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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]we've had brand proliferation for years, and so supermarkets need to be larger (other than specialized ones like Trader Joe's) That's not Safeway in particular.  You want to see a huge suburban supermarket, go to a Wegmans, or a Costco.

Ergo, to survive they need to be bigger, and to make that work it helps to add residences above. Which means a  bunch of people who can buy groceries WITHOUT getting in a car.  And more people who can live close to their work in DC, and not have long commutes.  And more tax revenue for the city.  A win win which is why planners love it.  [/quote]

1.  DC is becoming a bit like San Francisco but without the Google buses.  A lot of the sought-after creative, hipster class likes to live in the city but have jobs in the suburbs.

2.  It's easy to market upscale residences to young professionals when they're anchored by a Whole Foods or a Wegman's.  If they're above a Giant .... well, not so much!  This is why Cathedral Commons on Wisconsin probably will become just a fancy off-campus dorm for AU students whose daddies are willing to co-sign the apartment lease, just like the apartment building across the street.[/quote]

There are some reverse commuters from DC to the suburbs, but not many.  This area is different from SF - our suburbs are actually trying to build dense housing (in Arlington, Tysons, Bethesda, etc) in contrast to Silicon Valley  and the jobs in our suburbs are not as high paying as the jobs in Silicon Valley, mostly. Anyway anyone looking to live in hip life in DC and reverse commute is probably going to some place like Columbia Heights or H Street - not Upper Northwest.

As for above a Giant, please see the units on H Street above that Giant.  Or in Shaw. Or the Harris Teeter on M Street SE

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