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Ground Broken for New Retail-Residential Project in Old Town: Report
Six-story building on site of Giant grocery store will have apartments, restaurants and stores.
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Construction is due to begin soon on a retail-residential project in Old Town, on the site of a former Giant grocery store, according to a media report.
City officials and representatives from two development companies gathered Wednesday for a groundbreaking ceremony at the site, at the corner of First Street and North Pitt Street, radio station WTOP reported.
The six-story project, to be called Gables Old Town North, will include 50,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space on the ground floor and 232 apartments. The project is at 530 First St., several blocks from the Potomac River.
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It's being developed by EDENS, which has developed shopping centers across the country, and Gables Residential, a real estate company that develops and manages apartment complexes. EDENS has not announced any restaurants or stores that are set to move into the project, WTOP reported.
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