Future home of a luxury hotel, but no dentists. Photograph by Flickr user Shaun Farrell.
Donald Trump has repeatedly promised that the hotel he plans to make out of the Old Post Office will be “amazing,” “incredible,” and “the best” at every detail from the fixtures in the bathrooms to the ground-floor retail.
But the General Services Administration isn’t taking any chances. Deep in the documents that govern the Trump Organization’s 60-year lease with the GSA are prohibitions against subleases to certain kinds of business. Even if Trump designs the world’s most opulent fish and tackle shop, it turns out, he won’t be able to put it in the Old Post Office, according to the GSA documents, which were first obtained by the Washington Times.
In addition to bait shops, here are some of the other types of retail that won’t be at the Trump hotel when it opens in 2016:
Lawn and garden stores
Flea markets
Strip clubs and topless cabarets
Sex toy shops
Bail bondsmen
Discount jewelers
Automotive supply stores
Tattoo artists
Laundromats
Blood banks
Drug dealers
Dentists
In fairness to the GSA, it’s probably impossible to find a developer who would make a prohibition on dental offices a dealbreaker.
Benjamin Freed joined Washingtonian in August 2013 and covers politics, business, and media. He was previously the editor of DCist and has also written for Washington City Paper, the New York Times, the New Republic, Slate, and BuzzFeed. He lives in Adams Morgan.
13 Businesses Donald Trump Can’t Have at His Old Post Office Hotel
Bad news for people who were expecting the hotel to feature a tackle shop or a blood bank.
Donald Trump has repeatedly promised that the hotel he plans to make out of the Old Post Office will be “amazing,” “incredible,” and “the best” at every detail from the fixtures in the bathrooms to the ground-floor retail.
But the General Services Administration isn’t taking any chances. Deep in the documents that govern the Trump Organization’s 60-year lease with the GSA are prohibitions against subleases to certain kinds of business. Even if Trump designs the world’s most opulent fish and tackle shop, it turns out, he won’t be able to put it in the Old Post Office, according to the GSA documents, which were first obtained by the Washington Times.
In addition to bait shops, here are some of the other types of retail that won’t be at the Trump hotel when it opens in 2016:
In fairness to the GSA, it’s probably impossible to find a developer who would make a prohibition on dental offices a dealbreaker.
Benjamin Freed joined Washingtonian in August 2013 and covers politics, business, and media. He was previously the editor of DCist and has also written for Washington City Paper, the New York Times, the New Republic, Slate, and BuzzFeed. He lives in Adams Morgan.
Most Popular in News & Politics
What It Felt Like for a Virginia Marching Band to Win Metallica’s Contest
Meet the 2023 Washingtonians of the Year
What’s IN and OUT in DC Restaurant Trends for 2024
Introducing 8 of DC’s Most Stylish
Washingtonian Magazine
May 2024: Great Getaways
View IssueSubscribe
Follow Us on Social
Follow Us on Social
Related
13 Major Concerts and Music Festivals in the DC Area This Spring
Mary Timony on Her Emotional New Album, “Untame the Tiger”
The Beatles in DC: A New Exhibit in Maryland Looks Back on Early Beatlemania
Northern Virginia High School Wins Metallica’s Marching Band Competition
More from News & Politics
A “Corpse Flower” Is Currently in Bloom at the Botanic Garden
How Emma’s Torch Is Changing the Lives of its Refugee Workers
Former Fiola GM Convicted of Murder Is Now in a Netflix Docuseries
These 5 DC Traffic Cams Are Issuing the Most Tickets Right Now
Farewell to Crystal City Underground, the DC Area’s Strangest Mall
Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People of 2024
Inside the Urgent Effort to Preserve Black Newspapers
Maryland Has Renamed an Invasive Fish. Will It Matter?