Market Insights
If you’re searching for restaurant space for rent, a listing with a hood already in place can look like the hard part is done. It often isn’t. The exhaust may not run where you need it, the grease interceptor may be too small for your menu, and the lease form may have been written for…
By Andrew Poncher, SVP & Director of Leasing, Renaud Consulting · Last updated October 20, 2026 The most useful story in DC restaurant leasing this year is not the menus. It is the real estate behind the openings: how much space operators are taking, where, from whom, and on what terms. At Renaud Consulting we…