Outdoor retailer REI will open a flagship store in the District on Oct. 21, and the team behind its buildout is making progress at the one-of-a-kind site: the historic Uline Arena.
The project in Northeast D.C.’s NoMa neighborhood at Third and M streets NE will transform the storied venue where The Beatles had their first U.S. concert into the home of REI’s fifth flagship store nationwide — a 52,000-square-foot, $35 million lease from Douglas Development Corp.