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Upcoming real estate development in Petworth includes condominiums, apartments, restaurants, and a grocery store. The Petworth neighborhood is known for 1920s to 30s era brick row homes, many of which have been renovated and resold. The Northwest DC neighborhood has experienced a flurry of development and revitalization lately.

Georgia Avenue is the main commercial thoroughfare in Petworth with local restaurants and shops. The owners of the Blaguard in Adams Morgan have purchased the property at 3911 Georgia Avenue. After nine months to a year of renovation, they plan to open a new bistro with a beer garden on the back patio.

The “Goins Building” at Shepherd Street and Georgia Avenue in Petworth is also slated for redevelopment after a long vacancy.…

The Petworth Safeway at 3830 Georgia Avenue, NW closed in September for major renovations.  The previous building, one block from the Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro station, was known as the “Stinky Safeway,” but hopefully the new mixed-use Petworth Safeway development will have a more complimentary nickname.

Years ago, the Petworth neighborhood was promised a replacement for their aging Safeway, but nothing materialized until now.  Some residents are not particularly fond of the design of the new Petworth Safeway.  They wish that signature architectural elements of the old building, like the arched facade, had been incorporated.  But pretty much everyone agrees that the new building will certainly be better than the current 50-year-old one, and are very…

Cathedral Commons is coming to Cleveland Park in Fall 2014!  What the heck is that?  It’s a mixed-use development including 137 apartments, 8 townhouses, retail, and parking.  The project will occupy 2 blocks of Wisconsin Avenue (between Macomb and Idaho) in view of the National Cathedral.

The cornerstone of Cathedral Commons will be a new 56,000 sq. ft. Giant grocery store, replacing the outdated 18,500 sq. ft store built in the 1950s.  The new supermarket will include full-service floral, bakery, meat, seafood, and deli departments.  In addition, the store will expand it’s offerings of fresh produce, as well as natural, organic, gluten-free, and international products.

This has been a contentious project from the start.  Some local residents are…