Aldi signs lease for largest D.C. store, in Fort Totten

Art Place at Fort Totten is a multiphase project led by The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation. Approved for 2 million square feet, it will ultimately cover 16.5 acres, replacing a 60-year-old complex of largely affordable apartment homes developed by Morris Cafritz and his son Calvin, in addition to three small warehouses. The parcel is a stone’s throw from the Fort Totten Metro station, and a block away from the Walmart-anchored Fort Totten Square development.

Its first phase, which opened in 2017, includes the 520-unit Modern at Art Place apartments, a pharmacy, dentist’s office and urgent care. The long-planned XSport Fitness center apparently is not happening. While the foundation still plans to incorporate a fitness center concept, a spokeswoman for the project said, the opening timeframe is still to be determined.