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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think a bakery and something like a cheese/wine shop would do well as part of the renovation.  I know if I had a bakery in walking distance or on my way home from metro I would stop all the time.

They also need a county parking garage like the elm street garage in bethesda that is low cost and free at some times — it makes it so much more practical to drive over.[/quote]

Paul’s — a long established wine shop — closed a few years ago, although Rodman’s has an extensive wine selection. With Whole Foods and the coming Trader Joe’s, that might be a lot of competition in a small area for wine as well as cheese. Or maybe multiple shops with different specialties would build more interest?

I’d love a good Deli — restaurant like Mel Krupins.  And a bakery would be great. Years ago, I’d stop at Borders for international magazines, and pick up baguette sandwiches at Marvelous Market. Those were the days!

My dream though, would probably be a Zabars.

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No offense…but a deli or bakery won’t move the needle at FH.

I would love a HD or a Costco to take over the Lord & Taylor site.

The new Mazza is supposed to be finished by Spring 2025…hopefully that starts the revitalization.[/quote]

There's no way the neighborhood would not rise up in wild protest over a Costco or HD, which would bring in a lot more traffic to side streets than anyone there would want. But anyway, the site is supposed to be the new Metro bus garage.

I'm very curious to see what tenants they start announcing for the new Mazza, which will give a good picture of what direction things are heading.[/quote]

Why would DC allow Metro to build a bus garage even closer to lower density residences?  [/quote]

Why not? Do you think bus garages are ok next to multi-unit housing but not ok next to single-unit housing?[/quote]

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