# Landover Mall

Landover, MD · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-5a21b62223` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/md/landover-landover-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-5a21b62223.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-5a21b62223.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-5a21b62223

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | proposed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | data center | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | fenced off and barricaded with cement blocks | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1972 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2002 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Sonny Abramson and Ted Lerner of Lerner Enterprises | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Brightseat Associates | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “Finally, in 2002, the mall's doors were closed” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landover_Mall
- **original_developer**: “The mall was built by Sonny Abramson and Ted Lerner of Lerner Enterprises” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landover_Mall
- **after_notes**: “The area of the former mall and parking lot was fenced off and barricaded with cement blocks.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landover_Mall
- **status**: “On October 24, 2024 it was announced that Brightseat Associates would be building a datacenter complex tentatively called Brightseat Tech Park scheduled to break ground in 2026.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landover_Mall
- **strategy**: “On October 24, 2024 it was announced that Brightseat Associates would be building a datacenter complex tentatively called Brightseat Tech Park scheduled to break ground in 2026.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landover_Mall

## Anchors

F. W. Woolworth Company, Sears, Hecht's, Garfinckel's, Woodward & Lothrop

## Timeline

- 1972: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1972: Mall opened
- 1990: Garfinckel's bankruptcy
- 1995: Woodies out of business
- 2002: Hecht's closed
- 2002: Mall doors closed
- 2006: Demolition began
- 2014: Sears announced closure
- 2014: FBI consideration
- 2018: Site put up for sale
- 2024: Brightseat datacenter announced

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Landover Mall was a super-regional shopping mall located in Landover, Maryland, directly across from FedExField, off MD 202 and Interstates 95 and 495. The mall was built by Sonny Abramson and Ted Lerner of Lerner Enterprises, and opened May 11, 1972. Like its neighbor, Capital Plaza Mall, it was a major attraction through its opening years in Prince George's County. The mall featured many anchors and smaller tenants; however, upon the decline and closing of its major anchors, the mall itself entered a state of decline. Finally, in 2002, the mall's doors were closed and it ultimately was demolished in 2006. Sears remained open because it owned the land beneath the store. Sears later sold the land underneath its store to Lerner. In January 2014, Sears announced that it would close in March.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landover_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landover_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Landover Mall, Landover, MD." Record m-5a21b62223, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/md/landover-landover-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_landoverlandovermall,
  title = {Landover Mall, Landover, MD},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/md/landover-landover-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-5a21b62223, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.