New shops & retail opening in Ward 1
As of November 3, 2026, 20 shops & retail new in Ward 1 in the last 28 days — shops, stores, boutiques and storefront services across Adams Morgan, Columbia Heights, U Street, from DC basic business license records before the doors open.
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Latest 15 of 20 in Ward 1
Free: name, category, city and the signal for the last 28 days. Pro adds the street address, phone where public, licensee, 90 days of history and CSV export.
| Business | Signal | Seen |
|---|---|---|
| DC Guitar Works Shop & services |
New license | Oct 27 |
| Pourtraits Hospitality Group LLC Shop & services |
New license | Oct 27 |
| Pourtraits Hospitality Group LLC Shop & services |
New license | Oct 27 |
| Pourtraits Hospitality Group LLC Shop & services |
New license | Oct 27 |
| Wolfey VGC LLC Shop & services |
New license | Oct 26 |
| Conroy Landscape Architecture, LLC Shop & services |
New license | Oct 22 |
| FMS Strategy Partners LLC Shop & services |
New license | Oct 20 |
| Payphone Games Shop & services |
New license | Oct 20 |
| Farmhouse Digital LLC Shop & services |
New license | Oct 16 |
| Brooklinen, Inc. Shop & services |
New license | Oct 15 |
| SpotlessDC L.L.C. Shop & services |
New license | Oct 15 |
| Period Vintage Shop & services |
New license | Oct 14 |
| Mission Innovation Consulting Shop & services |
New license | Oct 13 |
| Americas B.W & Liquors Shop & services |
New license | Oct 9 |
| Americas B.W & Liquors Shop & services |
New license | Oct 9 |
New license. A DC Basic Business License first issued in this window, at a DC premises. Public filings are a signal, not a promise: some open late, rename or never open. How we spot openings.
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