This is great news. Both the Maryland and DC sides of Friendship Heights have a number of large parcels that are either vacant or significantly underutilized. This is a part of DC that needs more housing.
DC’s Mazza Gallerie Mall To Be Redeveloped Into a Residential and Retail Development
May 25, 2021
By UrbanTurf Staff
Photo courtesy of Urban Turf.
"The fate of one of DC's last malls has been determined.
Developer Tishman Speyer announced Tuesday the acquisition of DC's Mazza Gallerie mall on Wisconsin Avenue along the DC-Maryland border where it plans to build rental housing while retaining existing retail space and the underground parking garage. Willard Retail is advising on the retail component of the redevelopment.
"This project, on a gateway site into the nation’s capital represents an opportunity to help meet the strong local need for high quality housing, while retaining a retail element that embraces the neighborhood," Tishman Speyer Regional Director Jeff Chod said in a statement..."
https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/bl...tail-dev/18305