Fashion Centre at Pentagon City

Fashion Centre at Pentagon City

Main court in early 2016, during the mall's renovation
Location	Arlington, Virginia, United States
Coordinates	38°51′47.6″N77°3′38.6″W / 38.863222°N 77.060722°W / 38.863222; -77.060722
Opening date	October 5, 1989;34 years ago (October 5, 1989)
Developer	Melvin Simon & Associates & Rose Associates
Management	Simon Property Group
Owner	Simon Property Group (42.5%) [1]
No. of stores and services	164
No. of anchor tenants	2
Total retail floor area	1,037,258 sq ft (96,364.4 m2) [1]
No. of floors	4 (3 in anchors)
Public transit access	Washington Metro : at Pentagon City Metrobus: 7A, 10A, 16E, 16M, 22A, Metroway Arlington Transit: 42, 74, 84, 87
Website	www.simon.com/mall/fashion-centre-at-pentagon-city

Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, originally the Pentagon City Mall, is an enclosed shopping mall in the Pentagon City neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, near Interstate 395 and Hayes Street. Its Metro level is directly connected to the Pentagon City station on the Blue and Yellow Lines of the Washington Metro. The mall features Macy's and Nordstrom, and also houses the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City hotel.

Completed in October 1989, the Fashion Centre is the largest enclosed shopping mall in Arlington, housing 164 retailers and restaurants. The Washington Tower office building, formerly leased by MCI, is part of the mall property; ^[2] its lower levels are part of the mall.

History

The mall was developed by Melvin Simon & Associates with real-estate investment firm Rose Associates as part of the 1976 Pentagon City Phased-Development Site Plan. ^[3] It opened in fall 1989 with 860,000 sq. ft. of space ^[4] on 25 acres, with Macy's and Nordstrom as anchor stores (original plans were for Bambergers) ^[5] and approximately 150 other stores, and a 4,524-capacity parking garage; the office tower part of the complex opened a little later, ^[6] and the 345-room hotel the following year. ^[7] The interior featured a white color scheme and skylit atria extending in two wings from the central courtyard. ^[7] The mall theater, Loews Pentagon City 6, closed on January 1, 2003, and was replaced by a clothing store. ^[8]

Expansion of the mall, including outward-facing stores on Hayes Street, was approved by the county board in 2013, ^[3] at which time it had more than 170 stores. ^{[9] [10]} It was completed in 2016. ^{[11] [12]} As of 2018 ^[update] , the mall had 1.05 million sq ft (98 thousand m²) of space. ^[13]

On March 23, 2023, it was announced that IKEA will be opening a 5,000 sqft "Plan and Order" specialty format, the first in the Washington, D.C. region. It will feature interior design planning among IKEA specialists with any ordered furniture then delivered to a customer's residence. ^[14]

Tenants

As of 2018: ^[15]

• Macy's, 253,314 sq ft (23,533.6 m²)
• Nordstrom, 219,514 sq ft (20,393.5 m²)
• Zara, 27,775 sq ft (2,580.4 m²)
• Forever 21, 23,317 sq ft (2,166.2 m²)
• Matchbox restaurant, 11,524 sq ft (1,070.6 m²)
• Apple Store, 10,287 sq ft (955.7 m²)
• The Gap/Gap Kids, 8,969 sq ft (833.2 m²)
• Banana Republic, 6,398 sq ft (594.4 m²)
• The North Face, 6,130 sq ft (569 m²)
• J Crew, 5,893 sq ft (547.5 m²)
• Microsoft Store, 5,667 sq ft (526.5 m²)

Awards

The center was a finalist for the 2018 International Council of Shopping Centers 2018 US Design & Development and Retailer Awards. ^[15]

Ownership

In late 1990, Melvin Simon & Associates sold 50% of its interest in the mall to Lehndorff Group, a real estate management firm; ^[4] during 1991 it sold another 25% to other institutional investors, retaining a quarter interest and management of the center. Simon Property Group, the successor to the Simon shopping mall interests, subsequently raised its stake; as of April 2014 ^[update] it jointly owned the mall with Institutional Mall Investors, a joint venture of Miller Capital Advisory and CalPERS; ^[9] as of 2019 ^[update] , it had a 42.5% interest. ^[1] The Ritz-Carlton hotel is separately owned, by Xenia Hotels & Resorts. ^{[1] [13]}

• 
  Interior seen from the 4th floor, January 2013
• 
  Interior in 1990

References

1. "Annual Report 2019". Simon Property Group. p. 26. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
2. Jonah Keri (April 5, 1999). "Pentagon City building offered after MCI leaves". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
3. "Arlington County Board Approves Expansion of Fashion Centre at Pentagon City Mall". Arlington County, Virginia. November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
4. Kara Swisher (January 11, 1991). "Pentagon City Mall Owner Sells Stake". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
5. Directory of major malls. MJJTM Publications. 1990. p. 631.
6. Evelyn Hsu (July 3, 1989). "New Front Established In Shopping Mall Wars". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
7. Benjamin Forgey (December 9, 1989). "The Inner Life Of A Mall". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
8. Nextinline. "Loews Pentagon City 6". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
9. "The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City Unveils Expansion and Renovation Project" (press release). Simon Property Group. April 16, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
10. Patrick Hanafin; Madison Starr (June 25, 2015). "The Mall at Pentagon City: Virginia's next great entertainment attraction?". WJLA-TV.
11. "New Restaurants Opening Soon in Pentagon City Mall". WTOP-FM. July 5, 2016 – via WRC-TV.
12. Dan Taylor (December 5, 2016). "3 New Retailers Moving Into Pentagon City Mall". Arlington, VA, Patch. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
13. Douglas Fruehling (November 13, 2018). "These major landowners near HQ2 are sitting pretty". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
14. https://www.arlnow.com/2023/03/22/just-in-ikea-to-open-small-format-location-in-pentagon-city/ ^{[ bare URL ]}
15. "ICSC - Fashion Centre at Pentagon City". ICSC. 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2024.

External links

• Official site