Anonymous
07/07/2021 08:58
Subject: First Johnson's, now Sullivan's! Who is the landlord behind this?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
You are having way too much fun. Of course self.respectinf parents shop from Target and Amazon, but we can also value small businesses and relationships with their staff. As to Balduccis, it did have character. Do you not like speciality shops?
That's ok, PP, you can still go to the Balducci'ses with character in Alexandria, Bethesda, and McLean, not to mention Greenwich and Westport (CT), Rye Brook and Scarsdale (NY), Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, and the Philadelphia airport.
Actually,.I can't. I don't drive and I can't walk to those..I could walk to the one that was an AU tenant in Foxhall and went through a rent "negotiation" with them similar to Johnson's and Sullivan's
You can get to the Balducci's in Bethesda via Metro to Medical Center and then a bus.
But I think the point is that Balducci's is a chain, not a local small business.
Yeah, it's clearly up there with Whole Foods and WalMart
No, of course it's not. Nonetheless, it's a chain.
Mitchell Rales has less money than Jeff Bezos or Warren Buffett; he's still rich, though.
Anonymous
07/07/2021 08:02
Subject: First Johnson's, now Sullivan's! Who is the landlord behind this?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
You are having way too much fun. Of course self.respectinf parents shop from Target and Amazon, but we can also value small businesses and relationships with their staff. As to Balduccis, it did have character. Do you not like speciality shops?
That's ok, PP, you can still go to the Balducci'ses with character in Alexandria, Bethesda, and McLean, not to mention Greenwich and Westport (CT), Rye Brook and Scarsdale (NY), Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, and the Philadelphia airport.
Actually,.I can't. I don't drive and I can't walk to those..I could walk to the one that was an AU tenant in Foxhall and went through a rent "negotiation" with them similar to Johnson's and Sullivan's
You can get to the Balducci's in Bethesda via Metro to Medical Center and then a bus.
But I think the point is that Balducci's is a chain, not a local small business.
Yeah, it's clearly up there with Whole Foods and WalMart
Anonymous
07/07/2021 07:37
Subject: First Johnson's, now Sullivan's! Who is the landlord behind this?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
You are having way too much fun. Of course self.respectinf parents shop from Target and Amazon, but we can also value small businesses and relationships with their staff. As to Balduccis, it did have character. Do you not like speciality shops?
That's ok, PP, you can still go to the Balducci'ses with character in Alexandria, Bethesda, and McLean, not to mention Greenwich and Westport (CT), Rye Brook and Scarsdale (NY), Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, and the Philadelphia airport.
Actually,.I can't. I don't drive and I can't walk to those..I could walk to the one that was an AU tenant in Foxhall and went through a rent "negotiation" with them similar to Johnson's and Sullivan's
You can get to the Balducci's in Bethesda via Metro to Medical Center and then a bus.
But I think the point is that Balducci's is a chain, not a local small business.
Anonymous
07/07/2021 07:06
Subject: First Johnson's, now Sullivan's! Who is the landlord behind this?
Anonymous wrote:[quote=Anonymous
You are having way too much fun. Of course self.respectinf parents shop from Target and Amazon, but we can also value small businesses and relationships with their staff. As to Balduccis, it did have character. Do you not like speciality shops?
That's ok, PP, you can still go to the Balducci'ses with character in Alexandria, Bethesda, and McLean, not to mention Greenwich and Westport (CT), Rye Brook and Scarsdale (NY), Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, and the Philadelphia airport.
Actually,.I can't. I don't drive and I can't walk to those..I could walk to the one that was an AU tenant in Foxhall and went through a rent "negotiation" with them similar to Johnson's and Sullivan's
Anonymous
07/06/2021 21:11
Subject: First Johnson's, now Sullivan's! Who is the landlord behind this?
[quote=Anonymous
You are having way too much fun. Of course self.respectinf parents shop from Target and Amazon, but we can also value small businesses and relationships with their staff. As to Balduccis, it did have character. Do you not like speciality shops?
You are having way too much fun. Of course self.respectinf parents shop from Target and Amazon, but we can also value small businesses and relationships with their staff. As to Balduccis, it did have character. Do you not like speciality shops?
That's ok, PP, you can still go to the Balducci'ses with character in Alexandria, Bethesda, and McLean, not to mention Greenwich and Westport (CT), Rye Brook and Scarsdale (NY), Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, and the Philadelphia airport.
Anonymous
07/06/2021 16:01
Subject: First Johnson's, now Sullivan's! Who is the landlord behind this?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I always feel really bad when an old restaurant or store closes, but then I realize that I haven't been there in years. I like the idea of them being around more than I do actually patronizing them.
This right here.
Lots of us patronized them though. With marketing, they could have amped out further. The issue no doubt is the rent. Rumor is that AU was charging 40 grand a month for the Surfside space. Imagine Sullivan's space is steep too. OKAY, but not it will probably sit empty and AU will write it off. Wish they could lower the rent and enable a SMALL BUSINESS to remain in the neighborhood.
Every parent that needed to buy a last minute birthday present for a party they forgot about on Sunday shopped there. There is a market for this product. Now the only store that offers this product (toy + gift wrapping) is Childs Play. The lame option is Target + gift bag but an self respecting parent would never do that.
Any self respecting parent would never give a birthday gift that is target + gift bag?
Balducci's is "character"?
You people are amazing!
Keep it up! Tell us more!
You are having way too much fun. Of course self.respectinf parents shop from Target and Amazon, but we can also value small businesses and relationships with their staff. As to Balduccis, it did have character. Do you not like speciality shops?
Anonymous
07/05/2021 19:51
Subject: First Johnson's, now Sullivan's! Who is the landlord behind this?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I always feel really bad when an old restaurant or store closes, but then I realize that I haven't been there in years. I like the idea of them being around more than I do actually patronizing them.
This right here.
Lots of us patronized them though. With marketing, they could have amped out further. The issue no doubt is the rent. Rumor is that AU was charging 40 grand a month for the Surfside space. Imagine Sullivan's space is steep too. OKAY, but not it will probably sit empty and AU will write it off. Wish they could lower the rent and enable a SMALL BUSINESS to remain in the neighborhood.
Every parent that needed to buy a last minute birthday present for a party they forgot about on Sunday shopped there. There is a market for this product. Now the only store that offers this product (toy + gift wrapping) is Childs Play. The lame option is Target + gift bag but an self respecting parent would never do that.
Any self respecting parent would never give a birthday gift that is target + gift bag?
Balducci's is "character"?
You people are amazing!
Keep it up! Tell us more!
What is it about Balduccis and what does that have to do with a toy store?
Anonymous
07/05/2021 19:12
Subject: First Johnson's, now Sullivan's! Who is the landlord behind this?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I always feel really bad when an old restaurant or store closes, but then I realize that I haven't been there in years. I like the idea of them being around more than I do actually patronizing them.
This right here.
Lots of us patronized them though. With marketing, they could have amped out further. The issue no doubt is the rent. Rumor is that AU was charging 40 grand a month for the Surfside space. Imagine Sullivan's space is steep too. OKAY, but not it will probably sit empty and AU will write it off. Wish they could lower the rent and enable a SMALL BUSINESS to remain in the neighborhood.
Every parent that needed to buy a last minute birthday present for a party they forgot about on Sunday shopped there. There is a market for this product. Now the only store that offers this product (toy + gift wrapping) is Childs Play. The lame option is Target + gift bag but an self respecting parent would never do that.
Any self respecting parent would never give a birthday gift that is target + gift bag?
Balducci's is "character"?
You people are amazing!
Keep it up! Tell us more!
Anonymous
07/04/2021 09:55
Subject: First Johnson's, now Sullivan's! Who is the landlord behind this?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Actually, the owner of Child's play would LOVE to have density above his store. Go talk to him about it. Total proponent. Not kidding.
What's his name?
https://childsplaytoysandbooks.com/pages/meet-our-staff
Congrats, you can use Google.
Now do you know why he would "LOVE" to up-zoned? Hint: it has nothing to do with selling toys.
Why do you ask questions you apparently know the answer to, and then drop dark hints about other things you apparently know but aren't telling?
You are the one who is pretending to be good friends with him. On the other hand, I don't know him nor claim to know him, but he seems like a nice guy.
But to get to the point, the reason he would be happy to have his building up-zoned is because he owns the building and it would net him a massive financial windfall. He could partner with a developer, keep his store and clear millions easy.
I am not saying it is a good or a bad thing. I don't judge.
he...doesn't own the building. Nice try.
But he does. There are public records that anyone can look up. You are either lying or just ignorant.
As a general rule, incumbent landowners love to be upzoned because it makes them money.
On the other hand, upzoning is indisputably bad for small businesses because they cannot afford to pay Class A commercial rents.
Anonymous
07/04/2021 09:48
Subject: First Johnson's, now Sullivan's! Who is the landlord behind this?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Actually, the owner of Child's play would LOVE to have density above his store. Go talk to him about it. Total proponent. Not kidding.
What's his name?
https://childsplaytoysandbooks.com/pages/meet-our-staff
Congrats, you can use Google.
Now do you know why he would "LOVE" to up-zoned? Hint: it has nothing to do with selling toys.
Why do you ask questions you apparently know the answer to, and then drop dark hints about other things you apparently know but aren't telling?
You are the one who is pretending to be good friends with him. On the other hand, I don't know him nor claim to know him, but he seems like a nice guy.
But to get to the point, the reason he would be happy to have his building up-zoned is because he owns the building and it would net him a massive financial windfall. He could partner with a developer, keep his store and clear millions easy.
I am not saying it is a good or a bad thing. I don't judge.
he...doesn't own the building. Nice try.
But he does. There are public records that anyone can look up. You are either lying or just ignorant.
Anonymous
07/04/2021 09:38
Subject: Re:First Johnson's, now Sullivan's! Who is the landlord behind this?
Anonymous wrote:I think the neighborhood and ANC can and should bring pressure to bear on AU. Yes, universities have fiduciary responsibility, but they also have social responsibility in how they manage their accounts and spending. That's why they all disinvested (with great social justice impact) from South Africa in the 80s. The treat them as any other landlord, especially when they own so much of the neighborhood and are a major stakeholder in its health and ethos, is disingenuous.
It will be interesting to see if the ANC takes a stand. Ward 3 Vision recruited and helped to elect several laissez faire market Smart Growthers to the ANC, as they’ve done elsewhere in Ward 3.
Anonymous
07/04/2021 09:08
Subject: Re:First Johnson's, now Sullivan's! Who is the landlord behind this?
I think the neighborhood and ANC can and should bring pressure to bear on AU. Yes, universities have fiduciary responsibility, but they also have social responsibility in how they manage their accounts and spending. That's why they all disinvested (with great social justice impact) from South Africa in the 80s. The treat them as any other landlord, especially when they own so much of the neighborhood and are a major stakeholder in its health and ethos, is disingenuous.
Anonymous
07/03/2021 23:25
Subject: First Johnson's, now Sullivan's! Who is the landlord behind this?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Actually, the owner of Child's play would LOVE to have density above his store. Go talk to him about it. Total proponent. Not kidding.
What's his name?
https://childsplaytoysandbooks.com/pages/meet-our-staff
Congrats, you can use Google.
Now do you know why he would "LOVE" to up-zoned? Hint: it has nothing to do with selling toys.
Why do you ask questions you apparently know the answer to, and then drop dark hints about other things you apparently know but aren't telling?
You are the one who is pretending to be good friends with him. On the other hand, I don't know him nor claim to know him, but he seems like a nice guy.
But to get to the point, the reason he would be happy to have his building up-zoned is because he owns the building and it would net him a massive financial windfall. He could partner with a developer, keep his store and clear millions easy.
I am not saying it is a good or a bad thing. I don't judge.
he...doesn't own the building. Nice try.
Anonymous
07/03/2021 20:40
Subject: First Johnson's, now Sullivan's! Who is the landlord behind this?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Could someone please explain how building dense 10 story mixed use developments full of upscale, market-priced condos addresses racial covenants that may have existed on some houses 75 years ago?
Because 5% of those units will be ADUs which, if someone successfully navigates bureaucracy and wins a lottery could purchase. The end result could be maybe 1or 2 POC HHs total purchasing units which then means that systemic racism is over.
Five percent IZ at 80 percent AMI. “Affordable housing.” Hillarious!
Anonymous
07/03/2021 19:42
Subject: First Johnson's, now Sullivan's! Who is the landlord behind this?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Actually, the owner of Child's play would LOVE to have density above his store. Go talk to him about it. Total proponent. Not kidding.
What's his name?
https://childsplaytoysandbooks.com/pages/meet-our-staff
Congrats, you can use Google.
Now do you know why he would "LOVE" to up-zoned? Hint: it has nothing to do with selling toys.
Why do you ask questions you apparently know the answer to, and then drop dark hints about other things you apparently know but aren't telling?
You are the one who is pretending to be good friends with him. On the other hand, I don't know him nor claim to know him, but he seems like a nice guy.
But to get to the point, the reason he would be happy to have his building up-zoned is because he owns the building and it would net him a massive financial windfall. He could partner with a developer, keep his store and clear millions easy.
I am not saying it is a good or a bad thing. I don't judge.
You're responding to multiple posters.
So, he owns the building (according to you), which means that if it were upzoned, he wouldn't get evicted by the owner, because he is the owner. All to the good. Win-win.
Exactly. If he was leasing retail space, up-zoning would spell the death of his business at that location. To be replaced by a national fast casual chain.