Nike store in Hecht Warehouse will open Thursday

The Nike Factory store planned for the Hecht Warehouse project in Northeast D.C. is expected to open April 9, according to a Nike spokeswoman.

The Ivy City store, which will be the athletic brand’s first “community store” in Greater Washington, will join MOM’s Organic Market at the mixed-use development at 1301 New York Ave. NE.

The community store model is different than your typical Nike Factory in an outlet mall. Nike ( NYSE: NKE) rolled out the first one in its hometown of Portland in 2012,…