Shopping Center Business

DEC 2017

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THE WHARF 120 • SHOPPING CENTER BUSINESS • December 2017 A decade after its conception, four acts of Congress and more than 1,000 communi- ty meetings later, Washington D.C.'s Wharf is finally open for business. In October 2017, the first phase of the $2.5 billion mixed-use develop- ment spanning a mile of Potomac Riverfront launched with fireworks and four days of entertainment and retail openings along the previously underutilized Southwest waterfront. More than 175,000 visitors streamed through The Wharf on opening week- end — and 20,000 a day have vis- ited since. Anthem, a state-of-the-art 6,000-seat concert hall, designed by architect and designer David Rock- well, sold out its debut concert with the Foo Fighters minutes after tick- ets were available online. The venue is drawing major headliners like Bob Dylan, with forthcoming performanc- es by Bon Iver, the National, the Lu- mineers and Ozeda already sold out. Regional Michelin-starred chef Fa- bio Trabocchi has launched Del Mar, an exquisite Spanish restaurant that pays homage to his wife's Mallorca roots, while Mike Isabella hosted a packed house in the center of District Square at Requin on opening day. Ja- mie Leeds has added a new Hank's on the Water to her stable of outposts around the District, while Restaurant Eve's Cathal Armstrong will soon open a Southeast Asian restaurant, Kaliwa, at The Wharf. Nick Stefanelli, of Michelin star Mas- seria, is opening a three-floor Italian ven- ue featuring a ground-level market; sec- ond-floor trattoria and rooftop lounge with private dining overlooking the river. More than 20 cafes, bars and restaurants are slated to open along the new water- front community and several more are planned for the second phase. Most of the restaurants and bars strung along The Wharf's cobblestone walkways will have patios, balconies or open-air seating, and many boast waterfront views, which have largely been missing until now. San Francisco-based Blue Bottle Cof- fee, and D.C.'s Dolcezza Gelato join Milk Bar, Shake Shack, Rappahannock Oyster Company and Taylor Gourmet in welcoming visitors in search of fast casual fare to the landmark development, where two apartment and two condo buildings, two office buildings and three hotels — Hyatt House, the Intercontinental and the Hilton's first ever Canopy by Hilton — have opened. In Spring 2018, celebrated mixologist Todd Thrasher will open the Potomac Distilling Company, a multi-level rum dis- tillery and bar, with a retail shop selling homemade syrups and bitters. Thrasher, a new student to distilling, will make four rums, including a white, spiced, aged and "green garden rum," catering to a mix of palettes. The Municipal Fish Market, the oldest continuously open fish market in the Unit- ed States, remains a mainstay of The, fea- turing both fresh and cooked seafood in- cluding blue crab, shucked oysters, clams, shrimp and fresh fish. The development team at The Wharf will be adding a new Market Plaza, Market Pier and Market Square to enhance and restore the orig- inal historic market. "While Washington, D.C., has more than 26 miles of waterfront, the city has never aggregated substantial space along the Potomac to create and distill an active waterfront community," says Amer Ham- mour, chairman of Madison Marquette, co-developer of the project. "That all changes with The Wharf — where, for the first time, people can work, live and play in this remarkable space while enjoying a close connection to other key parts of the city." Washington D.C.'s Long Awaited Wharf Celebrates Grand Opening The 27-acre waterfront development is bringing Michelin-starred chefs and headliners like Bob Dylan to a mile-long stretch of shoreline. Peter Cole The Wharf opened in October, opening Washington, D.C.'s waterfront up to residents and visitors in the process. The project saw more than 175,000 people over its opening weekend, and has seen 20,000 per day since.

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