificate to a Georgetown spa.

1600 block of Wisconsin Ave.

Photo by Ehpien.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Georgetown Business Association (which isn’t the BID) pledges to work closer with other Georgetown organizations.
• Inside the old Jesuit Residence.

GM noticed a new listing for one of the penthouses of 1055 High, Eastbanc’s ultra-luxury new building along the canal and Wisconsin. And wow, is it something.

At first the thing that caught GM’s attention was that one of the units was for sale again. It was reported last June that all the units were sold, and for cash. GM doesn’t know if this is a flip, or if the original transaction was canceled somehow. Either way, it’s a little unusual that it’s already back on the market.

But that aside, look at what it’s like to own a New York style loft in the middle of Georgetown:

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1600 block of 28th St.