 Interior of the Springfield Town Center, second level | |
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| Location | Springfield, Virginia,United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°46′28″N77°10′30″W / 38.774558°N 77.1749812°W /38.774558; -77.1749812 |
| Address | 6500 Springfield Mall, Springfield, VA, 22150 |
| Opening date | May 7, 1973; 51 years ago (1973-05-07) (as Springfield Mall) October 17, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-10-17) (as Springfield Town Center) |
| Developer | Arthur M. Fischer Inc. and Franconia Associates |
| Management | PREIT |
| Owner | PREIT |
| No. of stores and services | 155 |
| No. ofanchor tenants | 8 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,700,000 sq ft (160,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 (3 in Macy's) |
| Parking | 8,100 parking spaces (four levels in the Loisdale garage and six levels in the Frontier garage plus uncovered lots) |
| Public transit access |  Fairfax Connector: 310, 321, 322, 334, 350, 351, 401, 402, 494WMATA Metrorail: Franconia-Springfield Metro Station, Blue Line service |
| Website | springfieldtowncenter |
Springfield Town Center is an enclosed shopping center located in theSpringfieldcensus-designated place (CDP) of unincorporatedFairfax County, Virginia. It opened in 1973 asSpringfield Mall, an enclosedshopping mall, which closed on June 30, 2012 as part of a multimillion-dollar redevelopment plan to turn it into a multifaceted "Town Center"-style shopping center with a main indoor area similar to the nearbyTysons Corner Center andDulles Town Center, while transforming the exterior into a pedestrian friendly environment with restaurants with cafe style outdoor seating and entrances.[1][2] It is located at the intersection ofInterstate 95 andFranconia Road (Route 644), which is part of theSpringfield Interchange, 1/4 mile north ofFranconia-Springfield Parkway (State Route 289) and theFranconia-Springfield Metro station. The mall reopened on October 17, 2014 following its two-year renovation.
Original anchors wereLansburgh's (laterE.J. Korvette),[3][4]Garfinckel's (laterSports Authority),J.C. Penney, andMontgomery Ward (laterTarget).Macy's was added in 1991.[5] The mall was notable for having one of the top two performing locations of theTime Out chain ofamusement arcades, which featured in itsmall rat culture during the1980s golden age of arcades.[6][7]
Prince Charles andPrincess Diana visited theJCPenney store at the mall on November 11, 1985, during their famous American tour.[8] However, the mall's fortunes declined in the 1990s and 2000s. ItsDMV office was whereHani Hanjour andKhalid al-Mihdhar, two of the hijackers in theSeptember 11 attacks, illegally obtained state identification.[9] The mall also experienced two gang-related stabbings in 2005,[10] two fatal shootings, one in December 2007 and one in June 2022[11][12] and a fatalcarjacking in September 2008.[13]
One of the largest malls in Northern Virginia, it was owned and operated byVornado Realty Trust. In 2005, Vornado purchased an option valued at $36 million to buy the mall from the previous owners Franconia Two LP.[14] In early 2006, Vornado purchased the mall for an additional $80 million along with plans to redevelop.[15]
In March 2012, Vornado announced plans to close all but the three anchor stores starting on July 1, ahead of the two-year renovation and redevelopment, which is part of a decade-long plan intended to turn the Mall and its surrounding area into the new Springfield Town Center.[16] Springfield Town Center re-opened on October 17, 2014.[17][18]
In 2014, the center was sold toPREIT for $465 million.[19] In late 2015,Dave and Buster's, a popular family owned entertainment and sports bar opened.
In August 2023, LEGO Discovery Center Washington DC opened at the property. The 32,000 square foot indoor attraction is co-created by Merlin & the LEGO Group and is located at the main entrance to the property.[20]
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