Trader Joe’s Opens in Friendship Heights, Continuing Retail Growth
For Immediate Release
WASHINGTON, DC, DECEMBER 4, 2025 — Trader Joe’s has opened in Friendship Heights, and the neighborhood is celebrating. Trader Joe’s follows a series of high-profile retail announcements in the past few weeks, including Total Wine, TJ Maxx, and the announcement of a Wonder Food Bar coming soon.
“We’re excited about the retail growth in Friendship Heights, which further underscores this neighborhood’s immense potential to support more — more residents, more shoppers, more visitors, and more engaging experiences,” said Natalie Avery, executive director of the Friendship Heights Alliance. “As neighborhood stewards, we are always working to invite people into Friendship Heights, whether to enjoy an art gallery pop-up, play pinball, attend a community event, or take care of their daily needs and buy groceries.”
“Now that Trader Joe’s is open, Clarion Partners [owner of the retail, office and garage portions of Chevy Chase Pavilion on behalf of one of its commingled investment funds] will continue its efforts to reposition the retail portion of Chevy Chase Pavilion with neighborhood-serving retail and community shopping experiences,” said asset manager Harris Markowitz, who also serves on the Alliance board. “We are optimistic about the potential of Friendship Heights and the vision for this neighborhood to become more vibrant, walkable, and welcoming.”
Clarion Partners, as part of its commitment to Chevy Chase Pavilion and the Friendship Heights neighborhood, has provided space for the Pavilion Pop Up Gallery located off of the Wisconsin Avenue entrance, as well as the Zuk Pinball arcade.
Open Now:
- Trader Joe’s
- TJMaxx
- Total Wine
- Bright Horizons
- Wee World
- Shibuya Eatery
- Cucina Lube, Italian kitchen designer that just opened on 10/28
Coming Soon:
- Wonder Food Hall
- Inspire Nail Bar
The Friendship Heights Alliance continues to activate spaces in the neighborhood and has recently installed a gallery space, in partnership with Clarion Partners, adjacent to the Cheesecake Factory. Featuring local DC artists Lely Constantinople, Martina Fornace, Claire Packer, and Antonia Tricarico, the “TRACE” exhibition, up through January 10, explores human presence, memory, and the traces we leave behind through portraiture, landscapes, and mixed media.
And, Milk Tree by Bell Studios just announced nearly weekly open hours through the end of December. Created by artist Robin Bell, Milk Tree (5221 Wisconsin Avenue NW) transforms its environment into a living, light-filled experience that invites visitors to explore the interplay of organic forms and digital artistry. Select pieces from the collection will be available for purchase, allowing guests to take home a unique part of the experience.
About the Friendship Heights Alliance
The Friendship Heights Alliance envisions a more vibrant, dynamic, and inclusive future for Friendship Heights, with diversity in housing opportunities and retail experiences, and a people-friendly public realm. This place-focused nonprofit coordinates the community building needed to reinvigorate Friendship Heights, focusing on the commercial corridor along Wisconsin Avenue from Oliver Street in Montgomery County, Maryland, to Fessenden Street NW in Washington, DC. The Alliance is a 501(c)6 nonprofit created in 2021 to focus on public space management and coordination; increase collaboration amongst property owners in both Maryland and Washington, DC, as development continues; promote the neighborhood; and engage with residents and businesses. For more information or to get involved, contact hello@friendshipheights.com, visit friendshipheights.com, or follow the organization on Instagram @FriendshipHeightsAlliance.
About Clarion Partners
Clarion Partners, LLC, an SEC registered investment adviser with FCA-authorized and FINRA member affiliates, has been a leading U.S. real estate investment manager for more than 40 years. Headquartered in New York, the Firm maintains strategically located offices across the United States and Europe. With over $73 billion in total real estate and debt assets under management, Clarion Partners offers a broad range of real estate strategies across the risk/return spectrum to approximately 500 institutional investors across the globe. Clarion is scaled in all major property types and was an early entrant into the Industrial sector. The Firm’s global industrial team manages a ~1000 property portfolio in the U.S. and Europe consisting of more than 250 million square feet. Clarion Partners is an independently operated specialist investment manager of Franklin Templeton. More information about the firm is available at www.clarionpartners.com.
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