Tysons Corner Center

infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Tysons Corner Center

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caption = Inside Tysons Corner Center: the expansion wing
location = McLean, Virginia, USA
opening_date = 1968
developer=
owner= Macerich
operator =
building_costs =
number_of_stores = 300+
number_of_anchors = 5
floor_area = 2.4 million ft²
floors = 3
parking = Surfaced lots as well as 5 parking terraces
slogan = "Where the Stores Are."
website = http://www.shoptysons.com

Tysons Corner Center, located in the Tysons Corner unincorporated area in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States (near McLean), opened to the public in 1968, becoming one of the first fully enclosed, climate-controlled shopping centers in the greater Washington area. (The fully enclosed Iverson Mall in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, opened in 1967.) It is the largest shopping mall in the state and in the Baltimore-Washington area.

History

Tysons Corner Center was one of the first super-regional malls in the country, drawing customers from a multi-state area. As of 2007, the mall's four department store anchors are Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's, Lord & Taylor, Macy's; and a recent expansion (opened 2005) off the former JCPenney structure is anchored by a 16-screen AMC multiplex movie theater, a Barnes and Noble bookstore, and an Old Navy. Tysons Corner Center is the largest mall in the metropolitan area and the 11th largest in the United States. A second, more upscale mall, called Tysons Galleria, operates across the street from Tysons Corner Center within the Tysons II office development (with many people referring to the mall itself as "Tysons II"); it opened in 1988. To distinguish, many call the original mall "Tysons I."

Until the late 1990s the mall featured a wide and diverse retail mix, ranging from low-end Woolworth's and Hot Shoppes Cafeteria to high-end names like Liz Claiborne. Since then the stores added to the mall have mostly skewed upscale, reflecting the demographics of the surrounding area.

Soon after Tysons Corner Center was constructed, the land surrounding the area — which had previously consisted of farms, auto dealers, and rural residences — became prime real estate, prompting the construction of hotels, office buildings, and apartment complexes. Some of the major retailers located in this area are Borders Books & Music, Crate and Barrel, Tiffany & Co., Hermes Paris, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci.Originally, the mall consisted of 1.2 million square feet (110,000 m²) on one level, three department stores (Hecht's, Lansburgh's, and Woodward & Lothrop), and 100 specialty stores, including Jelleff's. In 1988, the mall was expanded to add a bottom floor, at which time Lord & Taylor and Nordstrom opened; this was the first Nordstrom east of the Mississippi River. 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. It serves as an entry point for new retail concepts, such as Cusp by Neiman Marcus, MNG by Mango, and Martin + Osa. Apple Inc. also opened the first of its retail stores there in 2001, and L.L.Bean opened its first full-line store outside of its Freeport, Maine, headquarters at Tysons in 2000.

Future plans

There are plans to extend the Washington Metro subway westward to Tysons Corner and eventually out to Dulles Airport. The Tysons Central 123 Silver Line station is planned to be on the north side of the shopping center where Tysons Boulevard crosses State Route 123 (Chain Bridge Road). There will be four stations in the Tysons Corner area.

The Macerich Company is developing Tysons Corner Center into a community location. There will be expansions for residential and commercial buildings, along with a hotel. There will also be slight expansions to the mall itself. The project will be completed in four stages, and it is expected to be finished in 10 to 15 years.

In conjunction with the Tysons Future project, remodeling of the Fashion Court section of the mall began in May 2008.Fact|date=July 2008

Anchors

*AMC Theatres (105,122 sq ft., 16 screens) – opened 2005
*Barnes & Noble (33,854 sq ft. on 2 floors) – opened 2005
*Bloomingdale's (255,888 sq ft. on 4 floors) – opened 1976
*H & M (23,516 sq ft. total, H & M - convert|15866|sqft|m2|abbr=on., H & M Men's - 7,650 sq ft.) – opened 2005
*Lord & Taylor (119,500 sq ft. on 2 floors) – opened 1990
*L.L. Bean (75,778 sq ft. on 2 floors) – opened 2000
*Macy's (237,076 sq ft. on 3 floors) – opened 1968 (was Hecht's until 2006)
*Nordstrom (200,000 sq ft. on 3 floors) – opened 1988
*Old Navy (15,705 sq ft.) – opened 2005
*Pottery Barn (17,294 sq ft.) – opened 2007

Opening soon: Panera Bread, The Art of Shaving, Nestle Toll House Cafe, TOUS, Gilly Hicks, Euro Moda, Kira Plastinina

ee also

* Fairfax Square – an upscale shopping center located directly south of Tysons Corner Center
* List of the world's largest shopping malls
* List of largest shopping malls in the United States
* Tysons Galleria – an upscale shopping mall located directly north of Tysons Corner Center

External links

* [http://www.shoptysons.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.tysonsfuture.com/ Tysons Corner expansion site] Tells About Tysons' Recent Expansion