HYATTSVILLE WIRE: Zeke’s Coffee recently began construction on the expansion of its Route 1 location in the Woodridge neighborhood of D.C., just south of Mount Rainier.
“It’s been a long time coming, but today we started our buildout next door,” the local coffee roaster posted on Instagram.
The new space will more than double its footprint, adding 1,500 square feet from the former Kaaos Gym at 2304 Rhode Island Ave.
The added space will be used for Zeke’s main coffeeshop while its current space at 2300 Rhode Island Ave. next door, which it has been at since 2013, will be used for production only.
Zeke’s owner John Kepner told the Hyattsville Wire they will hold in-person gatherings in the new space such as coffee cuppings and tasting events and add more outdoor seating on the sidewalk in front.
He said they were working on plans for the buildout with Bandura Design, an all-women hospitality interior design firm, just a few doors down. They too are renovating their space on Rhode Island Avenue.
Zeke’s opened its third location in D.C. at 4602 14th St NW this past spring, joining its downtown location at 731 15th Street NW and it’s roastery and coffee shop in Woodridge.
