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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did someone press a red button that activated the AU defense force? Pretty incredible series of defensive posts. [/quote]

What does AU have to do with this? [/quote]

They’re the leading destroyer of small independent businesses in upper northwest. [/quote]

Ahold/Bozzuto, the owners of Cathedral Commons, are close behind.  They promised that Sullivan’s, Shamali’s and a number of small business tenants that once rented space at the location could come back at discounted rents.  Then they reneged on the promise, because they want chain stores and corporate restaurant groups.

The only developer/operator that tries to get independent businesses as tenants is BF Saul, which also designs and builds quality projects.  (Compare the quality of Park Van Ness on Connecticut with Cathedral Commons, for example).  But Saul is the exception, sadly.[/quote]

Interesting. I maintain that the loophole.is a big problem in abetting these other landlords behaviors. Have you noticed how often properties have sat empty after the small business is driven out? The landlord writes off the rent as a loss I guess. [/quote]

Does anyone know exactly what/where this loophole is? Would love to have a cite to it. [/quote]

It sounds like what’s being suggested is that landlords can write off on their taxes rent for empty commercial retail units.  Is that it? Law?  And just DC taxes?

Also, yes the area is saturated with CVS already.  (Also CVS retail is subsidized by their US-healthcare-industry pharmacy business. CVS is just a healthcare business with toilet paper and groceries to get people in the door.)[/quote]

That’s the only thing that explains CVS.  For years I worked between the cvs at 14th and G and the one at McPherson square on K.  They were both awful—not well maintained, zero customer service, automated robot voices that started yelling at you if you stopped in front of an item for more than 2 minutes.  And usually almost no one there.  I think the homeless people use them to buy cheap food because there are no grocery stores downtown.  Otherwise it’s just the “crap I forgot to get my secretary a card” or “desperately need Advil/candy/chapstick/tampons and can’t wait until I go home” crowd.  SNL has the dumb old skit “guess which one is a cvs employee” and it’s pretty dead on.  [/quote]

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