 The Tysons Galleria area from the air. | |
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| Location | 2001 International Drive,Tysons, Virginia, United States |
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| Opening date | October 6, 1988; 37 years ago (1988-10-06) |
| Developer | Lerner Enterprises andHomart Development Company |
| Owner | Brookfield Properties |
| Stores and services | 120+ |
| Anchor tenants | 2 (Neiman Marcus andSaks Fifth Avenue) |
| Floor area | 800,000 sq ft (74,000 m2) |
| Floors | 3 |
| Public transit |  Washington Metro: atTysons Metrobus:A70,F20Fairfax Connector: 401, 402, 423, 462, 463, 467, 721, 798 |
| Website | http://www.tysonsgalleria.com/ |
Tysons Galleria is a three-levelsuper-regional mall owned byBrookfield Properties located at 2001 International Drive inTysons, Virginia. It is the second-largest mall in Tysons, and one of the largest in theWashington metropolitan area.
Tysons Galleria was the third major project of the Gudelsky-Lerner partnership. The property was purchased fromThe Rouse Company which lost a bitter zoning dispute over the site in 1963.[1] In 1981, Lerner bought out the partnership for $21 million, before embarking on a $550 million expansion.[2] It was constructed acrossVirginia State Route 123 from the existingTysons Corner Center, which was then undergoing a $160 million expansion.
Anchor store Macy's opened first, on September 1, 1988.[3] The rest of the mall opened a month later, on October 6, 1988, as theGalleria at Tysons II,[4] adding high-end anchordepartment storesNeiman Marcus andSaks Fifth Avenue. The mall is a part of the $500 million ($1 billion in 2014 dollars) office developmentThe Corporate Office Centre at Tysons II, leading regional residents to refer to Tysons Galleria as "Tysons II",[5] and the older Tysons Corner Center retroactively as "Tysons I". In the early 1990s, the shopping center had annual sales of $262 per square foot, below the market average for malls in theWashington metropolitan area during this time period.[6]
The Galleria was renovated to appear more like a "European streetscape" and expanded in 1997 byHomart Development Company, who had its name changed toTysons Galleria. Its interior was lightly remodeled to appear less like a "space walk".[4]
The mall eventually attracted the high-end tenants that it had hoped for.National Geographic stated in its December 2002 issue that "Tysons Galleria is theRodeo Drive of theEast Coast."[7]The Washington Post describes it as a "bright and elegantFifth Avenue-like mall".[8] Tysons Galleria was rated one of the top 15 sales-producing shopping centers in terms of dollars per square foot byWWD in 2003.[7]
On January 10, 2019, it was announcedMacy's, which has maintained a separate location at Tysons Corner Center since 2006 (when it was converted fromHecht's), would close, and be reconstructed into mall space, featuring tenants such asRestoration Hardware (relocated from Tysons Corner Center),Crate & Barrel (relocated from a standalone store in Tysons),Arhaus (relocated from Tysons Corner Center),Bowlero, and a movie theater.[9]
Tysons Galleria featuresvalet parking andconcierge services, including having large purchases delivered and organized into customers' closets.[4] The mall has given consistently big-spending customers reserved parking spaces.[4] The Galleria also has foreign currency exchanges,day spas, security escorts, and taxi services. An adjacentRitz-Carlton hotel is accessible from inside the mall. The hotel attracts wealthy visitors fromEurope, theMiddle East, and theFar East, who in turn help fuel sales of the mall's high-end goods.[4]
FAO Schwarz operated a three-level store that closed in 2001. The mall also had one of the original locations of Tiffany & Co.'sIridesse.[citation needed]
Several designers, includingBally, Balenciaga,Burberry,Bottega Veneta,Cartier,Celine,Chanel, Crate & Barrel,David Yurman,De Beers,Elie Tahari,Ermenegildo Zegna,Gucci,Louis Vuitton,Prada,Saint Laurent,Salvatore Ferragamo,Tory Burch,Vilebrequin,Van Cleef & Arpels, Tumi andVersace, have some of the only statewide andBaltimore-Washington area boutiques in Tysons Galleria or the largest of the areas locations.[10][better source needed]
The mall is anchored byNeiman Marcus andSaks Fifth Avenue.
The mall also contains full-service restaurants, such asWildfire,The Cheesecake Factory,Maggiano's Little Italy, andP.F. Chang's China Bistro.
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