D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty is set to announce Friday that a Yes! Organic Market will become the retail anchor for a new mixed-use development at 2323 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, marking the first all-organic grocer to open east of the Anacostia River.
News of the deal first emerged earlier this month in the Washington Post, part of a partnership between developer Tim Chapman and Yes! owner Gary Cha. Thanks to a $900,000 grant from the District, the store will move into ground-floor retail space in Chapman’s new 118-unit apartment building, the Grays on Pennsylvania.
With the addition of Yes!, the Grays now looks to be one of the best deals in town for a new apartment building. From Jonathan O’Connell’s story:
The Grays offers views of the Washington Monument and rent that is cheaper than most new buildings in the city — $1,155 for a one-bedroom, $1,386 for a two-bedroom, all utilities included. About a quarter of the units are filled after a few months of leasing.
