Westfield Montgomery 7101 Democracy Blvd Bethesda Md 20817 United States Latest 2023

Management Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE Owner Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE No. of stores and services 200 No. of anchor tenants 4 Total retail floor area 1,223,475 sq ft (113,664.5 m²) No. of floors 3 Public transit access Ride On bus: 6, 26, 42, 47, 96
Metrobus: J1, J2 Website westfield.com/montgomery

Westfield Montgomery (formerly known as Montgomery Mall) is a shopping mall in Bethesda, Maryland. Major tenants include Macy’s, Macy’s Home, and Nordstrom, as well as specialty brands like Fabletics, Madewell, Vineyard Vines, and Untuckit.

History

The mall opened in March 1968, with three anchor stores and 58 smaller shops. It was built as a joint venture between The May Department Stores Company and Strouse, Greenberg & Co., based on the design of John Graham, Jr. and Ward and Hall. The original anchors were Hecht’s, Garfinckel’s, and Sears. Smaller shops included a Bond Stores outlet. The Mall was also where longtime fugitive William Bradford Bishop bought a ball peen hammer and gas can to allegedly kill and burn his entire family on March 1, 1976. The old mall logo was an owl-shaped “M”. A mid-1970s expansion included a US$4.5 million, 155,000-square-foot (14,400 m²) Woodward & Lothrop store and 60,000 square feet (5,600 m²) of additional retail space for 40 stores.

The renovation completed in October 1991 included new floors, brass railings, glass elevator, which was removed in 2013, and removal of all the fountains to allow for more kiosk and seating space. The grand re-opening featured a concert by Tony Bennett. An expansion wing featured the first Nordstrom in Maryland and the third in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and Crate & Barrel. The Boulevard Cafes food court is located on the second level.

Expansion

A plan to expand the mall by 360,000 square feet (33,000 m²) was approved by Montgomery County in September 2007. With the expansion, Westfield Montgomery has more than 1,500,000 square feet (140,000 m²), the fourth largest mall in the Washington area behind Tysons Corner Center, Westfield Wheaton, and Fair Oaks Mall.

In 2014, a 16-screen Arclight Cinemas opened at the mall but was forced to close down in April 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In February 2022, AMC Theatres acquired the lease to the cinema and announced that it would reopen in March of that year.

In June 2018, Westfield announced Sears will close and transform into additional stores and an open-air mixed-use center.

2016 shooting

On May 6, 2016, former federal police officer Eulalio Tordil shot three people in the parking lot. One victim died.

After the 2005 acquisition of May Department Stores by Federated Department Stores, the Hecht’s at Montgomery was renamed Macy’s in 2006.

Anchors

Current anchors

• Macy’s
• Macy’s Home
• Nordstrom
• AMC Theatres

Former anchors

• Hecht’s
• Garfinckel’s
• J. C. Penney (took over Woodward & Lothrop store, 1995)
• Sears
• Woodward & Lothrop
• Arclight Cinemas

References

External links

• Official website
• Westfield Montgomery Leasing Information, at The Westfield Group
• Montgomery Mall at the Wayback Machine (archived June 5, 2002)

Coordinates: 39°01′27″N 77°08′50″W / 39.024278°N 77.147194°W / 39.024278; -77.147194

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