North Point Village Center Stores: Shuttering Up (landlord, restaurant)

[Caladium]

Originally Posted by julzrulez

is the baskin robbins still there? That's the most important factor. :d

lol!!!!

[hilsmom]

The Baskin Robbins and the Starbucks are still at North Point. We frequently see our neighbors up there, and also use it as a meeting spot for friends coming from the other side of North Point. Baskin Robbins playdates in the summer are my favorites.

Blockbuster has been in trouble for several years, especially with the rise of Netflix and Redbox (there is a Redbox machine in the Giant). I went and rented a couple movies at Blockbuster a few months back and was taken aback by the prices, especially when we normally do the Redbox $1 rentals.

Thank goodness I am hopelessly addicted to my DVR, so I rarely worry about movie rentals anymore.

[normie]

Hilsmon, next time you're at one of the stores there, maybe you can see if one of the store managers knows the scoop. If anyone knowns what's going on, it would be one of them. They may not be at liberty to say, but it's worth a try.

[hilsmom]

I will try. We probably would have had better luck with the pet store and the mail place since we were frequent customers and they knew my daughter well. Although, the family that runs the dry cleaning place live in my neighborhood - we just don't see them all that much. Maybe I should find some dry cleaning on purpose just to go and ask

[normie]

Originally Posted by hilsmom

Maybe I should find some dry cleaning on purpose just to go and ask

LOL, you have the makings of a really good investigative reporter. Let us know if you find anything out.

[hilsmom]

haha - or just a really nosey snoop.

[Jlyles]

I met the leasing manager a few years ago and thought he was quite arrogant, especially in his conversation with a long-term tenant. But in the long run, I really believe that they need to get their annual increases whether the tenant business increases yearly or not. Really makes it difficult to be a small business owner.

Originally Posted by hilsmom

I will try. We probably would have had better luck with the pet store and the mail place since we were frequent customers and they knew my daughter well. Although, the family that runs the dry cleaning place live in my neighborhood - we just don't see them all that much. Maybe I should find some dry cleaning on purpose just to go and ask

[Yankeesfan]

Well the shopping center is owned by the Lerners, who also own the last-place Washington Nationals. Draw your own conclusions >.

[Jlyles]

'Zactly! Mr. Lerner's name was thrown about repeatedly. As if ...

Originally Posted by Yankeesfan

Well the shopping center is owned by the Lerners, who also own the last-place Washington Nationals. Draw your own conclusions >.

[Denton56]

Originally Posted by hilsmom

I have no idea - it really is bizarre. I mean, really, FOUR hair salons? WHY? Something odd is going on over there. We really miss the pet store AND the mail place (my daughter keeps asking about the gigantic dog that one of the employees used to bring with him). I hope you are not correct, because that pretty much would kill the feel of Reston as a whole.

But when we answer this one, then maybe someone can tell me why the KMart Center in Herndon had to kick out Gold's Gym and NOT fill that space for 2.5 years?

K-Mart owns the space? And they kicked out Gold's Gym? Why would a landlord kick out a paying renter? Makes no sense.