DC Mud has a post about the planned CityMarket grocery store and residential development on O Street, by the Convention Center. According to
DC Mud, Giant will close on September 8 and construction will take two years.
http://dcmud.blogspot.com/2011/08/sh...er-8th-to.html
This is almost exactly one year after the last 'groundbreaking' for this development that occurred in September 2010:
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/b...breaking-isnt/
Hopefully construction for the mixed-use Cathedral Commons development on Wisconsin Avenue, which also includes a new Giant and residential units, isn't far behind. The north parcel, where the pharmacy was located, is already vacant.