The four mixed-use buildings on Eighth Street near the 9:30 Club are about to open.  The quartet is the product of prolific Washington area developer JBG, which recently released the layout of the ground-floor retail tenants. The retail spaces include small retail shops, a few restaurants, a small movie theater, and art galleries.

The Shay is a duo of apartments on the 700 and 800 blocks of Florida Avenue NW.  Retailers include

• Riide – A DC-based electric bike company (9th Street)
• Serv U Liquors – A liquor store that previous stood on the development site (9th Street)
• Warby Parker – Purveyor of hip spectacles (9th Street & Florida Avenue)
• Aesop – An Australian retailer of sustainable skincare, haircare and other personal care products (800 b/o Florida Avenue)
• Chrome – A San Francisco-based bike bag purveyor (800 b/o Florida Avenue)
• Le Labo –  A French perfumery (800 b/o Florida Avenue)
• Benrus – A Rhode Island-based clothing retailer (800 b/o Florida Avenue)
• Steven Alan – Casual clothing for men and women (8th Street & Florida Avenue)
• An unnamed restaurant from Tim Ma, owner of Water & Wall in Arlington and Maple Ave. in Vienna (8th Street)
• Frank & Oak – A hip, Montréal-based men’s clothing retailer (8th Street)
• Glen’s Garden Market – The second location of this DC-based grocer will also serve beer. (8th Street)
• Compass Coffee – The second location for the coffee shop that currently operates on 7th Street in Shaw (8th Street)
• Read Wall – DC-based menswear retailer selling knits, outerwear, custom suits, and neckware (8th Street)
• Lettie Gooch – A clothing boutique moving from U Street (8th Street)
• Kit and Ace – A retailer selling clothes made of a sturdier cashmere (8th Street & Florida Avenue)

JBG is still actively leasing three retail bays.  The Shay’s grand opening is today from 6 pm to 9 pm.

Just north on Eighth Street at V Street, JBG has sold numerous condos at 2030 8th Street and has nearly completed the larger Atlantic Plumbing apartments on the north side of V Street. The company has released the retail layout of both buildings.

The retailers include

• Hazel (probably) – A new restaurant from Neighborhood Restaurant Group, which currently owns Birch & Barley and Bluejacket (V Street)
• Declaration Pizza – A new pizza shop from the owners of Lincoln and Teddy & the Bully Bar (8th & V Streets)
• Landmark Theatre – A theater featuring independent films in six small-screen mini-theaters (V Street)
• An unnamed ramen restaurant from the people behind Daikaya in Chinatown (8th & V Streets)
• Tasty Burger – The first DC-area location of this Boston-based burger chain (8th Street)
• Bazaar Spices – The second location for this independently owned herbs and spice shop, which also sells at Union Market (8th Street)
• Cherry Blossom Creative – A graphic-design studio that will also offer original works for retail purchase (8th Street)
• Foundry Gallery – An artist-run gallery that will move from Dupont Circle (8th Street)
• Typecase Industries – A locally-based letterpress and design studio (8th Street)
• Washington Project for the Arts – The headquarters for a non-profit arts support organization (8th Street)

All shops will be open by the end of the year.

Local grocer Glen’s Garden Market will open a second location on Florida Avenue just west of LeDroit Park.  Glen’s first store, which replaced the “Secret” Safeway on 20th Street in Dupont several years ago, is a small market specializing in locally grown food.

The new location in the new Shay apartment building at 8th Street and Florida Avenue will only cover 2,100 square feet.  Unlike the Dupont location, the new space will forgo the pizza oven and smoker, but will cordon off an area for a beer garden, presumably on the spacious 8th Street front.

Read the City Paper story for the full details.