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Willard Retail, a regional leader in retail investment, leasing and management, is pleased to announce the acquisition of City Grid Real Estate, a DC‐based firm specializing in metro‐ centered retail leasing and marketing. Ken Johnson, founder of City Grid Real Estate, joins the leasing team at Willard Retail as Senior Vice President of Leasing and Brokerage. Ken will continue to focus on landlord and tenant representation and maintain his relationships with such tenants as Proper 21, Little Beast, Basic Burger, and Café Fili. Prior to founding City Grid in 2020, Ken represented retail tenants such as Landmark Theaters and Compass Coffee, as well as many of Washington DC’s most recognized restaurant groups. Ken previously founded DCRealEstate.com, a platform for sales and marketing of urban properties, and DCMud.

News
Real estate news to help you keep up with how the DC area is changing, from the architecture of office buildings to the street level retail, we keep you on your game with a visually in-depth look at what the real estate community is planning, building, and celebrating with a photographic journey of DC's retail scene, construction and building design, from retail for lease to new commercial real estate projects.
Marketing
Social media and electronic story telling:
At City Grid, we don't just tell our own story, we tell the world yours. Our real estate clients are our story, and we use social media to help them broadcast their message, from press releases to photography, direct emailing to social media. Commercial real estate is our identity, but the success of our partners is the legacy that defines us. As experts in retail brokerage and leasing in the Washington DC region, we market your property actively through our diverse networks for the broadest possible exposure to your building.
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City Grid provides commercial real estate services for landlords, tenants, buyers and sellers, with retail-focused marketing. Providing individualized commercial property advisory services and tenant representation, doing business in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia. As DC's innovative retail brokerage, we've spent the time and energy to connect buyers, sellers, tenants and landlords more efficiently and effectively. We're constantly advancing our methods and technology to target the perfect match for your commercial property needs. Looking for retail for lease in Washington DC? Let us use our connections to help you locate the right site for your restaurant or retail business. We provide retail sites for lease, commercial property marketing, commercial real estate listings, and all related commercial real estate services.
Washington, D.C. 20005
TEL: 2O2 3O9 O935 | Ken @ RetailDC.com