The Centre at Forestville

The Centre at Forestville

Location	3393 Donnell Dr., Forestville, Maryland, United States
Coordinates	38°50′51″N 76°53′13″W / 38.84750°N 76.88694°WCoordinates: 38°50′51″N 76°53′13″W / 38.84750°N 76.88694°W
Opening date	1979
Developer	Melvin Simon & Associates
Management	Petrie Ross Ventures
No. of stores and services	70
No. of anchor tenants	2
Total retail floor area	463,461 square feet (43,056.9 m^2)[1]
No. of floors	1

The Centre at Forestville is an enclosed shopping mall located in Forestville, Maryland. It is anchored by JCPenney and Target

History

The mall opened 1979 as Forest Village Park Mall, anchored by JCPenney and Kmart and developed by Melvin Simon & Associates.^[2] The Kmart store closed in 2002.^[3] In 2003, Petrie Ross Ventures purchased the mall from Simon Property Group for $20.3 million.^[4] Petrie Ross tore down the vacant Kmart store and constructed a new Target store, remodeled the mall's interior, and renamed the mall the Centre at Forestville.

References

1. "Centre at Forestville Information". Petrie Ross Ventures. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
2. "Erasing an Image Of Prince George's". The Washington Post. 1979-02-28.
3. "Kmart to close Forestville, Laurel stores". Simon Property Group. 2002-03-15. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
4. "Simon Property Group Announces Strong First Quarter Results and Quarterly Dividends". Simon Property Group. 2003-05-07. Retrieved 2013-08-02.