Lyon Village Giant - Bad times ahead

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Anonymous wrote:It will be a spirit of Halloween in September and maybe an indoor fireworks stand in the summer.

Going to really boost foot traffic for a week or two.

Maybe a laser tag place will pop up too.

A laser tag place would be amazing! That would save me so many trips to Alexandria and Fairfax for birthday parties. Someone needs to make that happen.

Bring back Jumping Joeys!

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Anonymous wrote:I hear Amazon Fresh is interested!

doubtful

https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-fresh-amazon-go-closures-why-didnt-grocery-work-2023-2

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Anonymous wrote:I want to buy it and make an indoor dog park.

A doggy daycare/boarding place would do really well there.

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I thought I heard Wegmans was considering it—now that would be amazing. But if not that, another decent grocery store would be great. I just hope it’s not a pointless bank.

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I disagree that plaza does a good morning and lunch time business the CVS is mostly busy. The BGR has my favorite Burger!!!

The owner of the stip mall won’t let it sit long.

It could use a facelift like Chesterbrook.

The apartments are location location location.
I don’t believe it’s true that people are moving away from Clarendon. The rents and housing prices are still very high.

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Anonymous wrote:Arlington really needs a nice indoor firing range…

…like it needs a hole in the head. Which is basically the same thing.

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I vote for a South Block or a good Indian restaurant.

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Lidl, Aldi, or TJs would make sense there -- and probably would be more profitable for the shopping center owner.

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Perfect place for a title loan store

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Anonymous wrote:I vote for a South Block or a good Indian restaurant.

Or both! It's a big space.

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Anonymous wrote:Lidl, Aldi, or TJs would make sense there -- and probably would be more profitable for the shopping center owner.

Lidl would be perfect but theres one in Mclean so fairly close.

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Anonymous wrote:Perfect place for a title loan store

Exactly. Or a vape shop or 7-11. That seems to be what we get in Arlington.

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Anonymous wrote:Lidl, Aldi, or TJs would make sense there -- and probably would be more profitable for the shopping center owner.

There’s a TJ half a mile away in Clarendon.

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Anonymous wrote:I disagree that plaza does a good morning and lunch time business the CVS is mostly busy. The BGR has my favorite Burger!!!

The owner of the stip mall won’t let it sit long.

It could use a facelift like Chesterbrook.

The apartments are location location location.
I don’t believe it’s true that people are moving away from Clarendon. The rents and housing prices are still very high.

Agree with all of this. People aren't moving away from Clarendon- they keep building high-rises all along the R-B Corridor and people are moving in. In fact there is a proposal to build a luxury high-rise apartment building right across the street from this location.

I have no idea of the timeframe but something will go in this space. Eventually this parcel will be redeveloped but it's doubtful it would happen anytime soon with all the stormwater management issues at that site.

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There is supposed to be a big storm water management “facility” built where the pawn shop is now located. It might divert enough water from Spout Run the the shopping center across the street can be redeveloped.