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Its now Wegmans vs. Lidl in Northwest
Jeff Clabaugh | jclabaugh@wtop.com
May 23, 2022, 6:00 AM
Northwest D.C. is getting a Lidl discount grocery store, and it will be right next door to the soon-to-open Wegmans grocery store.
Lidl will open a 29,000-square-foot store at 4000 Wisconsin Ave., as part of Donohoe Cos. mixed-use redevelopment of office buildings formerly occupied by Fannie Mae. Upton Place will include close to 700 residential units in a six- and an eight-story building. It will include 100,000-square feet of retail and three courtyards.
Just one block away, at 3900 Wisconsin Ave., Roadside Development is wrapping up initial work on its larger, mixed-use redevelopment of the former Fannie Mae headquarters, anchored by Wegmans first store in the District.
When complete, Upton Place will include a six-story building and an eight-story building and will consist of three courtyards, two rooftop spaces, pool, a yoga studio and a fitness center. (Courtesy Donohoe Companies)
Wegmans will get the jump, expected to open this summer. Lidl is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2023.
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Jeff Clabaugh
Jeff Clabaugh has spent 20 years covering the Washington region's economy and financial markets for WTOP as part of a partnership with the Washington Business Journal, and officially joined the WTOP newsroom staff in January 2016.
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IronLionZion
(46,926 posts)But they are at different price points. Lidl is discount and Wegmans is more fancy with lots more prepared food and hot food.
mahatmakanejeeves
(60,742 posts)It does have a lot, including a wine bar.
I wish we had a closer Lidl.
IronLionZion
(46,926 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(60,742 posts)Last edited Mon May 23, 2022, 10:59 AM - Edit history (1)
Prices are going up. There's a Lidl out toward Annandale. It has far more baked goods and vegetables than I'm used to at Aldi.
IronLionZion
(46,926 posts)that's close to Alexandria and right off the beltway
jimfields33
(18,656 posts)In Maryland, Id go constantly. Hopefully Florida gets one someday.
IronLionZion
(46,926 posts)My parents live in Orlando and other stores come and go but Publix still keeps on keeping on
jimfields33
(18,656 posts)Publix has a better bakery and deli. Winn Dixie everything else.
thatdemguy
(514 posts)They are a pain in the butt, who does not like to pay their bills from other electric contractors and GC's I know who have built them. I have built and remodeled over 10 Aldis, they at least pay bills, but still are a pain.
I buy all my meats from wegmans, their prices on family packs of stuff is the cheapest I have seen by far. I have not been in a lidl yet. I like wegmans, I can still get 2.99 a lb boneless chicken breast, and if I want I can get a 40 bucks steak while I am there.