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East Braddock Road

Yates Corner stands on the Braddock Road parcel that John Yates Person John Yates d. 1989 Navy veteran and Alexandria service-station owner. Purchased his first service station in 1964 and the Braddock Road Mobil station in 1977 — the property his sons would later … purchased as a Mobil service station in 1977 and that sat blighted through the late twentieth and early twenty-first century. Beginning in 2005, Jason Yates Person Jason Yates Second-generation principal of the automotive and commercial-property business. With his wife Loren Yates, redeveloped the Braddock Road Mobil station — bought by his father in … and his wife Loren Yates led the parcel’s redevelopment into a mixed-use commercial complex completed in stages between 2013 and 2015. The 7-Eleven opened in December 2013; Yates Automotive and Yates Drycleaners followed in spring 2014; Lena’s Wood-Fired Pizza & Tap — named for Jason’s mother Lena Yates, who died in 1990 — opened in October 2015. ^[1] Source 1 Alexandria Legends — Jason & Loren Yates Website

The development was constructed using LEED green-building technology and is reported to have achieved LEED Gold certification, with specific features including geothermal heating and a rain-catchment system. The complex is the public anchor of the three-generation The John Yates family Family The John Yates family Three-generation Alexandria business family. Patriarch (Navy veteran; deceased 1989) bought his first service station in 1964 and the Braddock Road Mobil station in 1977. His sons … business and employs approximately one hundred and fifty staff across its constituent businesses. The exact LEED certification number, the architect of record, and detailed construction-cost documentation have not yet been surfaced; those remain research targets to be confirmed against City of Alexandria building-permit records and contemporary trade-press coverage. ^[2] Source 2 Alexandria Library Special Collections Manuscript