The Wonder Bread Factory in Shaw neighborhood, where row houses and condo conversions are dominating the market, is now well past the day it was supposed to welcome its first tenant who signed on late last year, but those plans recently abruptly came to a halt.
The Wonder Bread Factory in Shaw, which was to be the first at the revamped building at 641 S. St. NW, first leased 20,817 square feet to WorkSpaces LLC and planned to move in when the project is complete in January 2013.
But since then, WorkSpaces LLC has backed out of the deal, as it abruptly canceled plans just after announcing it had hired four new employees to the location. It also said it would close its New York and Baltimore locations.
Douglas Development Corp., which is renovating…
