Former Satsuma restaurant building for lease

The building formerly home to Satsuma is now available for lease. Papadopoulos Properties is the broker. The Japanese restaurant closed after 14 years in business last December. It was not part of the site assembled for The Claiborne, a long-delayed condominium development next door to the restaurant. 

Positano restaurant building for lease in Bethesda

The Positano Ristorante Italiano saga continues at 4948 Fairmont Avenue in Bethesda. Signs posted on the front of the building indicate the restaurant space is now available for lease. An internal struggle and legal battle caused the popular restaurant to close its doors more than a year ago. The owner of the business had hoped to reopen here, but it appears a return will likely have to be at another location.

George's Chophouse space for lease in Bethesda

The building most recently home to George's Chophouse at 4935 Cordell Avenue is now on the market for lease. Previous tenants include 4935 Bar + Kitchen and Tragara. George's chef-owner Ashish Alfred's award-winning Duck Duck Goose is still going full steam less than a block away at 7929 Norfolk Avenue.

Flanagan's Harp & Fiddle space officially available for lease

The space formerly home to landmark Irish pub Flanagan's Harp & Fiddle is now officially available for lease. A banner marketing the building was placed on the facade yesterday by Bethesda-based property owner Greenhill Companies. 

Harp & Fiddle cited pandemic restrictions on live music and the Bethesda Streetery as the factors that ended their more than three-decade run in downtown Bethesda. The Streetery was touted by some on the Montgomery County Council as a marvelous solution to restaurants' struggles. But many restaurateurs have complained that their businesses were blocked by the boundaries of the street closures, and that their concerns and feedback were either ignored or not sought at all by County officials.

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