Linea Pitti tailor shop; Mark Cross, the leather goods store; and Godiva Chocolatier. The shopping park was deliberately designed not to have a major anchor store. In 1998, Western sold the property to a company controlled by AEW Capital Management but retained a “right of first offer” to repurchase the mall. Anthony Lanier of EastBanc, Inc., another developer, claims Miller sold that right to EastBanc in 1998 in exchange for a 7.5 percent stake in the mall. Miller claimed the right had expired in May 2002. EastBanc sued Western in 2006, and Western moved to repurchase the property on its own in 2007, suing EastBanc and Lanier personally for malicious filing. On September 10, 2008, Bloomingdale's announced plans to open a three-level, anchor store at The Shops by August 2011. The store was to be modeled after the chain's concept store in New York's SoHo neighborhood to carry select contemporary men's and women's apparel. With this announcement, Western believed Georgetown Park would become "the highest fashion and trend center in the whole Washington area"; however, the deal fell through in the summer of 2009 due to the ongoing legal dispute with EastBanc. In the autumn of that year, Western defaulted on a loan worth at least $70 million, and the property went into foreclosure. The vacancy rate had risen to 56 percent by April 2010. In 2010, the property was purchased out of foreclosure by Vornado Realty Trust and investment firm Angelo, Gordon & Co. The new owners embarked on a major renovation for a grand re-opening in the spring of 2013, adding discount retailers including DSW and T.J. Maxx. In 2013, H&M opened in the center, and was the first location in the U.S. to sell home goods. Jamestown purchased the center in 2014 and was renovated at a cost of $80 million. The name has since been simplified to Georgetown Park. A Washington Sports Club closed in 2020. Forever 21 opened in 2016 but closed in 2020. As of 2023 tenants include T.J. Maxx, Anthropologie, H&M, J. Crew, Pinstripes Bowling Alley, and a DC DMV service center. References External links The Shops at Georgetown Park Georgetown Park Condominiums Shopping malls in Washington, D.C. Georgetown (Washington, D.C.) Shopping malls established in 1981 1981 establishments in Washington, D.C.