Three months after launching a campaign to fill vacant retail space at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC's convention and sports authority, Events DC, has announced six new tenants that will serve residents and visitors in Washington, DC's Shaw neighborhood.
"Small and local businesses are the backbone of our economy, so I am excited to see District-based businesses bring new services to residents and tourists in the Shaw neighborhood," said DC Mayor Muriel Bowser. "The success in attracting businesses at the convention center is a sign of our overall strength as a city. I look forward to continuing to work with our business and labor communities to keep the District open for business, create good-paying jobs, and put more residents on a pathway to the middle class."
The convention center's newest tenants are:
• Unconventional Diner, a locally owned and operated high-end diner concept and brainchild of two DC residents/business owners.
• Union Kitchen Grocery, a locally inspired corner market that will be expanding the brand's footprint to the Shaw neighborhood.
• Smoked & Stacked, a fast-casual sandwich shop that will showcase in-house brined and smoked pastrami.
• Morris, a craft cocktail bar, featuring notable DC-based chef and restaurateur, Spike Mendelsohn.
• Urban Athletic Club and Composition ID, a fitness marketplace and health diagnostic center.
• Barber of Hell's Bottom, a high-end barbershop that will relocate its pre-existing location in the Shaw neighborhood.
"Events DC is proud to partner with Mayor Bowser and DC-based hospitality leaders, to not only applaud District small businesses but to unveil future tenants coming to the exterior retail space at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center," said Gregory A. O'Dell, president and CEO of Events DC. "As the official convention and sports authority, we believe that the power of these tenants will better connect the convention center with the community, helping to further activate the surrounding Shaw area with neighborhood-serving resources."
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