First Johnson's, now Sullivan's! Who is the landlord behind this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Guys, dedicated toy stores across the country are closing. This isn't so much about raising the rent as toy stores not being able to afford increased rent because NO ONE goes to toy stores anymore. I bet a lot of parents are buying toys at Target now and skipping the overpriced locally owned toy store (yes, I know it has to be overpriced to stay in business).

And yet Child's Play is thriving in two locations. Hmmmmm.....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Guys, dedicated toy stores across the country are closing. This isn't so much about raising the rent as toy stores not being able to afford increased rent because NO ONE goes to toy stores anymore. I bet a lot of parents are buying toys at Target now and skipping the overpriced locally owned toy store (yes, I know it has to be overpriced to stay in business).

So you’re saying that Target and the fact that it sources cheap plastic toys from Communist China is responsible for the demise of the American toy store?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Guys, dedicated toy stores across the country are closing. This isn't so much about raising the rent as toy stores not being able to afford increased rent because NO ONE goes to toy stores anymore. I bet a lot of parents are buying toys at Target now and skipping the overpriced locally owned toy store (yes, I know it has to be overpriced to stay in business).

And yet Child's Play is thriving in two locations. Hmmmmm.....

Just wait. At the behest of her developer contributors, Mary Cheh recently got the DC Council to FLUM up Chevy Chase DC for denser development also. Planning Director Andrew Trueblood told the ANC a few months ago that DC’s vision is 6 or 7 story buildings on both sides of the avenue in Chevy Chase. As a result, Child’s Play will be gone before too long.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry folks, but Tenleytown is and has been a joke for many, many years now. It has NEVER been a destination. When was the last time you ever heard someone say "let's meet up in Tenley"? And the turnover there has ALWAYS been high. The bars and restaurants turn over every few years with the exception of, like, Panera, and I don't even know if that's still there. It's dumpy and needs the makeover it will hopefully get in the next 10 years. Those of you talking bout family businesses...Sullivan's has only been there a few years, it was displaced out of the Wisconsin Ave. portion of Cleveland Park where it was very successful. If you talked to the owners, you would know that business never went back up to the level it was at when it was in a true family-friendly area. Back then it was walkable from McLean Gardens, which is far more families with young children than its current area.

Why does every area have to be “destination retail”?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Didn't Sullivan's already move once? I thought it used to be down where the Giant is and got kicked out when they redeveloped?

True. And the developers told everyone that they would have special lower rents for small business tenants like Sullivan’s and Shemaili’s to come back to the new complex. But that promise was never kept.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Guys, dedicated toy stores across the country are closing. This isn't so much about raising the rent as toy stores not being able to afford increased rent because NO ONE goes to toy stores anymore. I bet a lot of parents are buying toys at Target now and skipping the overpriced locally owned toy store (yes, I know it has to be overpriced to stay in business).

And yet Child's Play is thriving in two locations. Hmmmmm.....

Just wait. At the behest of her developer contributors, Mary Cheh recently got the DC Council to FLUM up Chevy Chase DC for denser development also. Planning Director Andrew Trueblood told the ANC a few months ago that DC’s vision is 6 or 7 story buildings on both sides of the avenue in Chevy Chase. As a result, Child’s Play will be gone before too long.

Child's Play (with locations in Chevy Chase DC, Arlington, and McLean) can't survive if Connecticut Ave is allowed to have 6-story or 7-story buildings, because...?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Guys, dedicated toy stores across the country are closing. This isn't so much about raising the rent as toy stores not being able to afford increased rent because NO ONE goes to toy stores anymore. I bet a lot of parents are buying toys at Target now and skipping the overpriced locally owned toy store (yes, I know it has to be overpriced to stay in business).

And yet Child's Play is thriving in two locations. Hmmmmm.....

Just wait. At the behest of her developer contributors, Mary Cheh recently got the DC Council to FLUM up Chevy Chase DC for denser development also. Planning Director Andrew Trueblood told the ANC a few months ago that DC’s vision is 6 or 7 story buildings on both sides of the avenue in Chevy Chase. As a result, Child’s Play will be gone before too long.

Child's Play (with locations in Chevy Chase DC, Arlington, and McLean) can't survive if Connecticut Ave is allowed to have 6-story or 7-story buildings, because...?

Wow, they expanded their number of locations in the last few years. Amazing. I thought that "NO ONE goes to toy stores anymore".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Guys, dedicated toy stores across the country are closing. This isn't so much about raising the rent as toy stores not being able to afford increased rent because NO ONE goes to toy stores anymore. I bet a lot of parents are buying toys at Target now and skipping the overpriced locally owned toy store (yes, I know it has to be overpriced to stay in business).

And yet Child's Play is thriving in two locations. Hmmmmm.....

Just wait. At the behest of her developer contributors, Mary Cheh recently got the DC Council to FLUM up Chevy Chase DC for denser development also. Planning Director Andrew Trueblood told the ANC a few months ago that DC’s vision is 6 or 7 story buildings on both sides of the avenue in Chevy Chase. As a result, Child’s Play will be gone before too long.

Child's Play (with locations in Chevy Chase DC, Arlington, and McLean) can't survive if Connecticut Ave is allowed to have 6-story or 7-story buildings, because...?

Because when upmarket dense mixed use gets built, the losers are small businesses that can’t afford the rents and aren’t welcomed anyway by the project investors because they aren’t national chains with deep balance sheets.

[Anonymous]

Actually, the owner of Child's play would LOVE to have density above his store. Go talk to him about it. Total proponent. Not kidding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Actually, the owner of Child's play would LOVE to have density above his store. Go talk to him about it. Total proponent. Not kidding.

What's his name?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Actually, the owner of Child's play would LOVE to have density above his store. Go talk to him about it. Total proponent. Not kidding.

What's his name?

https://childsplaytoysandbooks.com/pages/meet-our-staff

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Actually, the owner of Child's play would LOVE to have density above his store. Go talk to him about it. Total proponent. Not kidding.

What's his name?

https://childsplaytoysandbooks.com/pages/meet-our-staff

Congrats, you can use Google.

Now do you know why he would "LOVE" to up-zoned? Hint: it has nothing to do with selling toys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Actually, the owner of Child's play would LOVE to have density above his store. Go talk to him about it. Total proponent. Not kidding.

What's his name?

https://childsplaytoysandbooks.com/pages/meet-our-staff

Congrats, you can use Google.

Now do you know why he would "LOVE" to up-zoned? Hint: it has nothing to do with selling toys.

Why do you ask questions you apparently know the answer to, and then drop dark hints about other things you apparently know but aren't telling?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Actually, the owner of Child's play would LOVE to have density above his store. Go talk to him about it. Total proponent. Not kidding.

What's his name?

https://childsplaytoysandbooks.com/pages/meet-our-staff

Congrats, you can use Google.

Now do you know why he would "LOVE" to up-zoned? Hint: it has nothing to do with selling toys.

Why do you ask questions you apparently know the answer to, and then drop dark hints about other things you apparently know but aren't telling?

You are the one who is pretending to be good friends with him. On the other hand, I don't know him nor claim to know him, but he seems like a nice guy.

But to get to the point, the reason he would be happy to have his building up-zoned is because he owns the building and it would net him a massive financial windfall. He could partner with a developer, keep his store and clear millions easy.

I am not saying it is a good or a bad thing. I don't judge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Actually, the owner of Child's play would LOVE to have density above his store. Go talk to him about it. Total proponent. Not kidding.

What's his name?

https://childsplaytoysandbooks.com/pages/meet-our-staff

Congrats, you can use Google.

Now do you know why he would "LOVE" to up-zoned? Hint: it has nothing to do with selling toys.

Why do you ask questions you apparently know the answer to, and then drop dark hints about other things you apparently know but aren't telling?

You are the one who is pretending to be good friends with him. On the other hand, I don't know him nor claim to know him, but he seems like a nice guy.

But to get to the point, the reason he would be happy to have his building up-zoned is because he owns the building and it would net him a massive financial windfall. He could partner with a developer, keep his store and clear millions easy.

I am not saying it is a good or a bad thing. I don't judge.

You're responding to multiple posters.

So, he owns the building (according to you), which means that if it were upzoned, he wouldn't get evicted by the owner, because he is the owner. All to the good. Win-win.