Gallery Place (shopping center)

Gallery Place is a small urban power center in Downtown Washington, D.C. in D.C.'s Chinatown and also in the F Street shopping district, the traditional downtown shopping and entertainment area. It is adjacent to Capital One Arena and the Gallery Place/Chinatown station of the Washington Metro rail is underneath the center. It measures 660,000 sq ft (61,000 m2) of which 250,000 sq ft (23,000 m2) is retail space; there is 220,000 sq ft (20,000 m2) of office space and 192 condominiums. It opened in 2004.[1][2] The only remaining anchor left is Regal Cinemas. Former big-box store anchors include Bed, Bath & Beyond and Urban Outfitters.

On December 6, 2019, it was announced that Bed Bath & Beyond would shutter.[3]

On December 28, 2020, Urban Outfitters closed permanently, leaving Regal Cinemas as the only anchor left.[4]

On January 19, 2023, it was announced that Regal Cinemas would close as part of a plan to close 39 theaters nationwide, which will leave the mall with no anchors left.[5] However, as of September 2023, the theater is still open, offering regular screens as well as 70mm and 4DX showings.

References

  1. ^ Tan, Cheryl Lu-Lien (July 3, 2000). "Losing Far East Flavor in D.C." Baltimore Sun.
  2. ^ "Gallery Place", Westdev website
  3. ^ "Bed Bath & Beyond closing D.C. location in 2020". December 6, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Urban Outfitters has permanently closed in Chinatown". December 28, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "Regal Cinemas is closing 39 more movie theaters. See the list". January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

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