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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Capital One Announces $8M Loan to Construct Yates Corner

Mixed-use commercial complex is expected to be completed in December.

Capital One Bank is providing an $8 million loan to Yates Corner LLC to construct the Yates Corner project at the intersection of Mount Vernon Avenue and Braddock Road, the bank announced Wednesday. Construction of the mixed-use commercial complex is expected to be completed in December. So far, the complex is confirmed to feature a new 7-Eleven, office space for Yates Automotive and the new Yates Green Dry Cleaners. The redevelopment project is an assemblage between Jason Yates, who owns the nearby automotive repair shop, and the Southland Corporation, owners of 7-Eleven. The project included the purchase of a small piece of city-owned property at the corner of Braddock Road and Mount Vernon Avenue. See: City Council OKs New Development …

del ray resident

11:52 am on Thursday, February 21, 2013

Too bad the design isn't more creative. Tired of more of the same old brick! Would like to see Del Ray and Arlandria get a bit more modern with our architecture - it's one way to keep the area unique.   more ›

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Braddock Road Businesses to Close Next Week

Retail strip in 400 block of E. Braddock Road prepares for redevelopment.

Care Bear Cleaners and the Subway restaurant in the 400 block of E. Braddock Road will close next week as the shopping center prepares for a redevelopment project that was approved by City Council more than a year ago. Both the cleaners and the restaurant will close at the end of Tuesday. The last day for drop-off service at Care Bear Cleaners is Friday. All items must be picked up on or before the last day of service. A manager at the 7-Eleven in the retail strip said there are no immediate plans to close the convenience store as the center prepares for demolition and construction. Not Just Hair, which occupies the storefront between 7-Eleven and Subway, will close at the end of business on Saturday. It will move to a temporary shared …

Kim Moore

9:05 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012

I will miss Care Bear Cleaners. They have been great to us for the last 12 years. The owners know our kids, ask about them when they do not go the shop with me, always know how my husband wants his shirts done, and are genuinely nice people who have given us great service. The Subway was my kids' first foray into learning how to order what they wanted (from someone other than me) and learning how…   more ›

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