Fire Works Restaurant Coming to Residence Inn Arlington Courthouse
OCTOBER 2, 2009 - The Great Virginia Restaurant Group has signed a lease for a new Fire Works Restaurant. The restaurant will be located in the new Residence Inn Arlington Courthouse hotel. Bryan Gray of Donohoe/Corfac International represented the hotel and Ken Matzkin of Buck Associates represented the restaurant in this transaction.
The news of the lease signing comes just after Donohoe Development Company unveiled the suburban infill all-suite hotel built by Donohoe Construction Company at a Grand Opening celebration held at the site Wednesday, September 16th. Fire Works will occupy approximately 5,500 square feet at the street level of the Residence Inn on Clarendon Boulevard and open up to the Western end of Courthouse Plaza for patio dining. The 240-seat restaurant will offer upscale casual dining featuring local, fresh and organic ingredients. The menu will feature its signature gourmet wood fired pizza and will include appetizers, sandwiches, salads, calzones, pasta, an extensive list of premium microbrews and a hand selected wine list. Fire Works plans to open in spring 2010.
Since 1985, the Great Virginia Restaurant group has developed and owned four successful and very diverse independent restaurants, which are Tuscarora Mill, now in its 24th year, South Street Under, Magnolias and Fire Works Pizza in Leesburg.
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