Overt 40 buildings comprise of the Mount Vernon Traingle neighborhood. We attended a Mt. Vernon Triangle retail summit and learning about the latest happenings.
We met up with the District of Columbia’s Chief Procurement Officer James Staton at a recent meeting at the DC Chamber of Commerce. He explained three common mistakes many new vendors make when doing business with the District of Columbia and told us how to avoid them. 1)Vendors performing work based on verbal commitments from a DC employee. Don’t do work without a purchase order or it may be pro bono! 2)Not checking solicitations issued by those agencies with independent authority. Over 62 agencies use the Office of Contracting and Procurement to purchase goods and services. However there are several major agencies such as DC Public Schools and DC Department of General Services who have their own rules and process. Check out the agency first to save you time and frustration. 3)Expecting payment from OCP. Payments are disbursed by the agency noted on the purchase order not from OCP.
NoMa is the fastest growing neighborhood in Washington, DC with numerous developments about to break ground including JBG’s Capitol Square mixed-use development. We attended the annual NoMA BID meeting and met up with local residents and ANC 6CO4 commissioner Tony Goodman.
Washington was one of the first cities to develop a comprehensive zoning ordinance after New York broke the ground in 1916. This began with the Zoning Act of 1920, which established zoning and the Zoning Commission in the District. Currently all construction or rehabilitation on private land must conform to the requirements imposed by the [...]
Reincarnations cannot afford it’s lease citing high property taxes and will be closing in the next few weeks. The hottest trend on 14th is food,drink, and more food. Look for a bar or restaurant to take over.
Some of the criteria for finding the right retail location in an urban environment often have distinct differences from suburban sites. Robert Tack, the CEO of Capital Retail Group, a Washington D.C. based commercial real estate firm, says “When choosing a location in the suburbs, the criteria is many times the same from region to [...]
Painting brick can make a building look great or not. However, from a maintenance perspective, simply sealing the brick may be a better option. Some paints trap moisture in the wall causing the paint to eventually peel. Before painting begins we recommend researching the paint to ensure it does not decrease the lifespan of the [...]
Body Smith signed a lease to occupy two floors totaling 12,000 square feet of space at 1630 14th Street NW in Washington DC. The building is ideally located between U Street and Logan Circle and construction is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2012. Body Smith owner Stuart Smith says, “You will [...]
National Harbor is booming with activity. We recently met up with Marc Menick of Peterson Companies who gave us an update.
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