The Shops at National Place

The Shops at National Place
In June 2012
Location	Washington, DC
Opening date	1984
Closing date	2005-2008
Developer	The Rouse Company
No. of floors	3
Parking	450

The Shops at National Place is a three-level, indoor shopping mall located in downtown Washington, D.C. in the 16-story National Place Building.^[1] It is located on the block bounded by Pennsylvania Avenue, F Street, between 13th and 14th Streets NW, the former site of the Munsey Trust Building. It is located near the Metro Center station of the Washington Metro system.

History

The Shops opened in two phases during 1984 and 1985. It was designed as a central piece in revitalizing downtown Washington, D.C.'s traditional downtown shopping core along F Street, NW, west of the Woodward & Lothrop flagship. The Shops replaced the former flagship stores of Raleigh's and Joseph R. Harris Co.

The first phase of 53 stores opened on May 14, 1984, and was developed by The Rouse Co. The 71,000-square-foot (6,600 m²) retail complex was hailed as "part of a very important renaissance of downtown Washington." The Shops opened concurrently with a new 774-room JW Marriott Hotel (the first in that chain), and refurbished National Theater and National Press Club.^[2]^[3] Melart Jewelers and Sight and Sound Electronics were part of the first phase located in the JW Marriott lobby.

The 40-store phase two of The Shops opened April 25, 1985. It included August Max, Record Town, and Brooks Fashions among the original tenants. The complex featured a 15-story atrium for the refurbished National Press Club building and 450 spaces of underground parking. At the opening ceremony Mayor Marion Barry proclaimed "Downtown is coming alive . . .!"^[4]^[5] In 2008, due to many vacancies in the mall, the mall was closed, except for the food court, and the passageway to the JW Marriott. What will be done with the former mall is not known, it may be converted to office space, reopened, converted to a big-box store, or renovated and reopened.

References

↑ GmbH, Emporis. "National Place, Washington - 119528 - EMPORIS". Retrieved 18 November 2016.
↑ "53-Store Indoor Mall is Opened in District," The Washington Post, May 15, 1984, p. B6.
↑ "Major Share of National Place Sold," The Washington Post, Sep 1, 1984, p. E1.
↑ "40 New Shops Herald 'Alive' Downtown," The Washington Post, Apr 26, 1985, p. B1.
↑ "Cityscape: The News Place," The Washington Post, Apr 27, 1985, p. C1.

Shopping malls in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

Washington, D.C.	Georgetown Park Mazza Gallerie The Shops at National Place Union Station

Suburban Maryland	Beltway Plaza Bethesda Row The Boulevard at the Capital Centre The Centre at Forestville The Collection at Chevy Chase Ellsworth Place Lakeforest Mall Langley Park Laurel Shopping Center The Mall at Prince Georges Marlow Heights Shopping Center St. Charles Towne Center The Shops at Iverson The Shops at Wisconsin Place Towne Centre at Laurel Westfield Montgomery Westfield Wheaton

Northern Virginia	Ballston Common Mall Crystal City Shops Dulles Town Center Fair Oaks Mall Fairfax Square The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City Landmark Mall Manassas Mall Market Common Clarendon Pentagon Row Potomac Mills Reston Town Center Seven Corners Shopping Center Springfield Town Center Tysons Corner Center Tysons Galleria The Village at Shirlington

Defunct centers	Capital Plaza Mall Landover Mall Laurel Mall Old Post Office Pavilion Rockville Mall Skyline Mall Virginia Square Shopping Center White Flint Mall

Coordinates: 38°53′48″N 77°01′53″W / 38.8968°N 77.0313°W / 38.8968; -77.0313

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