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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't discount the doomsayers. I just met a business owner in LA looking to expand a popular non-chain tea/coffee shop in the DC area. He said he was advised to open up in Tysons because DC doesn't have anyone downtown and has steadily increasing crime. Basically other cities are turning around while DC remains an outlier.[/quote]

I don’t know who is advising him. But Tyson’s is bland. It has more urban amenities now but it’s still bland. Blue Bottle has only opened its trendy specialty coffee shops in and around downtown DC. It is doing robust business and recently reopened the cafe off of K Street near Franklin Park.

I think DC finally woke up to reality when it looked like Monumental/Caps/Wizards was going to leave for Va. The downtown outlook is wildly different than just a month ago.

And (to reply to a PPP) of course the downtown retail shops have had to lock their doors, otherwise it would be utter chaos, both for the shoppers and employees. At least they are doing great business which is good news. [/quote]

There are two different types of people who enjoy city versus suburban shopping. I've always hated everything about the city experience. In DC the parking is terrible, stores are okay but nothing to write home about, the restaurants are usually overpriced and underdeliver, traffic is horrible and getting catcalled walking to my car is annoying and sometimes scary depending on the level of aggression. Id rather deal with 'bland' Tysons. There are enough people in this area for everyone to find what they like.[/quote]

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