Plaid-clad outdoorsy types galore gathered Wednesday night to hear more about what would inevitably become their new mecca: the 52,000-square-foot REI flagship the company has planned for D.C.’s NoMa neighborhood. The REI store that will be located in the historic Uline Arena building on Third Street NE is the culmination of years of work to

After revealing plans to open a 52,000-square-foot flagship store in NoMa’s Uline building, the outdoor gear chain REI was ready to make friends with its soon-to-be neighbors. At a reception in Union Market’s Bidwell restaurant last night, REI executives, corporate employees, and store members mingled with local small business leaders and environmental nonprofit representatives. The

From a press release: “Today, lovers of the outdoors learned that the country’s largest consumer co-op and specialty outdoor retailer, REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.), will open its fifthflagship store in late 2016 at the site chosen by President Eisenhower for his inaugural ball and by the Beatles for their first concert in the U.S. The

“Level 2 Development, LLC (Level 2) filed a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Application with the Zoning Commission for their latest project, The Highline at Union Market, a 315 unit mixed-use apartment building with 8,472 square feet of retail at the front steps to the burgeoning Union Market district in Washington, DC. Located one block from

Plaid-clad outdoorsy types galore gathered Wednesday night to hear more about what would inevitably become their new mecca: the 52,000-square-foot REI flagship the company has planned for D.C.’s NoMa neighborhood. The REI store that will be located in the historic Uline Arena building on Third Street NE is the culmination of years of work to