Blue Moon Brewing to anchor new RiNo entertainment district

Miller Coors’ Blue Moon Brewing Co. will anchor a new, five-acre entertainment district in Denver’s River North neighborhood, the project’s developer said Monday.

Construction is underway now on a 28,685-square-foot building that will house a tasting room and brewery at 1910 38th St. in RiNo, said Bernard Hurley, owner of Menalto LLC, the company developing the entertainment district.

The project will include another 80,000 square feet of retail space, Hurley said, as well as 400,000 square feet…

Ruby Tuesday to open new Orlando regional office, create jobs

Florida Gov. Rick Scott on April 13 announced Ruby Tuesday Inc. will bring a new regional office to Orlando, creating 45 jobs and investing $250,000 in capital.

The new Orlando office is set to help boost operations at the company’s Mayville, Tenn., headquarters, according to a prepared statement from Ruby Tuesday Chairman, President and CEO JJ Buettgen. Enterprise Florida, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission all were involved in…

​National Harbor gets a brewery; Brio expands in Northern Virginia

National Harbor in Maryland will soon add a brewpub to its mix with Granite City Food & Brewery, set to open May 6.

The restaurant, which will be located at 200 American Way just off the waterfront, will seat 350 people in the 10,881-square-foot restaurant. The St. Cloud, Minnesota-based chain will have an on-site brewery and an open kitchen.

Granite City’s regular taps include a German Altbier called “The Bennie,” an American golden ale called “The Northern” and an oatmeal stout dubbed “The…

One local company is betting $100 million on warehouses

Matan Cos. has closed on its newest real estate fund, Matan Fund V, and says it will invest in the warehouse and industrial sectors in the Washington area.

The new fund has $100 million in equity and the ability to expand up to $150 million. Frederick, Maryland-based Matan says the fund will grow to as much as 4 million square feet over the next 24 to 36 months.

The fund already has two pending deals totaling 250,000 square feet and a 120,000-square-foot building expected to start construction…

Why Vornado Realty is weighing spinoff of Washington office portfolio

More than a decade after acquiring the Charles E. Smith Co., Vornado Realty Trust is considering spinning off its Washington area real estate portfolio.

Vornado CEO Steven Roth disclosed the prospect in the real estate investment trust’s annual letter to shareholders. In it, he presented a good-news/bad-news outlook. He noted the region’s office market has been struggling with elevated vacancy rates, but it is also battling back with a number of new deals in places including hard-hit Crystal City.…