Now the hair salon next door has closed (it once was Bubbles, prior to their move) and is also partially walled-off. It's unclear at the moment whether the salon will be divided, or the space merged with the old theater to create an even larger unit. Stay tuned.
In other Westfield Montgomery news, the Coach store on Level 2 suddenly closed and is walled-off, as well.
Looks like that abandoned and boarded-up wing will be demolished like those row houses in Baltimore, to prevent the gangrene from spreading.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Hogan will contribute some funds to the MoMall demolition.
#DeadMall
What plans to expand Westfield? As I understood it, after the downturn in 2008 Westfield abandoned the plans to expand the mall where Ledos and Corner Bakery is now. While not owned by Westfield, the old Ford dealership right next to the mall was supposed to be a mix use project that also got put on hold. For all the construction that happens in MoCo its amazing how much actually doesn't happen.
ReplyDelete3 screens replaced by 16 screens. So how much business does the new cinema get? Seems like it would need to get at least five times as much as the old one, just to break even. Can they get this kind of business, when folks have 60" TVs and streaming video at home?
ReplyDelete8:20: I haven't seen sales for ArcLight broken out separately, but a Westfield executive had numbers for the whole property. The mall had its most profitable 12 months in its history since ArcLight opened.
DeleteDid anyone notice the new walkway being built near Sears going towards to overpass (i.e going towards old Ford dealership)? What's that about?
ReplyDelete6:55: They are constructing the new transit center on the lot out near the Interstate.
Delete11:42: A few months back, I reported that the expansion plans are back on. In fact, the transit center was moved to create more space for the mall addition, which will have an outdoor orientation rather than an enclosed mall wing.
Moving the Transit Center farther away from the mall? Not exactly "smart growth". Are they trying to discourage Colored and Spanish people from coming?
ReplyDeleteDoubtful they'd discourage folks from coming. It's a pretty diverse customer base.
DeleteWhen did Westfield Montgomery become Greenhill Montgomery?
ReplyDeleteNo disrespect Robert, but I went through your old posts tagged Westfield Montgomery Mall and also searched the web in general and I don't see anything about the expansion beyond the transit center. There was an interesting study about how to make the area more pedestrian friendly by building an overpass from the Marriott HQ to the transit center, but that's about it.
ReplyDeleteI remember back in 2007 MoCo planners tied the expansion of the mall with improvements to Westlake which, IMO, really hasn't happened yet.
Anyway, the mall refurbishing has actually been really good to see. Montgomery Mall was getting lapped by Tysons and crossing the river is an absolute joke.
3:08: Sometimes not all posts will appear when searching.
ReplyDeleteHere is the link to the recent update I reported from a Westfield executive:
http://robertdyer.blogspot.com/2015/10/westfield-montgomery-mall-has-best-year.html
The reason it's hard to search Dyer's archives on Google is his practice of "keyword stuffing". Google and other search engines hate that, and punish sites that do that.
ReplyDeletehttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyword_stuffing
5:33: BS. Google pumps up the outlets that pay them money, and downgrades sites like mine that don't give them big bucks. That's all.
ReplyDelete"The people sitting in the free seats are always the first to boo." LOL
ReplyDeleteSo Google's shiny new Fortune 500 obsolete suburban office park was just a ruse to hide their collusion with the MoCo Machine and their lapdogs in the Lamestream Media. LOL
ReplyDeleteI'm the SEO guy at my company and yeah it's not like that, Robert.
ReplyDelete9:53: Do you also believe Twitter doesn't sell "verified" blue checkmarks for $15000?
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