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Walmart Stores Go Small and Urban http://plannersweb.com/2014/02/walmart-stores-go-small-urban/?prin... <br /> The 83,000 square ft. store built in partnership with JBG Rosenfeld is in a mixed use building topped by <br /> four stories of apartments. Instead of acres of asphalt,the parking is underground. In addition to the <br /> Walmart,there is another 10,000 square ft. of retail space wrapped around the outside of the retail giant. <br /> Retail tenants currently include a Starbucks and a bank,with more to follow. The residential portion of <br /> the building contains 303 apartments,a fitness center, a lounge area,a roof deck,and a swimming pool. <br /> a <br /> View of roof deck and pool on top of the H Street Walmart in Washington,DC.Photo <br /> courtesy of JBG Companies. <br /> The main store entrance sits right on the sidewalk and shoppers will use an escalator to reach the store <br /> level. The store itself offers more groceries than a typical Walmart and the shopping floor is day lighted <br /> by real windows. <br /> Designed by MV+A Architects and the Preston Partnership,the H Street Walmart is a handsome urban <br /> building with traditional human scale details. It includes cornices,individual multi-pane windows,an <br /> interesting corner feature at the main entrance,and a separate entrance for residents. It is a fully urban, <br /> pedestrian friendly building.Whether you love them or loathe them,this building proves that Walmart <br /> — one of the most recognizable symbols of modern suburbia—is going urban. <br /> While the H Street store is by far the better of the two new urban Walmart's in Washington,the other <br /> new store on Georgia Avenue,NW is also a significant departure from the typical suburban store design. <br /> Built on the site of an abandoned car dealership,the Georgia Avenue Walmart is a 102,000 square foot <br /> store on a four acre site. <br /> 2 of 7 2/28/2014 11:50 AM <br />