After a deal to extend its lease by one year fell through, the Barnes & Noble bookstore that anchors the western end of Union Station will be closing at the end of February, the company tells DCist.

In a sudden reversal of its decision, the bookseller announced it accepted a one-year extension from its landlord, a company spokeswoman says.

Big-box bookstores will become an even rarer sight on December 31 when Barnes & Noble shutters its Union Station location, the company confirmed today.

It may have been a huge chain bookstore, but the Barnes & Noble on the corner of Jefferson and M Street NW in Georgetown was long a favorite stop for residents and shoppers looking to flip through a magazine or peruse three floors worth of books. And now it’s closed.