ðə mˈɔːl wʌz wˈʌns ˈoʊnd baɪ sˈɔːl sˈɛntɚz ˈɪŋk, ɐ ɹˈiːəlᵻstˈeɪt hˈoʊldɪŋ fˈɜːm bˈeɪst ɪn bəθˈɛzdə, mˈɛɹɪlˌænd, ˈɔfɚɹɪŋ nˈoʊ diːtˈeɪld plˈænz fɔːɹ ɹˌiːdɪvˈɛləpmənt ɔːɹ ɐdˈæptɪv ɹiːjˈuːz.
The mall was once owned by Saul Centers Inc, a real-estate holding firm based in Bethesda, Maryland, offering no detailed plans for redevelopment or adaptive reuse.