Who owns eighteenth street lounge

After the original publication of this story, a representative for the Lounge produced a screenshot identifying the author of the Instagram story under the handle falafelfever. A post shared by The Lounge DC theloungedc. Babylon Group is a relatively new D. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Monday, May 10, that nightclubs can operate at full capacity on June The 10,square-foot space has sat dark since the dawn of the pandemic.

Babylon is hoping to increase the total occupancy of the club from to patrons, per an ABRA notice posted on its door. Update Tuesday, June 1, 3 p. The two-level, 5,square-foot space at Ninth Street NW is about half the size of the original. Like the original location, the pared-down replacement will sport a rooftop deck, have a bar on each level, and will be capable of hosting multiple live acts at once.

That will include past resident DJs and an eclectic mix of jazz, funk, reggae, and Latin bands that helped ESL develop its reputation. The address is officially 9th St. It will be a two-level club with bars on each level, and a rooftop deck. It will occupy 5, square feet in total, which is smaller than its previous space. Owner Farid Nouri says the new club will be in line with the layout of his previous space, which had multiple rooms with different music options.

It will include food service. Last week, owner Farid Nouri signed a lease for the club's new residence in Blagden Alley, the neighborhood in DC's Shaw district with plans of opening within four to six months. Prior to shuttering last year, the lounge joint had been in business for 25 years in Dupont Circle. Pandemic restrictions and an inability to settle on a lease with its former landlords were the main factors in closing its doors. In a statement from Monument Retail , the firm representing Eighteenth Street Lounge, Valerie Mnayarji commented on the challenge of tracking a suitable replacement for the nightclub that would remain relevant to its core demographic as well as within the frame of the city's current housing market.

The revamped lounge will reside in a two-story building at 9th Street NW, which previously housed the French fusion establishment Restaurant.