Towne Centre at Laurel
{{short description|Shopping center in Laurel, Maryland, U.S.}}
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{{Infobox shopping mall
| name = Towne Centre at Laurel
| image = TowneCentreAtLaurel.jpg
| image_width =
| caption = A portion of the shopping center, under construction in June 2014
| coordinates =
| address = 14828 Baltimore Avenue
Laurel, Maryland 20707
| opening_date = 2014
| developer = Greenberg Gibbons
| manager = Greenberg Gibbons
| owner = Greenberg Gibbons
| architect =
| number_of_stores =
| number_of_anchors = 5
| floor_area = {{convert|400000|sqft}}
| parking =
| floors =
| website = {{URL|visittcl.com}}
| publictransit = {{bus icon|12px}} RTA Central Maryland bus: 301/A, 302/G, 409/Purple, 502/B, 503/E
{{bus icon|12px}} Metrobus: 89M, Z7
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Towne Centre at Laurel is a shopping center in Laurel, Maryland. It was built on the former site of Laurel Mall.
History
On August 14, 2012, the city of Laurel hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to begin destruction of the former Laurel Mall.{{Citation |last=Garner |first=Joshua |title=Laurel Mall Redevelopment Officially Underway |journal=Laurel Patch |date=August 14, 2012 |url=http://laurel.patch.com/articles/laurel-mall-redevelopment-officially-underway}} As of October 12, 2012, all of the parking garage on the U.S. Route 1 side of the mall had been demolished, and interior demolition of the mall had begun. A Burlington Coat Factory (former Montgomery Ward) building was demolished in July 2013;{{cite news |url=http://laurel.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/laurel-mall-redevelopment-construction-schedule-new-t76785b1fca |title=Laurel Mall Redevelopment: New Tenant, Construction Schedule Unveiled |last=Davisson |first=John |newspaper=Laurel Patch |date=May 31, 2013 |access-date=August 11, 2013}} it was the last remaining portion of the former mall.
Burlington Coat Factory was also the first store to open in the new facility, in April 2014. The center's Harris Teeter was the first store of its chain to open in Prince George's County. A "grand opening" was held in November 2014.{{cite news |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/laurel/ph-ll-towne-centre-opening-20141116-story.html |title=Towne Centre at Laurel, $130-million shopping center, officially opens |first=Luke |last=Lavoie |newspaper=Laurel Leader |date=November 17, 2014 |access-date=May 20, 2015 }}
Stores and attractions
Town Center at Laurel is anchored by Burlington Coat Factory, Harris Teeter, Old Navy, Party City, and Regal Cinemas. The shopping center has many specialty shops and restaurants, and as of May 2015 was soon to include a U.S. Post Office.
The parking deck behind Burlington Coat Factory has a capacity of 612 cars.{{cite news |url=http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/article/20150507/NEWS/150509527/0/towne-centre-at-laurel-promotes-deck-parking&template=gazette |title= Towne Centre at Laurel promotes deck parking |first=Kristen |last=Petersen |newspaper=Maryland Gazette |date=May 7, 2015 |access-date=May 21, 2015 |quote=As many as 612 cars can park on the bottom and top floors of the deck }}
References
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