Georgetown Park Mall. Not on the list, but I have a picture of it!

Washington Business Journal has an interesting list of the largest shopping centers in the region, by total square footage. Neato.

As expected, they’re all in the suburbs, most are enclosed malls, and the largest is Tysons Corner. What’s not expected is that two entries are strip malls, and a couple of malls that are often considered to be struggling are among the region’s largest.

Click each shopping center name for a google maps aerial.

Number 10: Lakeforest – Mall, 1.05 million square feet.

Number 9: Fair Lakes Center – Power Center, 1.17 msf.

Number 8: Montgomery Mall – Mall, 1.22 msf.

Number 7: Virginia Gateway – Power/Lifestyle Center, 1.37 msf.
I’d never even heard of this, the largest non-mall shopping center in the region.

Number 6: Dulles Town Center – Mall, 1.4 msf.
Last major enclosed mall built in the region.

Number 5: Potomac Mills – Mall, 1.52 msf.

Number 4: Fair Oaks – Mall, 1.6 msf.

Number 3: Wheaton Mall – Mall, 1.65 msf.
The fact that this is bigger than Montgomery Mall is a major surprise.

Number 2: Springfield Mall – Mall, 2 msf.
I wouldn’t have guessed this would be closer in size to #1 Tysons Corner than to #3 Wheaton.

Number 1: Tysons Corner Center – Mall, 2.2 msf.
No surprise this is #1, even without its next-door neighbor Tysons Galleria.