Wegmans Food Markets will open in the former Fannie Mae headquarters in northwestern D.C. City Ridge, the mixed-use development will include commercial space and residential units anchored by the 84,000 square foot supermarket.
In anticipation of the opening, Wegmans has commenced recruiting up to 450 workers including 150 full time positions. The Company first indicated that they would locate in the project in mid-2017, creating a full-service grocery with restaurants and a café as a destination store. The project will have underground parking and will be accessed from the Tenleytown Metro Station.
According to Supermarket News Wegmans will open a store in Manhattan in the second half of 2023, a second store in in Alexandria, VA., and a third location in suburban Wilmington, DE. Currently Wegmans operates 106 stores located in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts and North Carolina.