Streaming giant Netflix Inc. has finalized a deal to lease space in downtown D.C. for an office and entertainment destination, which will host private screenings, receptions and premieres.
The company last month inked a lease with a Douglas Development Corp. affiliate to take nearly 19,000 square feet across the first and second stories of the Woodies Building at 1025 F St. NW, according to documents filed with D.C.’s Recorder of Deeds and permitting records.
The New York-based company, with a half-dozen U.S. locations, has inked a deal for the former Sprinkles space at 3015 M St. NW for its first local outpost. A representative for the company recently submitted concept review plans to the Commission of Fine Arts detailing its plans for the roughly 2,245-square-foot space.
Its prospective Georgetown store would be the latest coup for the Northwest D.C. business district, which has recently scored other market firsts like San Francisco furniture retailer Thuma and Spanish footwear maker Meermin.
The investment vehicle of Zara founder and Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega is planning a large-scale revamp of an iconic office property in the heart of Washington, D.C. (1445 New York Ave NW)
The firm’s plans include adding a rooftop amenity space and habitable penthouse, undertaking a partial glass facade replacement, modifying the entryway and creating a new atrium.
Plans will be presented to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts this week for an overhaul of 1445 New York Avenue NW — the National Savings & Trust Company Building, situated within view of the White House and the Treasury Department. Architecture firm Gensler is helming the design for property owner Ponte Gadea.
The most visible change would be a full replacement of the tower’s brick facade with a floor-to-ceiling glass curtainwall featuring deep mullions, projecting vertical fins, and a cornice-like band intended to echo the proportions of the historic facades next door rather than read as a stark “glass box.”
Food & Friends is preparing to add 17,000 square feet to its Northeast D.C. headquarters as part of a $30 million expansion designed to meet growing regional demand for medically tailored meals.
“Thirty million is a lot of money. It’s been hard, encouraging and inspiring at the same time,” CEO Carrie Stoltzfus told me. “I’ve been really humbled by the support that we’ve gotten.”