Downtown : Development News

Officially opening Jan. 12, 202strong will be an approachable, friendly CrossFit gym, the co-founders say.

The mixed-use project, which has been in the works for years, moved closer to approval when the Historic Preservation Review Board accepted two key elements in its design. With ten buildings affected on the 600 block of H Street, the project has the potential to completely remake Chinatown.

The future of the library is in DC citizens' hands.

The annual event shows what uses street parking could be put to besides cars.

It will be the local chain's 5th District location and its 7th overall.

The American Society of Landscape Architects is installing a Green Streets Demonstration Project on Eye Street NW.

DC's zoning board has put its stamp of approval on a 133-unit apartment building on 4th St NW.

The space could become both a training academy for at-risk youth and a public-facing cafe.

The panel touted as exploring "new development frontiers" didn't exactly deliver said frontiers, but tidbits from existing markets in the District are enticing.

The 11-story building's units range from studios to two bedrooms, and prices are expected to range from the low $400s to the mid $700s.

The popular local chain's sixth outpost will be situated in Penn Quarter.

Frederik De Pue says that his new culinary venture, Menu, consisting of a market, bistro/bar and restaurant, will open in the Penn Quarter neighborhood by late January 2014. 

The National Aquarium may have shuttered its D.C. location last month, but the nonprofit wants to continue its mission of conservation in the nation’s capital.

A former auto mechanic is hoping his grandmother’s spaghetti and meatballs will be the recipe for success as a food truck operator with Little Italy on Wheels. 

CulturalDC has paid rent at its Flashpoint art gallery at 916 G Street NW for ten years. The arts organization has now bought the space from landlord PN Hoffman.