Westfield Montgomery

Westfield Montgomery

The Nordstrom wing, as viewed from the center of the mall in September 2011 prior to the 2013-14 renovation/expansion
Location Potomac, Maryland, U.S.
Address 7101 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20817
Opening date March 6, 1968
Developer May Company and Strouse Greenberg
Management Westfield Group
Owner Westfield Group
No. of stores and services 200[1]
No. of anchor tenants 5
Total retail floor area 1,223,475 sq ft (113,664.5 m2)[1]
No. of floors 2 (Arclight Cinema on Level 3)
Parking 6,382 (Including 1 4-level deck and two 2-level decks)
Website www.Westfield.com

Westfield Montgomery (formerly Montgomery Mall) is a shopping complex in Bethesda, Maryland.

History

The mall opened in March 1968, with three anchor stores and 58 smaller shops. It was built by May Company and the Strouse Greenberg Company, and designed by John Graham, Jr. and Ward and Hall.[2][3] The original anchors were Hecht's, Garfinckel's, and Sears. Smaller shops included a Bond Stores outlet. The Mall was also where longtime fugitive William Bradford Bishop bought a ball peen hammer and gas can to kill and burn his entire family on March 1, 1976. The old mall logo was an owl-shaped "M".[4] A mid-1970s expansion included a $4.5 million, 155,000-square-foot (14,400 m2) Woodward & Lothrop store and 60,000 square feet (5,600 m2) of additional retail space for 40 stores.[5][6] The last 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.[7] The grand re-opening featured a concert by Tony Bennett. An expansion wing featured the first Nordstrom in Maryland[8] and the third in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and Crate & Barrel. The Boulevard Cafes food court is located on the second level.

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 will have 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.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Westfield Montgomery". Westfield Group. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
  2. ↑ "Westfield Montgomery Shopping Mall History - Westfield Montgomery". Westfield.com. 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Mall Hall Of Fame". Mall-hall-of-fame.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
  4. ↑ "DC Grocery - Montgomery Mall". Dcgrocery.multiply.com. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
  5. ↑ "Montgomery Mall Expansion Planned for Fall 1973 Opening," The Washington Post, May 2, 1971, p. 149.
  6. ↑ "Store in Montgomery Mall Jammed on Opening Day," The Washington Post, Mar 26, 1976, p. D10.
  7. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/217785724937388/permalink/605557572826866/
  8. ↑ "Annapolis Nordstrom in '93 unlikely - Baltimore Sun". Articles.baltimoresun.com. 1992-07-01. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
  9. ↑ Killian, Eric (September 21, 2007). "Montgomery Planning board approves expansion of Westfield shopping mall". Washington Business Journal
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