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FASHION CENTRE AT PENTAGON CITY
USINFO | 2013-10-31 14:47
| Location | Arlington, Virginia, USA |
| Opening date | October 5, 1989 |
| Developer |
Melvin Simon & Associates & Rose Associates |
| Management | Simon Property Group |
| Owner |
Simon Property Group & CalPERS |
| No. of stores and services | 170 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 2 |
| Total retail floor area |
821,024 sq ft (76,275.6 m2) retail & 169,089 ft² office |
| No. of floors | 4 |
The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City is situated right at the crossroads of South Hayes Street and Army Nnavy Drive. The street address for the Pentagon City Mall is 1100 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 22202.
The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, also known as Pentagon City Mall, is an upscale shopping mall in Arlington, Virginia. It is situated in the Pentagon City neighborhood on the lower levels of the Washington Tower office building, former home of MCI's Consumer Markets headquarters, near Interstate 395 and Hayes Street. The mall takes its logo from the architectural design of Washington Tower. Its Metro level is directly connected to the Pentagon City station on the Blue and Yellow Lines of the Washington Metro.
Completed in October 1989, the Fashion Centre is the largest enclosed shopping mall in Arlington, housing 170 retailers and restaurants catering to the upper-middle class. It is anchored by department stores Macy's (planned as Bamberger's) and Nordstrom, and is directly connected to theRitz-Carlton Pentagon City Hotel. It was built by Melvin Simon & Associates, which sold the bulk of its interest in 1991 to a series of institutional investors, while retaining a quarter interest and management of the center. Simon Property Group, the successor to the Simon shopping mall interests, raised its stake and now jointly owns the center with CalPERS. A six-screen movie theater operated in the mall from the center's opening until January 1, 2003, when it was closed to make room for the clothing store XXI Forever.
The Fashion Centre mall sits on approximately 822,041 square feet.The Pentagon City mall is home to 172 stores, with two anchor tenants, retail outlets, and restaurants. The mall has many options in the food sector as one entire level is devoted to the food court. Some of the restaurants at the mall are: California Pizza Kitchen, Potbelly, Ruby Tuesday, and Red Robin.
Macy's and Nordstrom are two of the anchor stores. Other stores include Circuit City Express, Banana Republic, Nine West, Victoria's Secret, Mac Cosmetics, Sephora, The Gap, Foot locker and BCBG.
The Pentagon City Mall is a tall structured mall with ample parking spaces, approximately 4,300. There is garage parking is available but it is not free.
The mall hours are from 10am - 9pm on weekdays and Saturdays, and 11am - 7pm on Sundays.
The Pentagon City Mall has approximately 1.37 million visitors a year. The mall is amazingly built on 4 floors with glass elevators and exotic architecture. The mall is fully enclosed and has its signature mark from the structural design of the Washington tower. The lower level of the mall is directly connected with the Washington Metro line. A nine tower office building and Ritz
The mall is owned by Simon Property Group and CalPERS. The mall is also known as fashion centre and was built in 1988. The mall is managed by Melvin Simon Associates and Rose Associates.
