And park space.
A team representing Lerner Enterprises and the Tower Cos., the mall’s owners, laid out a 25-year plan Wednesday night at the mall’s Dave & Busters restaurant to close nearly all of the mall’s existing stores and build a central plaza in the middle of the 31-acre property surrounded with new housing and shopping.
The plans ultimately call for 5.2 million square feet of buildings, including 1 million square feet offices in three buildings along Rockville Pike, 1 million square feet of retail, 2,500 residential units and a 300-room hotel. The current three-level mall is about 800,000 square feet.
Civic amenities are also envisioned. On the south side of the property the companies have reserved space for the construction of a new elementary school and on the east side plan to build a public park, part of 13.1 acres of open space on the property.