Tysons Corner Center
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Tysons Corner Center is a shopping mall in the unincorporated area of Tysons in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States (between McLean and Vienna, Virginia). It opened to the public in 1968, becoming one of the first fully enclosed, climate-controlled shopping malls in the Washington metropolitan area. The mall's anchor department stores are Macy's, Nordstrom, and Bloomingdale's. The mall also features prominent specialty retailers including Everlane, Fabletics, Untuckit, Oak + Fort, Intimissimi, Aesop, and Warby Parker.[2][3]
Tysons Corner Center is the largest mall in the
History
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Tysons Corner Center was one of the first
The 1.2 million square feet (110,000 m2) one-story mall opened on July 25, 1968, with just 35 of its 100 stores open and just two of its three department store anchors, Hecht's and Woodward & Lothrop.[5] The third anchor department store, Lansburgh's, did not open until a year later, on October 19, 1969, due to a lawsuit involving an exchange of its lease for favorable zoning.[6] The finished mall contained 100 specialty stores, including Jelleff's and discount chain Woolworth's, which operated a store in the mall until the entire chain went under in 1997.
Lansburgh's closed in 1973, when City Stores shuttered the entire chain. They rebranded the building as another of their stores, Lit Brothers, from 1973 to 1975. The building was then renovated as the first full-line branch of Bloomingdale's outside of New York City, reopening on September 9, 1976.[7]
The mall was originally designed around five themed "courts": the Umbrella Court in front of Lansburgh's, the Fashion Court, the Fountain Court in front of Hechts, the Aviary Court and the Clock Court located near Woodward & Lothrop. Some of the few remaining pieces of the original infrastructure of the 1968 mall are the escalators that serve the second and third floor of Bloomingdale's (the original Lansburgh's escalators), and the original passenger and freight elevators from Woodward & Lothrop/JCPenney. Both are still in operation, however they are located in the back hallways and used as service elevators.[8]
In 1988, the mall was expanded to add a second floor, at which time Lord & Taylor and Nordstrom opened; this was the first Nordstrom east of the
Today, the mall has 2.1 million square feet (195,000 m2) of retail space on three levels, 16 movie screens, and nearly 300 stores. From its opening until the 1990s, the mall contained a wide and diverse retail mix.
Soon after Tysons Corner Center was constructed, the land surrounding the area — previously consisting of farms and rural residences — became prime
.As part of the upcoming "Tysons Future" renovation and expansion plans, a glass elevator has been added to the Fashion Court (where the Nordstrom wing meets the main mall hallway), which opened on November 28, 2008.
In 2004 The Macerich Company acquired Wilmorite Properties, adding Tysons Corner Center to its portfolio. Tyson's Corner Center was a particularly significant expansion as the plans were well under way for a massive mixed-use development creating a more urban environment.[9]
In 2013, Tysons Corner Center was assessed for $1 billion, making it by far the most valuable property in the metropolitan area.[10]
On January 19, 2020, the Lord & Taylor anchor store closed.[11] On December 28, 2021, Macerich, the mall development firm, announced plans to redevelop the empty store into either a 330-foot, 540,000 square feet office tower, or a 400-foot tower with a mix of office and residential space. Both options would include 50,000 square feet of retail centered around the plaza.[12]
The mall's L.L. Bean store closed on January 17, 2022. Macerich reconstructed the space into multiple smaller in-line stores.[13]
On May 19, 2023, Apple relocated to a new location in the mall, on the 22nd anniversary of the first store's opening.[14]
By 2023, since the
Notable openings
- First Nordstrom outside of the West Coast (1988)[17][18]
- First L.L. Bean outside of original Freeport, Maine store (2000)[19]
- First Apple Store in the world (2001)[20]
- First Microsoft Store in the Northeast (2011)[21]
- First Spanx store in the world (2012)[22]
Plans
The
Anchors
- Bloomingdale's
- Macy's
- Nordstrom
- Lord & Taylor (closed)
See also
- Tysons Galleria — a shopping mall located directly north of Tysons Corner Center
- Fairfax Square — a mixed-use development located directly south of Tysons Corner Center
- List of the world's largest shopping malls
- List of largest shopping malls in the United States
References
- ^ https://wtop.com/business-finance/2018/07/tysons-corner-center-turns-50-this-week/
- ^ Macerich. "Tysons Corner Center | Directory". www.tysonscornercenter.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ Helen Dewar (24 October 1963). "Zone Case Conflict News to Supervisor". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Tysons Corner Center turns 50 this week". WTOP News. 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Developer Lerner Gets Things Done: Lost Legal Fight Planned Wheaton Plaza Mind Like a 'Computer' Sidesteps Interview". The Washington Post. 4 May 1969.
- ^ https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/guests-attend-the-bloomingdales-opening-at-tysons-corner-news-photo/1460923028
- ^ "Amazing 1967 Montgomery Hydraulic Elevator in Woodward&Lothrop-Tysons Corner Centre-McLean, VA" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Macerich Announces $2.333 Billion Agreement to Acquire Wilmorite | Macerich". investing.macerich.com. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ^ "Fairfax County's first billion dollar property: Tysons Corner Center". American City Business Journals.
- ^ "Lord and Taylor Closing This Sunday at Tysons Corner Center | Tysons Reporter". 2020-01-17. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "Macerich revises plan for next phase of Tysons Corner Center, including bigger tower to replace Lord & Taylor". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ Sernovitz, Daniel J. (January 28, 2022). "Tysons Corner Center owner drafts new plans for L.L. Bean's massive former space". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ^ "Apple's Redesigned and Relocated Tysons Corner Store Opens Today". MacRumors. 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2022/11/23/tysons-corner-center-expansion-plans-revised.html
- ^ https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2021/12/23/tysons-corner-center-expansion-plans-filed.html
- ^ "Nordstrom's newest." Daily News Record, (March 4, 1988) Ramey, Joanna
- ^ The Nordstrom Way (1996), 133
- ^ Tysons Corner bags LL Bean retail store
- ^ Keith Wagstaff (10 November 2011). "Check Out Every Apple Store Ever Opened, in Order". Time. TIME Inc. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ Kellner, Mark. "Microsoft opens first area store". The Washington Times.
- ^ Jackman, Tom. "Spanx now have their own store in Tysons Corner". The Washington Post.