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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is a convenient excuse. Do the other restaurants right there have the same problems? Couldn't they increase security patrols?

Weird venue, strange name, mixed bag of bookings - and also a whole lot more places to see live music in DC than there once was. They say they will reopen in a new location but I doubt it.[/quote]

+1. Sure, Ivy City works against them, but this is a classic example of a national chain that just can't hang in a market that's as competitive as DC. Our strong preference for homegrown businesses is to our credit, and it distinguishes us from a lot of more middling cities that are the bread and butter of chains like this. I don't think they'll do much better even if they suddenly come across a great space in a more convenient part of town.[/quote]

I agree, it's a national chain that opened up in an area they thought would improve faster than it did (pandemic).  The crime rate dropped this year, but the change since 2017 is up.  Reading the CEO's quote, it certainly just sounds like a bad bet.

Dorf says City Winery has been losing millions of dollars every year and not getting support from the landlord and developer that was originally promised when the business opened back in 2017.[/quote]

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