House Of Blues Seeks a D.C. Home

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The owners of the House of Blues, a popular chain of concert venues, are negotiating with the District to build a $120 million complex near the new Washington Convention Center that would include a live-entertainment hall, a hotel, retail stores and restaurants, the Washinton Post reports.


The project would be an anchor in the city’s revitalization efforts for an area just east of Mount Vernon Square. But the proposal has also sparked a debate among concert promoters about whether the Washington region could support the national chain without squeezing out homegrown clubs.


The House of Blues, with 10 concert halls nationwide and four more in the works, is part of a sprawling live-music empire assembled by radio giant Clear Channel Communications, which is now the world’s largest producer of live concerts and the second-largest venue management company.


The Los Angeles firm signed a nonbinding agreement five months ago to develop the complex at Fifth and I streets NW, according to Kevin Warner, vice president of investments and acquisitions at the National Capital Revitalization Corp.


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