Washington, DC — Thor Equities has signed a contract to acquire its first property in Washington, DC, at 3000 M St. NW in Georgetown.
Formerly the historic Latham Hotel, the 10-story, 125,000 s/f corner building features 280 feet of wraparound frontage on 30th St. and M St., the prime retail corridor in Washington, DC. Thor plans to redevelop the property including the retail space fronting M St. to create a premier flagship location. The company is also redeveloping hotel and residential uses on the building’s upper floors.“3000 M St.’s location in the heart of Georgetown benefits from the large volume of tourists, students and other pedestrians who regularly visit the neighborhood to shop, eat and play,” said Joseph Sitt, CEO of Thor Equities. “We look forward to enhancing this property to maximize the area’s exciting growth opportunities.”Many of the world’s top retail brands are located along M St. and surrounding blocks, with Gant, Jonathan Adler, Bonobos and Billy Reid all recently leasing space there. Other tenants in the area include Michael Kors, Tory Burch, Rag & Bone, Brooks Brothers, Madewell, J.Crew, Lululemon, Coach, BCBG and Banana Republic.3000 M St. is also surrounded by popular restaurants and bars, and close to Georgetown University and the main commercial intersection of Wisconsin Ave. and M St.