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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