Army Training Facility Coming To White Plains

Shasho Consulting announces the sale of 15 acres in White Plains Maryland to the Federal Government for a United States Army Facility.

The Army will build a 90,000 square foot training facility for army reserves, a recruitment and retention center and will consolidate three existing Centers in Maryland.

The project is slated to open in 2017. Charles County Department of Economic Development and Debra Jones  from their office was very helpful with expediting the subdivision process.

More jobs and local spending is coming to White Plains Maryland.

The site is located on Rt. 227 and Fox Tail Place.

Waldorf Station

A project in Waldorf that was put on the back burner for a while showed up at a recent convention we went to.  Chaney Enterprises is working once again on their Waldorf Station project.  This project involves a large portion of the Pinefield area and will incorporate the proposed lightrail project that will connect to the Branch Ave. Metro station and end in White Plains.  They would like to make it a transportation hub at the entrance to Charles County.  Included in the project are commercial and residential areas with open green areas for recreation and parks.  It will also have a park and ride and an extention of Western Parkway.  No word on when it will get started, there is still alot of planning to go.  You can see the project here: www.waldorfstation.com

New Tenants for St. Mary's County

Time for an update to St. Marys County!  Sorry I don't get down there enough to keep up on whats going on but here is a little update to show I care.

Lexington Village will be getting two new tenants. Kay Jewelers and Noodles & Co.  Construction should get started shortly.  They will be located next to Buffalo Wild Wings in a free standing building in front of Dick's Sporting Goods and Kohl's.

 

Three Notch Crossing will be getting Potbelly Sandwich works which joins Sweetfrog Frozen Yogurt, a Nail Salon and the Longhorn Steakhouse. Three Notch Crossing is located across the street from First Colony Shopping Center.

New Brandywine Updates 1/23/2013

Happy New Year to everyone!  I received some emails asking for updates on Brandywine Crossing Phase 2.  As of right now we are almost completely leased which is great news.  We have one or two more pad sites left.  Advance Auto has taken the pad by Safeway gas.  Still on schedule to have the buildings up by summer.  Cheddar's is the building out front that is almost completed.  The Theater will open in the Spring and someone will be on site for employment by the end of January from what we were told.  Hopefully we will continue in the new year with the same success.  I appreciate all the positive comments and will continue to bring you the latest updates as soon as I hear about them.

UPDATE: Theater will be called Xscape and it's owned by Aliance Entertainment not Regal.
They are accepting applications on site now

Hanabi Japanese Steak House is also included in the new phase.

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XSCAPE is the new name for Brandywine Theater

The theater set to open in the spring of 2013 at Brandywine Crossing phase 2 will be called XSCAPE.  We also learned it is not owned by Regal as it was reported in the trade magazines.  This one will be owned by Aliance Entertainment.  Sorry for the confusion because I was just as confused since everything reported said Regal bought all of the great escape theaters.  They will still have someone site by the end of January or early February to take applications.  I will update this as I receive any other information.

UPDATE: Someone will be on site for employment around monday 2/11/13
UPDATE 2-12-13 Confirmed that someone is on site taking applications for employment

Ichibarn Sushi and Teriyaki

 

Ichibarn Gourmet Sushi and Teriyaki has opened in Merchants Square in White Plains, MD  Delivery or Carry Out is available.  Hours: Sun - Thurs 11 am - 10 pm  Fri & Sat 11 am -10:30 pm

Genghis Grill Grand Opening

Genghis Grill Waldorf location will open on Tuesday November 13th!  It is located in the former Chuck E Cheese space at the Shops at Waldorf.

Fuddruckers Coming to Brandywine

Fuddruckers has signed on as the next tenant for Brandywine Crossing Shopping Center.  They will be located in phase 2 which is currently under construction.  We expect a late 2013 opening time but will keep you posted as usual as things progress.  Other tenants include Hershey's Ice Cream, Philly Flash, Wing Heaven, Mc Donald's, Cheddar's, Xscape Theatre, Car Max, and more to come.


UPDATE 10-27-14  They plan to open by mid November 2014

Charming Charlie Waldorf Opening

Charming Charlie has set an opening date of November 17th at the Shops at Waldorf on Crain Highway in Waldorf, MD

Mom's Organic Grocery Waldorf Opening

Mom's Organic Grocery has set a grand opening for November 9, 10 & 11 in Waldorf, MD

ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Maryland's family owned organic grocer, MOM's Organic Market, is bringing organic food at affordable prices to southern Maryland with the opening of a new store in Waldorf, MD. The new store, MOM's first location in Charles County, will provide local customers with an incredible selection of 100% certified organic produce; grass-fed organic meat and dairy; bulk food, coffee and spices; sustainable seafood; food for gluten free and raw diets; freshly baked Spring Mill Bread and an extensive wellness department.

Located at the intersection of Route 301 and Plaza Way in Waldorf, MD, MOM's Waldorf was renovated following environmentally conscious principals that support MOM's purpose: to protect and restore the environment. The store design utilizes low impact building materials, low VOC paint, LED lighting and energy-efficient closed-door coolers. Like all MOM's Organic Market locations, MOM's Waldorf is 100% wind powered. The store features recycling centers for CFL bulbs, household batteries and used shoes. Two electric car charging stations are available (free of charge) in the parking lot outside. MOM's also offsets the carbon footprint for shopping by purchasing carbon credits from TerraPass in proportion to estimated emissions from customers' travel to and from the store.

MOM's Organic Market will celebrate the Grand Opening in Waldorf on November 9th, 10th and 11th during regular store hours (9am – 9pm Monday through Saturday, 9am – 8pm Sunday). The festivities will include dozens of local vendor demos, free food samples, goody bags and gift-baskets, plus crafting activities and henna face-paint for kids.

Menchie's Frozen Yogurt

Menchie's frozen yogurt is coming to the Waldorf Marketplace next to DSW Shoes and Bath and Body Works.  They currently have over 230 stores worldwide.  No opening date has been set.

Jimmy John's Coming to Waldorf

Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches will be locating to Waldorf in the Holly Center near Lowes and Popeyes.  This will be the first location for the Southern Maryland area.  There are currently 1,200 stores open.

Brandywine Crossing Phase 2

Brandywine Crossing phase 2 in in full construction mode and we will have lots of space to fill.  The two major tenants for this phase are CarMax and Great Escape Theater.  also on site will be Navy Federal Credit Union, McDonald's and Cheddar's.  Philly Flash is in negotiations as well as a few more I can't reveal until the lease is signed.  Sorry no Cheesecake Factory, they are just not able to work for our area.  More to come!

UPDATE:2/15/2013  Trailer on site for applications for Xscape Theater and here is their facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/XscapeTheaters?ref=ts&fref=ts

BB&T Bank - White Plains

BB&T has begun site work on their new White Plains branch.  This free standing location will be located at the corner of Crain Highway South and Stanhaven Place in the White Plains Corporate Center.  The branch currently on Theodore Green Blvd. will relocate here.

AMC Lowes Theaters to renovate St. Charles Town Center Location

AMC Theaters has announced a 4.5 million dollar VIP renovation of the St. Charles Town Center 9.
Renovations will provide enhanced presentation quality for guests, as every auditorium will be converted to a Sony 4K digital projection experience and feature state-of-the-art speakers. Other modifications to the theater include a renovation of the theater's restrooms, as well as changes to the box office and lobby area. Guests will also enjoy movies from new power leather recliners on platforms, as well as an upgraded concession area. AMC is also evaluating the possibility of adding an IMAX auditorium.  The theater will remain open during renovations.  They expect to complete everything by summer 2012.
Thank you to our blog fans for the update.

Charles County Economic Development Summit

 

Shasho Consulting is pleased to announce we are platinum sponsors for the Charles County Economic Development Summit taking place on Wednesday October 26th at the Waldorf Jaycee Hall.  This years topics will focus on our local business owners and entrepreneurs, supporting them, helping them expand and thrive, and boosting our local economy.

Cafe Rio Mexican Grill

 

It has been announced that Cafe Rio will be building a new location at the Shops at Waldorf Center.  This Shopping center formerly known as Festival Shopping Center is currently expanding its retail on Rt. 228 (Berry Rd.)  CVS has already moved to the new area and Cafe Rio will join them on this site.  We are guessing at a late winter early spring opening.  More details as we get them.  Cafe Rio makes everything fresh, has no freezers or microwaves in their restaurants, and uses no artificial ingredients.  To learn more about them, visit their website:  www.caferio.com

Books A Million takes over

Books A Million will be replacing the now vacant Borders book store at Waldorf Shoppers World. We expect them to move in by the holiday season after some minor renovations. Books A Million is the third largest book retailer in the nation and operates over 200 stores in 23 states and Washington D.C.

You can apply online at their website: http://www.booksamillioninc.com/career/index.html

Walmart Supercenter Land Annexation Approved

The Town of La Plata has approved the annexation for the property on the south side of Rosewick road.  The vote makes it possible for the development of the new Walmart Supercenter which will take a large part of the 14 acres that will be added to the town.  The Walmart will also take over the now vacant Mitchell Supply.  Besides the Walmart there will be additional office and retail built including moving the Enterprise rental car office to a new location.  The new development will bring more jobs and more business to the existing Rosewick Crossing Shopping Center as well as construction jobs during development, and revenue to the Town of La Plata. 
We will be working with Faison to fill the current Walmart space with new retailers such as Kohl's, Marshall's and Nick's of Clinton.  We will also be working on filling vacant spaces at Rosewick Crossing.  If you would like to lease space in these developments please give us a call.  Below are some concept drawings of what the supercenter may look like if its passed.

Hey Chris why can't we have a ...........around here??

Lets talk about rumors and what the reality is when it comes to some of the bigger name restaurants that people have asked me about.  For a long period of time there have been rumors floating around about Waldorf getting a P.F. Chang's and a Cheesecake Factory.  I will just start off by telling you they are completely false.  It was a rumor that started when the Peterson company began planning the Waldorf Town Center, a "lifestyle center" that was supposed to be built in the former Stardust location on Route 301.  The plans for that shopping center have been put on a definate hold because the Peterson company is currently working on the expansion of the National Harbor.  Now the land is for sale and are looking for other developers.  So anyway back to why we can't get some of these well knows places.  The biggest problem....population.  A place like the Cheesecake Factory requires a large daytime population to keep it running.  The last time I spoke to them they wanted a population of 250,000 people within a 5 mile radius of the location to be built and we are nowhere close to that.  We are just reaching 150,000 total in the county!  We also have a problem here because of the amount of people that leave the county to work and that's not good for us.  If we cant fill restaurants during lunch then they wont be able to survive.  The dinner crowd just won't pay the bills.  Other smaller places requested that I have looked into have another issue..franchise owners.  If no one wants to run a Krispy Kreme or a Salad Works then we aren't going to get one.  All I can do is call the franchise and offer my services to help someone find a location when the time comes.  So if you are an entrepreneur and are ready and able to start up a new business, we are here to help you through the process.