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Landmark redevelopment will include transportation fixes

An illustration of the Landmark redevelopment project. [Foulger-Pratt] Representatives of developer Foulger-Pratt and Inova Health System filled in some details on what they’re planning for the Landmark Mall site at a May 13 community meeting.  While various discussion about redeveloping the old mall have been going on for years, “now it’s different, because of Inova’s … Continued

More details emerge on Landmark Mall redevelopment

The concept for redeveloping Landmark Mall. Representatives of Inova, the City of Alexandria, and the Foulger-Pratt development company presented more details on the plans to create an urban village/medical complex at Landmark Mall at a community meeting Jan. 4.  The plan calls for tearing down the mall and developing the 52-acre property with a new … Continued

Alexandria celebrates ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ – Landmark Mall never looked so good

Wonder Woman kicks butt at Landmark Mall.  A special treat for Northern Virginians watching “Wonder Woman 1984” are the scenes filmed at Landmark Mall. The City of Alexandria is celebrating the release of the movie with a display featuring a prop from the mall scene and other WW84 special promotions.  The seven-foot-tall drum with the … Continued

Mixed-use redevelopment proposed for Big Lots site across from Landmark Mall

A concept for the Landmark Overlook development. [Hekemian & Co.] A mixed-use redevelopment is planned for an 8.2-acre site along Route 236 across from the now-closed Landmark Mall, the Washington Business Journal reports. Hekemian & Co., a New Jersey-based developer, purchased the property March 31 for about $21.5 million. The site includes a Big Lots … Continued

Sears at Landmark is closing

Sears at Landmark Mall.  The Sears store at Landmark Mall, the last store to remain open at the West Alexandria shopping center, is closing.  Sears is advertising a closing sale with “everything priced to sell,” including washers, dryers, stoves, refrigerators, dishwashers, clothing, bed and bath, housewares, floor care, mattresses, sporting goods, barbecue supplies, tools, and … Continued

Transportation funding approved for projects in the West End of Alexandria

The Commonwealth Transportation Board has awarded more than $150 million to the City of Alexandria, including: $57.2 million for the design and construction of infrastructure for a bus rapid transit (BRT) line in the Alexandria’s West End, along with pedestrian and bicycle facilities and streetscape improvements, as well as buses, and   $6.3 million to improve … Continued

More flexibility sought for Landmark Mall redevelopment project

Advisory group members and the public take part in Alexandria’s re-planning process for redeveloping Landmark Mall.   A new planning process is underway for redevelopment of the Landmark Mall property to address changes requested by the Howard Hughes Corp. (HH) in the plan previously approved by the City of Alexandria. The company is seeking more flexibility … Continued