What's New in Navy Yard?

The Navy Yard neighborhood, officially dubbed the Capitol Riverfront, is booming in terms of new high-rise condos and mixed-use development. Everywhere, buildings are going up with construction firms promising spaces for living, shopping, and eating, all in one location. So, where's the beef, or for that matter, anything other than fast food? Residents in 1000 New Jersey Ave., one of the earliest plots to complete construction around the new Navy Yard, have been eagerly awaiting a restaurant on the first floor of their building for several years now - indeed since 2006. Word is that one serious prospective tennant for this space has opted to concentrate its expansion efforts elsewhere, at least for the time being. Tonic Restaurant has locations in Mount Pleasant and Foggy Bottom, and is reportedly looking to move across the river into the Orange Line corridor of Arlington. So, seared scallops, "Monday Wine Nights," and people watching with a beer in hand on New Jersey Ave., will have to wait a while longer.