Prime Rib signs 15-year lease to remain in Mt. Vernon — and expand

The Prime Rib is in historic Mt. Vernon to stay. That’s the word from owner Rebecca Dolan who late Thursday signed a 15-year lease to remain at 1101 N. Calvert St. after a couple of years of debate over whether to move the venerable restaurant to the Village of Cross Keys. Lease negotiations took months and will include an interior expansion and $4 million in upgrades and renovations expected to begin in the coming months. Gilbert Trout, principal of Trout Daniel & Associates, brokered the deal for landlord Southern Management. Southern Management owns and manages the Horizon House, a brick tower at Chase and Calvert streets with 220 apartments.