Westfield Montgomery
Location | Bethesda, Maryland, United States | |
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Address | 7101 Democracy Boulevard | |
Opening date | March 6, 1968 | |
Developer |
Total retail floor area 1,223,475 sq ft (113,664.5 m2)[3] | |
No. of floors | 3[4] | |
Public transit access | Ride On bus: 6, 26, 42, 47, 96 Metrobus: J1, J2 | |
Website | www |
Westfield Montgomery (formerly known as Montgomery Mall) is a
History
The mall opened in March 1968, with three anchor stores and 58 smaller shops. It was built as a
The renovation completed in October 1991 included new floors, brass railings, glass elevator, which was removed in 2013, and removal of all the fountains to allow for more kiosk and seating space.[citation needed] The grand re-opening featured a concert by Tony Bennett. An expansion wing featured the first Nordstrom in Maryland[10] and the third in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and Crate & Barrel. The Boulevard Cafes food court is located on the second level.
After the 2005 acquisition of
Expansion
A plan to expand the mall by 360,000 square feet (33,000 m2) was approved by Montgomery County in September 2007. With the expansion, Westfield Montgomery has more than 1,500,000 square feet (140,000 m2), the fourth largest mall in the Washington area behind Tysons Corner Center, Westfield Wheaton, and Fair Oaks Mall.[12]
In 2014, a 16-screen
In June 2018, Westfield announced Sears will close and transform into additional stores and an open-air mixed-use center.[15][16]
2016 shooting
On May 6, 2016, former federal police officer Eulalio Tordil shot three people in the parking lot. One victim died.[17][18]
Anchors
Current anchors
Former anchors
- Hecht's
- Garfinckel's
- J. C. Penney (took over Woodward & Lothrop store, 1995)[19]
- Sears
- Woodward & Lothrop
- Arclight Cinemas
References
- ^ a b Frey, David (September 15, 2014). "Mall of the Future: As many malls around the country close, Westfield Montgomery is reinventing itself with an $89-million makeover". Bethesda Magazine. Bethesda, Maryland. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
Owned in a joint venture of the May Department Store Co., based in St. Louis, and Strouse, Greenberg & Co., based in Philadelphia...
- ^ "Westfield History". Westfield.URW.com. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
In June 2018, Unibail-Rodamco merged with Westfield Corporation in the biggest M&A transaction in Australian corporate history.
- ^ a b "Westfield Montgomery". Westfield Group. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ "Westfield Montgomery – Center Map". Westfield.com/Montgomery. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
Nordstrom Level 3.
- ^ "Westfield Montgomery Shopping Mall History - Westfield Montgomery". Westfield.com. April 21, 2009. Archived from the original on 16 September 2010. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ "Mall Hall of Fame". Mall-Hall-of-Fame.Blogspot.com. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ "DC Grocery - Montgomery Mall". Dcgrocery.Multiply.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ "Montgomery Mall Expansion Planned for Fall 1973 Opening," The Washington Post, May 2, 1971, p. 149.
- ^ "Store in Montgomery Mall Jammed on Opening Day," The Washington Post, Mar 26, 1976, p. D10.
- ^ "Annapolis Nordstrom in '93 unlikely". The Baltimore Sun. July 1, 1992. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Washington Post, September 9, 2006
- ^ Killian, Eric (September 21, 2007). "Montgomery Planning board approves expansion of Westfield shopping mall". Washington Business Journal.
- Bethesda Magazine. 13 April 2021.
- ^ Goldsmith, Jill (2022-02-08). "AMC Entertainment In Lease Deals For Former ArcLight Theaters In San Diego, D.C. Markets". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
- ^ "Sears in Westfield Montgomery Mall set to close next year". 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Sears to shut 40 more stores early next year". CNBC. 8 November 2018.
- ^ "UPDATED: Police Monitored Shooting Suspect As He Ate Lunch in Aspen Hill Shopping Center". Retrieved 2017-08-10.
- ^ Zimmerman, Joe (April 20, 2017). "Westfield Montgomery Mall Shooter Expected To Plead Guilty: Eulalio Tordil is charged with killing two and injuring two others in Montgomery County". Bethesda Magazine. Bethesda, Maryland. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ Washington Post, March 21, 1999
External links
- Official website
- Westfield Montgomery Leasing Information, at The Westfield Group
- Montgomery Mall at the Wayback Machine (archived June 5, 2002)