Mazza Gallerie

Mazza Gallerie is a retail, dining and entertainment complex in the Friendship Heights neighborhood of northwest Washington, D.C.. Opened in 1978, the center is owned by TIAA-CREF and managed by CBRE Group.

Layout

The lowest four levels are an underground parking deck, labeled as Levels P1-P4. The next three levels are occupied by retail stores. The mall is anchored by Neiman Marcus, which is three levels (1-3), and a two-level Saks Fifth Avenue Men's Store (1-2)— the other departments are housed in a full-service Saks Fifth Avenue a few blocks away in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The third level of the mall houses a seven-screen AMC Theatres. The complex is directly connected to one of the Western Avenue exits of the Friendship Heights Metro Station.

History

The Mazza Gallerie was an early project of Herbert S. Miller's Western Development Corporation, which later developed Potomac Mills, Georgetown Park, and Washington Harbour among others. Miller brought together property owner Olga Mazza and Stanley Marcus of Neiman Marcus with a vision for a mixed retail and residential development, but the residential component was never approved.