Tag: retail
Aldi grocery store coming to Annandale
The new home of Aldi, in the Annandale Shopping Center, is currently being used by the Treasure Trove for furniture sales. Four and a-half years after the Bloom store at 7000 Columbia Pike closed, Aldi has agreed to lease the space. An Aldi grocery store is expected to open in that spot some time next … Continued
Mixed-use development proposed for Beauregard corridor
A concept plan for JBG’s project at the Beauregard Town Center. [Cunningham Quill Architects] The JBG Cos. submitted a revised proposal for a Beauregard Town Center to the City of Alexandria calling for 577 multifamily housing units and more than 109,000 square feet of retail development. The project would be the first effort to redevelop … Continued
New store to open next to Annandale Giant
The empty storefront being renovated at 7133D Columbia Pike, Annandale, next to Giant is going to be a Korean department store, mostly selling housewares and health items. It’s really big inside. The shop, expected to open later this summer, will stock things like rice cookers, other cookware, blankets and comforters, vitamins, and ginseng, reports a … Continued
Mixed-use project planned for shopping center on Route 50
Big changes are coming to Graham Park Plaza, the shopping center on Route 50 in Falls Church that used to be called Loehmann’s Plaza. The owner, Federal Realty Investment Trust, wants to tear down the western half of the shopping center and replace it with a mixed-use development with 250 apartments, a parking deck, a … Continued
Planning Commission approves townhouses at Heritage Mall
The site of a future townhouse development. The Fairfax County Planning Commission unanimously approved a Comprehensive Plan amendment May 26 to facilitate a redevelopment project behind the Heritage Mall shopping center on Heritage Road in Annandale. The project, to be developed by the Webb Cos. and Madison Homes, calls for 68 single-family attached homes, a … Continued
Treasure Trove takes over Bloom space for temporary ‘sidewalk sale’
The former Bloom store in the Annandale Shopping Center remains empty since the grocery store closed in winter 2012. There are still no plans for a new occupant, but at least the space is sometimes put to good use, reports a volunteer with the Treasure Trove shop. An empty store was transformed into a … Continued
New restaurants, stores coming to Landmark Plaza
Big changes are coming to the Plaza at Landmark, the shopping center on Little River Turnpike on the eastern edge of Mason District. Here’s the rundown from Fred Cornett Jr., senior vice president at HHH Properties Corp., which owns the center: Five Below, a discount variety store where everything is $5 or less, is scheduled … Continued
New retail building going up in Annandale
The construction site viewed from John Marr Drive, with the John Marr Professional Building on the left. The construction project under way on Little River Turnpike next to the Palace restaurant in Annandale will be a 7,425-square foot retail building with space for two or three tenants, says the owner, Steve Lee. He hopes the … Continued
Two tenants approved for Bailey’s Crossroads retail center
The future site of a retail center, on Route 7, between Charles Street and Washington Drive. Two companies – Sleepy’s and T-Mobile – have signed up for the newly approved shopping center to be built at 5885 Leesburg Pike. That’s in addition to the standalone CVS drugstore that will serve as the anchor. Spectrum Development … Continued
Heritage Mall redevelopment project outlined at community meeting
An illustration of the townhouse development planned for the rear of Heritage Mall. [Madison Homes] Officials from the Webb Cos. and Madison Homes described their plans for 68 townhouses behind Heritage Mall in Annandale at a community meeting March 2. The Fairfax County Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing May 25 on … Continued
Landmark Mall slated for redevelopment
A preliminary sketch of the housing at Landmark. The redevelopment project on the site of Landmark Mall has been delayed but is still going forward. The Alexandria City Council had approved a redevelopment plan from the Howard Hughes Corp. in June 2013. The plan called for tearing most of Landmark Mall – except for Sears … Continued
Annandale gift shop AnnSandra is doubling in size
AnnSandra, a long-time Annandale shop that specializes in fine china, crystal, and gift items, has completed the first phase of a renovation and expansion project. The shop, at 4417 John Marr Drive, has moved into the empty space next door vacated by Party Co. AnnSandra’s former space is being renovated, and when it’s … Continued