Broadlands Village Plaza Rumors

Please be aware that the Original Steakhouse is NOT taking over any of his neighboring tenant's spaces!!!!!! This is a COMPLETE rumor and the Landlord has no intention of allowing this to happen. Please put a STOP to this rumor! Thank you!

 

I am suprised anyone actually thought this was true

 

I know, but I just needed to get it out there that it is a rumor and nothing more.

 

Thanks for sharing, Julie. I am glad to hear it!

 

Any truth to the rumor that Saul Centers broke their non-compete clause of the lease contract with existing tenants by inviting new tenants who are competitors?

 

I heard that the non-compete clause was not broken for one particular store up there because the clause was to keep out franchises.

 

Umm, if there was a block against franchises, they have failed miserably.
Original Steakhouse
Subway
Robeks
??? any more
I think that may only be another rumor!

 

I read that as blocking a competing franchise of an existing store, not blocking franchises altogether. IE, a mom-and-pop deli would be allowed to open up that competes with say Subway but opening a Quizno's would not be allowed. I could be wrong.

 

So -
Deli / Deli OK
Deli / Franchise OK
Franchise Deli / Franchise Deli Not OK
Are we talking about franchises, or chains?

Thank goodness I'm a golf professional. Much simpler!

1. Hit white ball
2. Find white ball
3. Repeat until in hole!

 

For YOU maybe. For ME, it's more like:

1. Swing at white ball.
2. Swing at white ball.
3. Hit white ball.
4. Walk 48 yards.
5. Repeat.

 

I add another step or two

loose white ball, toss new white ball onto fairway when others aren't looking hehe.

 

I’d be interested to know how Puccio’s was allowed to come into the center after Subway. My husband and I were very surprised to see a second sub shop open up over there. (This is in no way stating a preference of one over the other)

We own a pizza franchise restaurant and when we sign/look at a lease, the “non-compete” clause is very important. It has nothing to do with another franchise or not, it has to do with the type of food that’s being sold. For example, because Bravo Pizza is there, Domino’s could not move in.

 

Exactly, that's what I was wondering.

From what I have heard, many of the businesses in the center are struggling.

 

Thanks for finishing my thoughts, Geaux ... that's what I meant to say ... Something could move in there that sold sandwiches, just not a franchise. There was something I heard one time on the news that Quiznos's tried to keep a Mexican place out of their shopping center (I believe it was in another state), trying to say their non-compete clause was being broken because a burrito was a sandwich.

 

I bet the golf rules book is as thick as the shopping center legal paperwork!

 

Every tenant has an oppurtunity to negotiate a "non-compete" clause in their lease. It is up to the tenant to do so, if they choose not to it's fair game. You are right regarding Subway and the Deli... Subway's lease states that we can't put another franchise in such as Quizno's but nothing about a mom/pop deli. They serve very different types of sandwiches in each place, the concept of the sandwich may be the same but they sure don't taste a like!!

 

Restaurants are struggling all over Ashburn I am sure because we have too many of them. I am sure some are doing very well, but when you look at the number and types of restaurants we have here it's amazing more have not closed. Plus we have many, many more coming to Brambleton, Southern Walk, Ryan Park, Ashburn Crossroads (by Food Lion) and eventually Moorefield Station.

As an example look at the number of

Thai Restaurants
Anothai
Sala Thai
Orchid Thai
Thai place in Ash Village
My Thai Place (Brambleton)
Bangkok Thai (Ryan Park)

Italian/Pizza Places
Bravo Pizza
Brickoven
San Vitos
Riggatoni Grill
Manhattan Pizza
Pomodorros
Pizza Hut/Dominoes/Papa Johns

Deli/Sandwich Type Places
Subway (Brambleton, Ash Village, Ash Farm, Broadlands)
Quiznos
Panera
Pot Belly
Puccios
American Flatbread

Higher End Restaurants
Clydes
Japanese Steak House in Ash Farm
Cafe Panache
Bonefish

Mexican Type
Moes
California Tortilla (two now with the new one the Village)
Del Rey

Other Large Places
Original Steakhouse
Glory Days
IHOP
Ruby Tuesdays
Red Robin (Coming)
Beef O'Bradys

Not to mention the countless Greek, Chinese, Indian and other strip mall places.

I am very happy we have so many choices and can go to many nice restaurants on a Friday or Saturday without a long wait locally, but there is no way they can all survive with that level of competition. I fear we will see many closing within the next year.

 

Charles Darwin, the famous food critic, will make sure that the best ones are still here. Remember, eating out is both a lifestyle and an art form!

 

BTW, the web is not really a good place to stop rumors, only to start new ones!!! :doh:

 

There's a rule book for golf ? I should probably look into that!