Bowie Town Center

Bowie Town Center is an outdoor shopping mall located in Bowie, Maryland that opened in November 2001.[3] The mall is located on Emerald Way near the interchange of US Route 301 and US Route 50. Bowie Town Center has 79 stores including Macy's, Safeway, Best Buy, and LA Fitness.[2]

Bowie Town Center
LocationBowie, Maryland, U.S.
Coordinates38°56′38″N 76°44′07″W
Address15606 Emerald Way
Opening dateNovember 2001
OwnerWashington Prime Group
No. of stores and services79
No. of anchor tenants5 (4 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area755,000 sq ft (70,100 m2)[1]
No. of floors1
Public transit access Metrobus: B24, B29, C28, C29
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History

The town center opened in 2001 with anchors Sears, Hecht's, Barnes & Noble, Old Navy, and Bed Bath & Beyond with Safeway and Best Buy soon to open.[4] Safeway opened in early 2002, with a 65,000 sq ft store that included an in-store Starbucks, a prepared foods department, and a dry cleaners in addition to a redesigned store layout.[5] Hecht's closed on September 9, 2006, and was converted into Macy's. Bed Bath & Beyond closed its doors on September 7, 2012.[6] LA Fitness opened its doors at the former Bed Bath & Beyond space on November 15, 2013.[7] In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Bowie Town Center, into Seritage Growth Properties.[8] On October 15, 2018, it was announced the Sears store would be closing as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide as a result of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Sears store closed January 6, 2019.

Current Tenants

Former Tenants

References
  1. Noble, Andrea (21 May 2009). "Bowie approves Route 301 commercial development". The Gazette. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  2. "About Bowie Town Center - A Shopping Center in Bowie, MD - A Simon Property". Bowie Town Mall. Archived from the original on 29 December 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  3. "More Stores to Open at Bowie Town Center". Gazette.net-Maryland Community News Online. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. Cohn, Meredith (November 9, 2001). "86-store shopping center opening today in Bowie". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  5. Mirabella, Lorraine (January 30, 2002). "Safeway to open store of the future in Bowie today". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  6. Pompi, Jenni (September 7, 2012). "Bed Bath & Beyond Officially Closed in Bowie Town Center". Patch. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  7. Pompi, Jenni (November 4, 2013). "LA Fitness Now Open in Bowie Town Center". Patch. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  8. "At Bowie Town Center". seritage.com (Map). Seritage. Retrieved 2019-09-02.


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