They had a sign there that said they'd reopen in December, but it's now January so I got no clue.

The lease costs in Ballston and elsewhere in Arlington are so high that it is hard for these restaurants cover that they close in a year or 2. Then a new, hopeful bunch of small restaurateur's come in and in a year or 2 are also gone. The simple problem is, the new buildings and their owners have huge costs they must to cover so their rents are almost prohibitive except for the major restaurant chains.

The only relevant article I could find covers their opening -- back in late 2010.

Damn, what’s going on around Ballston?

Last I checked they had a sign on the door saying they were doing renovations to the kitchen or something along those lines.

Philz closed too, I think it’s becoming the norm.

Check arlnow.com, they usually cover that kind of stuff.

It closed about a month ago. I’m not sure if there was a reason given or not.

Delhi Dhaba is surprisingly charming on the inside! And the food is amazing.

There’s a war. We may not see it in the most harsh ways of lives lost, but this is how we put a boot in the ass of dictators and imperialists and those that decide to murder people because they think they can

Not a single response to this thread answered the original question. To save everyone else’s time, all the useless responses were “I don’t know”

That HT is gigantic compared to the Shirlington one.

Target has a tiny grocery section. The only grocery store in Ballston is HT and it’s also small - not sure if the new one will be much bigger. Ballston definitely needs a 2nd.

Hmm, well, there's already a Safeway just a short walk further west along Wilson Blvd. It's full-sized, and because of its age I suspect it's on land that the corporation or franchisee actually owns. I can't imagine they'd move such a short distance, only for a smaller piece of real estate that they'd then be leasing. But... ¯\(ツ)/¯

2027 per the latest WTOP article:

> Construction is expected to begin next year and be completed by 2027.

WTOP: Arlington’s Ballston Macy’s site to be transformed into 553 residences

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Hope it’s a Whole Foods! What’s the timeline for completion?

My guest is Whole Foods which wold crush it IMO. The Clarendon store is small and busy all the time. They could probably keep both open or consider switching Clarendon to an Amason Fresh.

Oh, good catch! Safeway maybe? Like the small one in Rosslyn?

> My guess is Amazon Fresh…

Based on a paragraph in the article you posted, I don't think that's it:

> Insight’s attorney, Andrew Painter, says the unnamed grocer required the left turn based on “decades of experience in urban configurations.” He added that for a decade, the grocer has desired to be in Ballston, which already has a Harris Teeter nearby on N. Glebe Road, a quarter-mile away.

Amazon Fresh hasn't been around for decades.

I believe they’re talking about the plan to knock down Macy’s and build up apartments, with the bottom floor being a currently unknown grocery store. Construction hasn’t started yet. My guess is Amazon Fresh… I think the planned space is too small for a Wegmans or Whole Foods. https://www.arlnow.com/2022/12/06/ballston-macys-redevelopment-project-includes-the-most-hotly-debated-left-turn-in-a-decade/

We're talking about the densest block group in the whole DMV area. I think it could well sustain another grocery. Plus let's be real, as far as groceries go Target is crap.

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Isn’t the Harris teeter almost directly across the street? Plus the target? They are putting in another grocery store?

That’s such unfortunate timing😔 have you heard of slipstream coffee by chance? I recently read one will be moving into ballston near the chipotle! Something new to look forward to I guess