Ballston Mall - What is going in after Macy’s?

[Anonymous]

Anyone know what is going to replace Macy’s at the Ballston Mall?

In 2022 Arlington County approved an apartment complex and a grocery store to go in, but two apartment complexes were just developed across the street along with a new Harris Teeter. Apartments and another grocery seem like overkill to me.

[Anonymous]

AFAIK it's apartments but that's our neighborhood so I'd be interested to hear if there are any different plans!

[Anonymous]

Air … no one loves Ballston Mall enough

[Anonymous]

Condos. Malls are dying.

[Anonymous]

The Macy's store and office building will be replaced by two 16 storey towers with 555 apartments and 250 parking spaces. There will be an unnamed grocery store on the main level and a little bit of retail. Arlington is still negotiating on the number of affordable units but it will be sizable to join all the other affordable units in the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor. The affordable housing will be more dispersed than along the Langston Corridor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Macy's store and office building will be replaced by two 16 storey towers with 555 apartments and 250 parking spaces. There will be an unnamed grocery store on the main level and a little bit of retail. Arlington is still negotiating on the number of affordable units but it will be sizable to join all the other affordable units in the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor. The affordable housing will be more dispersed than along the Langston Corridor.

Any thoughts on which grocery store? TJs? I thought a Trader Joe's was coming to the former mini-Target space in FC. All of the other TJs are also crowded, though, so I guess there's enough demand.

[Anonymous]

Density that's what's going in there, what else would it be OP then hundreds of more apartment units?

[Anonymous]

Hopefully a Safeway will move in. They are pricey but decent selection overall. The nearby Safeways haven’t been renovated since the 70s or 80s and aren’t worth the trip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Macy's store and office building will be replaced by two 16 storey towers with 555 apartments and 250 parking spaces. There will be an unnamed grocery store on the main level and a little bit of retail. Arlington is still negotiating on the number of affordable units but it will be sizable to join all the other affordable units in the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor. The affordable housing will be more dispersed than along the Langston Corridor.

Any thoughts on which grocery store? TJs? I thought a Trader Joe's was coming to the former mini-Target space in FC. All of the other TJs are also crowded, though, so I guess there's enough demand.

A new Harris-Teeter is across the street, so it more likely to be a Trader Joe's or a Fresh Market. The Giant at Spout Run closed and al lot of Giant shoppers are crowding the store at Virginia Square. It might be a downscale Giant because of all the affordable housing in the corridor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully a Safeway will move in. They are pricey but decent selection overall. The nearby Safeways haven’t been renovated since the 70s or 80s and aren’t worth the trip.

The Safeway on Wilson Blvd. was renovated a year ago and both the Cherrydale and Lee-Harrison Safeways were renovated in the last few years. They may not be worth the trip for you, but they have very high profits per square foot, particularly the Lee-Harrison Safeway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully a Safeway will move in. They are pricey but decent selection overall. The nearby Safeways haven’t been renovated since the 70s or 80s and aren’t worth the trip.

The Safeway on Wilson Blvd. was renovated a year ago and both the Cherrydale and Lee-Harrison Safeways were renovated in the last few years. They may not be worth the trip for you, but they have very high profits per square foot, particularly the Lee-Harrison Safeway.

I love the Cherrydale Safeway - good produce & prices. The staff is nice too.

[Anonymous]

Rumor has it that it will be a Whole Foods.

[Anonymous]

OP here. I spend an enormous amount of time at the Caps ice rink at the top of Ballston Mall. Our kids are figure skaters and hockey players.

Arlington is missing a huge opportunity to capitalize on the money brought into this facility 365 days a year.

The Caps practice here. Those of us who are committed to the various ice sports have the incomes to support a variety of retail or entertainment options.

I’m at the rink now while my DC gets a private lesson. There is no where to get a coffee unless I walk several blocks to Starbucks.

Ballston needs some personality added to it and if this place is just condos, then they will miss a big opportunity to bring something to the entire community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I spend an enormous amount of time at the Caps ice rink at the top of Ballston Mall. Our kids are figure skaters and hockey players.

Arlington is missing a huge opportunity to capitalize on the money brought into this facility 365 days a year.

The Caps practice here. Those of us who are committed to the various ice sports have the incomes to support a variety of retail or entertainment options.

I’m at the rink now while my DC gets a private lesson. There is no where to get a coffee unless I walk several blocks to Starbucks.

Ballston needs some personality added to it and if this place is just condos, then they will miss a big opportunity to bring something to the entire community.

Agree with this. The anchor there is the ice rink and they need to start with the patrons of the rink and build the plan from there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully a Safeway will move in. They are pricey but decent selection overall. The nearby Safeways haven’t been renovated since the 70s or 80s and aren’t worth the trip.

The Safeway on Wilson Blvd. was renovated a year ago and both the Cherrydale and Lee-Harrison Safeways were renovated in the last few years. They may not be worth the trip for you, but they have very high profits per square foot, particularly the Lee-Harrison Safeway.

The Safeway on Wilson (near Geo Mason) is a joke - tiny - basically a glorified convenience store. Safeway has tried to upgrade it to a real grocery store several times - but NIMBYs Bluemont have successfully blocked it.