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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The whole neighborhood got old all of a sudden - Lord and Taylor and Mazza were in steep decline for a decade before Covid hit. It's still in a good location and could be appealing again in 5-10 years.

I'm convinced that retail/restaurant neighborhoods are inherently cyclical and whatever is hip and happening today will be Georgetown or White Flint Mall tomorrow.[/quote]

While there is some cyclical turnover, Friendship Heights is the same bad suburban design that's struggling elsewhere. Its not going to get much of a recovery in 5-10 years if better places keep getting built in the city and region.

You can't run a six lane stroad through a shopping district and expect success anymore. People will just got to better places. [/quote]

“6 lane road” is a misleading description. Each side is a parking lane and 2 traffic lanes. When I want to cross Wisconsin Ave. I walk to the nearest crosswalk which is never far, push the signal button, and wait not very long for a walk signal. Maybe you’re thinking of some other neighborhood, or the stretch of Wisconsin Ave. between Bethesda and Friendship Heights. [/quote]

If movement between the buildings and the street aren't the problem, why is FH struggling then? Is it because people are going to City Center instead? Wonder if the built environment has anything to do with that? [/quote]

Ive been to FH oodles of times and never go to City Center .[/quote]

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