Seven Oaks Cleaners Gets New Owners

in Odenton is back open, this time under new ownership.

Matt Nezam and partners Ali and Fred Mamdouhi have been running the dry cleaning operation on Blue Water Boulevard for about two weeks and are currently offering a 40 percent discount.

The store offers a complete range of services, including dry cleaning for clothing and household items, leather, suede and wedding gowns. It also performs alterations on site.

This is the group’s fourth store in the Washington-Baltimore area, with a fifth on the way.

Nezam said he decided to take over the store after speaking with landlord Jon Halle, who was looking for a new tenant after the previous dry cleaner closed up shop.

“We really didn’t know much about the location, but we knew Jon and he let us know this was vacant,” Nezam said. ”There’s a lot of potential here.”

Seven Oaks Cleaners specializes in “organic” dry cleaning, with an emphasis on environmentally sound processes. All of the cleaning is done on site.

Nezam said he was aware that the area was growing population due to the transformation at Fort Meade. Landlords are currently working to lease a 69,000-square-foot office building in the center, which could bring additional traffic.

Ali Mamdouhi is expected to be the man on site in Odenton most days. He joined the business after seven years in the U.S. Navy and a long stint working in the health club industry.

Nezam and Fred Mamdouhi, Ali's uncle, opened their first dry cleaning store in 1982 in Washington, DC. They expanded to open shops in Springfield, VA, and Rockville, MD, and now own a total of four stores. They plan to add a fifth in Germantown, MD, next month.

Seven Oaks is currently offering several specials, including a discount on all dry cleaning, as well as shirts cleaned for 99 cents if you bring four.