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DC Developments Produce The Best Returns For BXP The Boston-based REIT achieves a higher rate of return on buildings it delivers in the D.C. area than it does in its five other markets, Piper Sandler analysts said in a report this month on the D.C. market.  The report says BXP’s D.C. developments consistently deliver 8%-plus returns over time. Piper Sandler Managing …

AI Firm CoreWeave Expands D.C. Office By 79% CoreWeave inked a 22,590 SF lease at Nuveen’s 1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, expanding its footprint by 79%, according to a third-quarter JLL report. CoreWeave was included in JLL’s report in a section highlighting tenants maintaining and growing their footprints in D.C. It shows that during the third quarter, 68% of tenants that …

Mayor Bowser Previews Growth Agenda Legislation, Announces New Vitality Fund and Growth Fund Recipients Mayor Muriel Bowser previewed legislation as part of her Growth Agenda, aimed at cutting red tape, enhancing revenue, and encouraging commercial investment. She also announced nine recipients of the District’s Vitality Fund and Growth Fund, which together support the growth and …

Mayor Bowser pledges to reintroduce parts of growth agenda After scoring final approval from the D.C. Council to redevelop the RFK Stadium campus and return the Washington Commanders to D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser is returning to her growth agenda. “It is true that we have a lot of great things happening in the District, and …

Commanders Score Final Approval Of $3.8B Stadium Deal The D.C. Council voted 11–2 late Wednesday to grant final approval to a landmark development deal with the Washington Commanders that allows the team to develop a new stadium on the site where Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium — the team’s previous home for decades — is …

DC’s Dōgon and La’ Shukran Among the Best Restaurants in the US in New York Times Ranking [Two of America’s best restaurants] are in Washington, D.C., according to a new list from The New York Times. To develop The Restaurant List, 14 New York Times reporters and editors took 76 flights to 33 states, where they …

Andy’s Pizza To Open 12th Store In Georgetown At its September meeting, ANC 2E will consider an alcohol license for a new outpost of the pizza chain at 1065 Wisconsin Avenue NW (map), just south of M Street. Andy’s has 11 other locations around DC, and has rapidly become one of the most popular pizza …

DC-based Last Energy tapped for federal nuclear programs D.C.-based nuclear startup Last Energy Inc. was named by the Department of Energy as one of 11 companies for a pilot program that aims to speed up deployment of advanced reactor projects. As part of this pilot, the Trump administration is vying to get at least three …

DC’s JotPsych lands $5M seed round to advance behavioral health with AI JotPsych, a D.C. startup developing an AI-based electronic health record tool for mental and behavioral health providers, has landed a $5 million seed round. The 2-year-old company plans to use the funding to build out additional capabilities for the EHR tool, which is …

GameOne bar + arcade opening first DC location on U Street GameOn bar+arcade, a Baltimore-based entertainment concept, is opening its first local location this fall on the U Street corridor in D.C. The business started by the husband-and-wife team of Casey and Eli Linthicum has signed a lease for 3,400 square feet at 1330 U …