A new fitness studio is hoping to turn Tysons from a place people work to a place people work out, as well.
F45 Training, an Australian fitness program that specializes in 45-minute workouts, is coming to Tysons. The company announced last Friday that it would be moving into the 2,728 square-foot retail space at 1953 Gallows Road.
According to a press release, F45 Tysons is scheduled to open in early 2019.
The brand is looking to continue expanding across Northern Virginia; F45 already has locations in Alexandria and Arlington, with another on the way. There are also locations — one apiece — in D.C. and suburban Maryland.
Membership prices and plan options vary by studio. At the Pentagon Row studio, a six-month plan costs $199 every four weeks or $179 every four weeks for a twelve-month membership.
According to its Twitter account, F45 Tysons is recruiting for several positions. The location will feature multiple TV screens will display the exercises and heart rate technology for performance tracking.
“We are excited to become a part of the Tysons business community, and are thrilled to help grow the F45 brand alongside our colleagues in the DC region,” said Jeff Harnois, co-owner of F45 Tysons, in a press release. “The D.C. metro region is a huge focus for F45 and we hope to continue our expansion in Northern Virginia. The Gallows Road location will allow us to successfully deliver our functional training programs to a vast range of demographics.”
Sundance, an apparel-home decor retail chain owned by actor-director Robert Redford, opened yesterday (Thursday) in the Mosaic District at 2910 District Ave.
The store sells a mix of higher-end men’s and women’s clothing, as well as home accessories from furniture to coasters. The store specializes in maintaining a rotating seasonal inventory.
A portion of the proceeds raised during the opening weekend will go to the McLean Project for the Arts, a non-profit that promotes local artists.
The Mosaic District location is the 15th store for the national chain. Though the business began in 1983, the number of retail locations remained small until the chain opened ten new locations in 2015.
There’s activity in the shuttered Rite Aid at 215 Maple Ave. in Vienna as workers transform the former pharmacy space into a Dollar Tree.
Dollar Tree is a discount store that has been thriving and expanding despite e-commerce outlets like Amazon devastating other retail chains. When the new Vienna store will open is unclear, but today workers were busy renovating the building’s interior.
A pair of folders were taped to the front door for those seeking employment to pick up and drop off applications.
The new store will fill a vacancy at an end of Maple Avenue badly in need of more commercial activity. A few feet west of the new Dollar Tree is the charred husk of the Marco Polo restaurant, which was destroyed in a fire last month, and the A.J.’s Sports Stop, which is likely to be closed within a year.
There are other signs of new life and development at the west end of Maple Avenue. Just two blocks away is the Wolf Trap Hotel, which earlier this week was authorized by the Vienna Town Council to be converted into a new four-story mixed-use development.
Hat tip to Laura Schwartz
The Palladium — could it be called Tyson’s hottest club? — is a new salsa dancing-focused venue that opened this past Saturday (Oct. 27) to add a little variety to Tysons’ budding nightlife scene.
The nightclub boasts 5,000 square feet of dancing space and a second-floor VIP room. The space is also available for private events like weddings, business lunches, dinners or cocktail receptions.
Dining is also available, with menu options including Mexican and Peruvian cuisine.
The Palladium isn’t the first nightclub to occupy 1524 Spring Hill Rd. Iris Lounge occupied the site before it filed for bankruptcy in 2016.
The new club has a series of events lined up for November, including the four below.
- Nov. 2: The first of “The Social” Fridays, a dance party with a live DJ that’s cover free for those who register in advance
- Nov. 3: Sabado con Xavi Hernandez
- Nov. 13: Salsa Palante Tuesdays
- Nov. 16: The Reflex Takes Over Tysons! (80s Night!)
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Carpet House Design Center, a interior decoration and design store based in Fredericksburg, is opening a location in Vienna (352 Maple Ave W).
According to general manager Bob Poole, the new location will have three distinct areas inside: one catering to builders, one that’s open to the public for retail sales, and a commercial area for architects and designers.
Poole said the store is anticipating opening by the end of the year or early in 2019.
The site formerly housed Kitchen and Bath Floors USA. The exterior of the building will remain intact, but Poole said the interior will be demolished and completely remodeled.
“We’ve got architects, engineers… the [demolition] is about to happen,” said Poole. “We just got occupancy permits. We’re waiting on the building permit right now.”
Maple Avenue in Vienna may be home to a number of vacant storefronts, but some of those vacancies are in the process of being filled.
In addition to MoMo House (131-A Maple Avenue W.) and Shin Se Kai Ramen (234 Maple Avenue E.), another new eatery is on the way. Nothing Bundt Cakes, a national bakery chain, is coming to Vienna at 129 Maple Avenue W.
The bakery chain specializes in circular bundt cakes, offering ten flavors and forty unique designs, as well as merchandise like gifts and decor.
The interior of the location is currently undergoing renovations. The owners of the Vienna franchise were not available for comment, but a sign on the exterior of the store said Nothing Bundt Cakes will be opening this fall.
An employee at the nearby Dulles location said the Vienna store hopes to be open sometime early next year.
Blesssed, a store specializing in high-end shoes, has moved from Fair Oaks Mall to Tysons Corner Center.
The store opened on Sept. 16 on the mall’s second level, next to the H&M. Prices range from the $200 Nike Air Max 98 Exotic Skin to items like the $5,000 Nike Air Yeezy 2 Solar Red.
Blesssed also appraises and buys items for resale.
“If you have product such as shoes, accessories or apparel that you want to sell and turn into cash, bring it to us and we will appraise it and determine what we can offer as a cash offer or as a shuffle credit towards anything available in-store,” says the store’s website.
