Comments on: Subway Sandwich Shop Coming Soon to Retail Above Petworth Metro

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:25:06 +0000

I find it interesting that they can barely give the units away at this point. First one, then two, now three months free rent…

By: vig

vig — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:26:30 +0000

No property taxes for 10 years? Then why are rents so effing high? Criminal.

By: Hey wait a minute

Hey wait a minute — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:42:06 +0000

I was hoping for another So’s Your Mom! Sigh

By: Frankie James

Frankie James — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:01:03 +0000

Bravo

By: rocketnerd

rocketnerd — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:54:53 +0000

They’re not paying any property taxes for 10 years. I’d say that’s about as good a tax break as you could dream of.

From DC Mud:
http://dcmud.blogspot.com/2010/01/city-council-hands-out-tax-breaks-to.html

Donatelli’s Park Place, which opened atop the Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro station last summer boasting 156 rental apartments and 5 rowhouses, offered 20% of the units to low-income tenants. Park Place is a $71 million, 200,000 square-foot housing and retail project. The abatement begins FY 2009 and exempts the developer from property taxes for the next 10 years and increases by 10% for the years 11 through 20 until the point at which the developer is paying full property taxes. In 20 years. Though, according to Brian DeBose, Communications Director for Councilmember Jim Graham, this is the an unusual request from Donatelli, whose projects have consistently set aside affordable housing, without any expectation of tax abatement. Graham saw fit to support the developer, a DC resident, and to “better advantage the building” during an economic downturn.

By: Frankie James

Frankie James — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:52:25 +0000

People are strange… The statue in front of the GA Metro is titled, “A new Leaf” right? Well that is what we get, something new.

Not another ligour store, or barbershop, or hair weave joint. Besides, Subway is better than most of the crap being sold along GA.

I can’t wait to spend my money there.

By: victoria

victoria — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:03:24 +0000

I still think one of these newly-built big spaces would be ideal for an Hong Kong- Singapore style foot court with independent retailers. Not just Asian food – have a bagel cart, a crepe stand, a deli, smoothie bar – whatever. (Not the ubiquitous chains as in a mall food cart.) They all share common seating area and if one tanks it can easily be replaced.

Food carts = low start-up costs for entrepreneurs and would provide enough variety to satisfy everyone and provide at least a slight resemblance to the “public square.”

By: otis gal

otis gal — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:40:53 +0000

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:27:03 +0000

Sala Thai flat out sucks – I remember when the original opened in Arlington and it has never done better than mediocre.

Subway, gahgh – they couldn’t at least swing a potbelly?

Cricket – Ghetto

By: rocketnerd

rocketnerd — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:21:45 +0000

Though I’d still argue it beats the Panda Express, Vitamin Shoppe, and Lane Bryant at DC USA.