The Collection at Chevy Chase explained

The Collection at Chevy Chase
Opening Date:2005
Architect:William Hellmuth, HOK[1]
Developer:The Chevy Chase Land Co.
Number Of Stores:14
Floor Area:112,000 sq. ft.
Website:The Collection at Chevy Chase

The Collection is a set of shops and restaurants near the Friendship Heights Metro station on Wisconsin Avenue in Chevy Chase, Maryland, along the Washington, D.C.-Maryland border.[2] [3] [4] The shopping center was developed by the Chevy Chase Land Company, a privately owned development corporation that has owned the land for more than a century.

The Chevy Chase Land Company was founded in 1890 by U.S. Senator Francis G. Newlands, who acquired a great deal of property in the D.C. area. In 1906, the parcel where The Collection now sits was sold to a white straw buyer for a group of African American investors.[5] [6] When the Company and the sellers learned that the group intended to sell plots to other African Americans, they maneuvered to block the land transfer and erase the planned development of Belmont from the property books of Montgomery County, Maryland.[7] [8]

The shopping area now called The Collection was built in the 1950s, one of the two first strip shopping centers in suburban Maryland.

For some three decades, the land was a parking lot. It took a decade for the Chevy Chase Land Company to bring The Collection project to fruition, due to community opposition and county zoning requirements.[9] Set on 112000adj=onNaNadj=on of land, it incorporates a 9000adj=onNaNadj=on park.

The first stores began opening in the $165 million complex[10] in the latter part of 2005,[11] and the center held a grand opening celebration on May 4, 2006. Model Petra Němcová and Chris Matthews were among the featured guests at the opening party.[12] [13] [14] The original tenants included Ralph Lauren, Barneys CO-OP, Cartier, Dior, Piazza Sempione, BVLGARI, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Jimmy Choo, and Tiffany & Co.

Piazza Sempione closed in April 2011 and was replaced by Mexican restaurant Mi Cocina, which closed in November 2014.[15] [16] Barneys CO-OP closed in 2012. Dior, Gucci, and Louis Vuitton closed in 2016.

The shopping center was updated between 2017 and June 2019, when it shifted its focus from luxury retail establishments to more neighborhood restaurants and stores.[17]

The Collection and its section of Wisconsin Avenue has been referred to as Washington's version of Rodeo Drive.[18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] For years, the surrounding shopping area had several high-end department stores, but while Saks Fifth Avenue still operates a block to the north and Bloomingdale's nearby, Lord & Taylor closed in 2020.

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Notes and References

  1. Grand Opening: The Collection at Chevy Chase . Retail Traffic . May 1, 2006 . July 9, 2010.
  2. News: The Luxe Starts Here: For Washington Area Shoppers, There's a New Wealth of Upscale Options . Mui, Ylan Q. . . March 27, 2006 . July 9, 2010.
  3. News: D.C. retail rents reach $150 per sq. ft. . Kretikos, Eleni . . January 16, 2004 . July 9, 2010.
  4. The Collection at Chevy Chase Raises Profile . Moin, David . . October 11, 2005 . July 9, 2010.
  5. News: 1906-06-28 . Belmont Tract Sold . 1 . Evening Star . 2022-05-18 . 2331-9968.
  6. News: 1906-07-05 . "Belmont Colony Arouses Whites to Danger Point" . 1 . Washington Times . 2022-05-18 . 1941-0697.
  7. Web site: Flanagan . Neil . 2017-11-02 . The Battle of Fort Reno . 2022-05-18 . Washington City Paper . en-US.
  8. News: 1906-07-06 . WHITE CAP THREATS IN WASHINGTON SUBURB; Property Owners Would Keep Negroes Out of Belmont Park. FORM SECRET ORGANIZATION Real Estate Syndicate Offers to Sell Land to Found a Settlement of Colored Folk. . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-05-18 . 0362-4331.
  9. News: Knight, Jerry . May 22, 2006 . Old Money Takes Its Time At Chevy Chase Land Co. . . July 9, 2010.
  10. News: Clabaugh, Jeff . March 28, 2005 . Barneys plans Chevy Chase location . . July 9, 2010.
  11. News: Shay, Kevin J. . Conron, Kevin . November 25, 2005 . Holiday estimates leave retailers cautiously optimistic . . Maryland . July 9, 2010.
  12. June 2006 . The Grand Opening of the Collection at Chevy Chase . Washington Life Magazine . July 9, 2010.
  13. May 4, 2006 . Grand Opening of "The Collection" - Petra Nemcova (photo) . . July 9, 2010.
  14. May 4, 2006 . Capitol File Magazine Host The Opening Of The Collection At Chevy Chase - Chris Matthews (photo) . . July 9, 2010.
  15. Web site: Thornton . Laura . Mi Cocina Ribbon Cut, Chevy Chase Vacancy Filled . The Patch . July 31, 2015.
  16. Web site: Mi Cocina closes in Chevy Chase . WTOP . July 31, 2015.
  17. Web site: Wright. Charlie. 2019-04-23. Rebranded The Collection at Chevy Chase To Debut in June. 2021-02-03. Bethesda Magazine. en-US.
  18. News: Chevy Chase celebrates 'Rodeo Drive' of East Coast . Rosenwald, Michael S. . . Maryland . May 10, 2006 . July 9, 2010.
  19. News: Chevy Chase takes Rodeo Drive route . Chaffee, Kevin . . May 7, 2006 . July 9, 2010.
  20. Power Suit Losing Sartorial Steam . Capitol File Magazine . May 7, 2006 . July 9, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090318061653/http://www.capitolfile-magazine.com/press/archives/2006/05/entry_49.html . March 18, 2009 .
  21. News: Appetites of the Rich . Sietsema, Tom . . January 21, 2007 . July 9, 2010.
  22. In Brief ... Wisconsin Ave. goes Madison Ave. . Shopping Centers Today . April 2005 . July 9, 2010.
  23. Solomon, Mary Jane. Insiders' Guide to Washington, D.C. p. 147 (7th ed. 2007)(ISBN 978-0762744107)
  24. News: January 2, 2006 . Will anybody really buy those $650 strappy gold stilettos at Jimmy Choo? . . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102180856/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/953462321.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jan+2,+2006&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post&edition=&startpage=D.10&desc=Will+anybody+really+buy+those+$650+strappy+gold+stilettos+at+Jimmy+Choo%3F . dead . November 2, 2012 . July 9, 2010.
  25. News: Rosenwald, Michael S. . July 21, 2005 . Developing a Mecca For Wealthy Shoppers; Luxury Retailers Head to Chevy Chase . . July 9, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102180914/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/869944061.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jul+21,+2005&author=Michael+S.+Rosenwald&pub=The+Washington+Post&edition=&startpage=T.03&desc=Developing+a+Mecca+For+Wealthy+Shoppers%3B+Luxury+Retailers+Head+to+Chevy+Chase . 2 November 2012 . dead.

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