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Mayor Vince Gray’s veto of the living wage bill, which he called “woefully inadequate and flawed,” all but ensures that it is dead in its current form.

The D.C. Council will have an opportunity to override the veto next week, but there are probably not enough votes (nine are needed) to do so. Because of this, Wal-Mart says its plans for all six stores in D.C. are back on. The company threatened to cancel plans for three stores, including two in Ward 7, after the bill based this spring.

Here, via the company’s spokesman Steve Restivo, are the plans as they stand now.

Ward 6 – 99 H St. NW

  • Construction started Summer 2012
  • Tentative opening Q4 ‘13/Q1’14
  • Store Specifications: Mixed-use building includes Walmart (80,000 SF), 20,000 SF of additional retail and 300 apartments with 373 total underground parking spaces. Store will include full grocery selection, including fresh produce, a bakery, delicatessen and organic food items as well as a full service pharmacy and a broad assortment of general merchandise including apparel and electronics.
  • Capitol Bikeshare station and electric vehicle plug-in capacity
  • Walking distance from Union Station Metro & Bus routes 80, 96, 903, 922, 950, D3, D4, D8, X1, X2, X9, Loudon County Connector, DC Circulator

    Ward 4 – 5968 Georgia Ave. NW

  • Construction started Summer 2012
  • Tentative opening Q4 ‘13/Q1’14
  • Store Specifications: Walmart (103,000 SF) store with underground parking. Store will offer a full line of groceries, including organic and natural selections and a full-service pharmacy. Store will have quality, value-priced merchandise including apparel, electronics, toys, sporting goods, and health and beauty products.Preserving neighborhood feel and history with trusses/beams from the car barn reused in the construction and photographic display of the history of Georgia Ave.
  • Rain garden will provide an eco-friendly way to drain over 37,000 SF of roof area. The utilization of 2 green roofs is being provided to supplement in storm water runoff.
  • Capitol Bikeshare station and electric vehicle plug-in capacity
  • Accessible via Metro Bus routes 70 and 79

    Ward 4 – Fort Totten Square
    (Riggs Rd. and South Dakota Ave. NE)

  • Construction started Winter 2012
  • Scheduled to open in 2015
  • Store Specifications: Mixed-use building includes Walmart (120,000 SF), 20,000 square feet of other retail and 345 apartments with underground parking. Store will include quality, value-priced general merchandise, including apparel, electronics, toys, sporting goods, and health and beauty products. The store will also offer a full line of groceries, including organic and natural selections and a full-service pharmacy with a full range of products and services.
  • Walking distance from Ft. Totten Metro & accessible via 60, 64, 80, E2, E3, E4, F6, K2, K6, R1, R2 bus routes

    Ward 7 – Capitol Gateway Marketplace
    (East Capitol and 58th Sts. NE)

  • Planned-unit development (PUD) application has been submitted.
  • Public hearings/approvals are on hold pending outcome of LRAA
  • Store Specification: Master planned development includes Walmart (118,000 SF), mixed-use retail, 280 apartments, and surface & underground parking. Store will include quality, value-priced general merchandise, including apparel, electronics, toys, sporting goods, and health and beauty products. The store will also offer a full line of groceries, including organic and natural selections and a full-service pharmacy with a full range of products and services.
  • Walking distance from Capitol Heights Metro & Bus routes 96 & 97

    Ward 7 – Skyland
    (Good Hope Rd. and Alabama Ave. SE)

  • Application for raze permit was submitted in August 2013
  • Modification to the planned-unit development (PUD) application has been submitted.
  • Public hearings/approvals are on hold pending outcome of LRAA
  • Store Specification: Master planned development includes Walmart (120,000 SF), retail, townhouses, and apartments. Store will include quality, value-priced general merchandise, including apparel, electronics, toys, sporting goods, and health and beauty products. The store will also offer a full line of groceries, including organic and natural selections and a full-service pharmacy with a full range of products and services.
  • Walking distance from Bus routes 32, 34, 92, V5, W2, W3, W4, W5, W6, W8

    Ward 5 – New York Ave. and Bladensburg Rd. NE

  • Walmart store construction timeline is dependent on developer’s schedule. We are committed to building a store at the New York Avenue site and will continue to work towards bringing the project to fruition.
  • Store Specification: Master planned development includes Walmart (120,000SF), retail and parking. Store will include quality, value-priced general merchandise, including apparel, electronics, toys, sporting goods, and health and beauty products. The store will also offer a full line of groceries, including organic and natural selections and a full-service pharmacy with a full range of products and services.
  • Walking distance from Bus routes B2, E2
    • Filed Under: large retailer accountability act, living wage bill, lraa, walmart,