Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t seem like the big Bloomingdales mall thing is doing well. The fancy retail strip was a flop. Maybe they should turn the Chevy Chase pavilion back into woods.

They should turn every building there into high end condos and apartments with retail on the street level and include 3br units for families who want to get in the desirable school zones nearby.

They should move Bloomingdale’s and Saks up to the White Flint site and turn it into a nicer town center than Pike and Rose. Think Tyson’s Galleria mixed with Bethesda Row. Rework the I-495 intersection nearby to allow eastbound traffic to go up Wisconsin / Rockville Pike without doing a U Turn while you’re at it.

Problem solved and everyone wins. No one wants to go to department stores and deal with that traffic near Friendship Heights, but high end condos and apartments would do great because of Metro proximity and great schools. White Flint needs to be redeveloped.

It doesn’t seem like the big Bloomingdales mall thing is doing well. The fancy retail strip was a flop. Maybe they should turn the Chevy Chase pavilion back into woods.

Anonymous wrote:The one in downtown Baltimore is also closing.

It’s closing because they’re completely redeveloping that part of Harborplace.

Anonymous wrote:The one in downtown Baltimore is also closing.

When you’re comparing a place with a Saks and Bloomingdale’s nearby to downtown Baltimore you know you’re in dire straits.

The one in downtown Baltimore is also closing.

Cheesecake Factory in Westfield mall in Bethesda always crowded.

Cheesecake Factory has become so gross now. No great loss.

Anonymous wrote:As long as they dont touch maggianos

I agree. Maggianos is one of the few businesses left that’s both a destination for people from outside of the neighborhood and a reliable option for people who live nearby. I’d say the same for Clyde’s and Sushiko.

The Trader Joe’s has been crazy busy, so it’s off to a good start.

Anonymous wrote:This is actually a really good thing for that area. CF is low class.

At least it wasn't another vacant storefront ala the old CVS. The hotel had a shooting a couple of years ago and is trash. The inside is so depressing

As long as they dont touch maggianos

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
The Chevy Chase Pavilion in Friendship Heights is cursed.
https://mocoshow.com/2025/12/05/cheesecake-factory-to-permanently-close-friendship-heights-location/

I hope that Trader Joe's can turn it around but I feel like the whole place just needs to be bulldozed like the mall across the street was.

Maybe give it a while — until you see how successful the new development is.

It’s not cursed. Bad decisions were made — and that got compounded when essential businesses left. They tried to be a destination — within catering to the needs of the people who were already living there. If someone living in the neighborhood has to go outside of it for something they might as well do all of their shopping in the neighborhood that can meet their needs.
Trader Joe’s will help a lot,
The Sephora just closed though.

WITHOUT catering to the he needs of the people who lived there.

Anonymous wrote:
The Chevy Chase Pavilion in Friendship Heights is cursed.
https://mocoshow.com/2025/12/05/cheesecake-factory-to-permanently-close-friendship-heights-location/

I hope that Trader Joe's can turn it around but I feel like the whole place just needs to be bulldozed like the mall across the street was.

Maybe give it a while — until you see how successful the new development is.

It’s not cursed. Bad decisions were made — and that got compounded when essential businesses left. They tried to be a destination — within catering to the needs of the people who were already living there. If someone living in the neighborhood has to go outside of it for something they might as well do all of their shopping in the neighborhood that can meet their needs.
Trader Joe’s will help a lot,
The Sephora just closed though.

This is actually a really good thing for that area. CF is low class.

Cheesecake Factory is bastion of the early 2000s. Time to get some nicer dining in the area…

And the Trader Joe’s is pretty nice. And was busy when I went today

The Chevy Chase Pavilion in Friendship Heights is cursed.
https://mocoshow.com/2025/12/05/cheesecake-factory-to-permanently-close-friendship-heights-location/

I hope that Trader Joe's can turn it around but I feel like the whole place just needs to be bulldozed like the mall across the street was.