Federal Realty: Retail Would Replace Bethesda Row Dunkin' Donuts
Bethesda Row management company said it offered the coffee chain a space on Arlington Road.
Bethesda Row management company Federal Realty said a retail store may replace the Bethesda Avenue Dunkin' Donuts when the coffee shop's lease expires at the end of May. Federal Realty leasing manager Ralph Ours confirmed to Patch that Federal Realty has decided not to renew Dunkin' Donuts' corporate lease at its Bethesda Avenue location. However, Ours said the management company did offer Dunkin' Donuts the former Medifast space on Arlington Road. “It’s not a black and white issue, it’s more of a balance issue for us,” Ours said. “The most compelling reason behind the decision was, 'Do we continue to have more food on the street or shift it back to retail and apparel?' Ten years ago there were a lot more restaurants, and now there’s a lot…
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D. Berger
11:53 am on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
I live in downtown Bethesda and think it would be great if a "artsy" store like Sansar or Artsy Fartsy -- both formerly of Bethesda Row -- were to come back and occupy the Dunkin Donuts space...that's the type of unique retail I want to see in Bethesda Row. more ›