DC Fashion Week to preview Back-to-School fashions from Ellsworth Place retailers at all-ages event featuring a scavenger hunt with $500 Dave & Buster’s gift card, free screening of Back to the Future
Petrie Richardson Ventures (PRV) and Rockwood Capital, the owner-developers of Ellsworth Place retail center in downtown Silver Spring, and DC Fashion Week announced today a free, all-ages back-to-school fashion show, scavenger hunt, and screening of Back to the Future. The all-day event will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 26. The first 100 attendees will receive an Ellsworth Place tote bag to use for their back to school shopping with the mall’s many retailers.
The event kicks off with a social media-centric scavenger hunt, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Anyone who completes the scavenger hunt within the allotted time will be entered into a drawing for a $500 gift card to Dave & Buster’s, who opened in Ellsworth Place in November.
DC Fashion Week, a non-profit partnership of independent fashion designers, producers and models from throughout the Washington metropolitan area, will put on a fashion show on the ground floor of Ellsworth Place, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The show will feature adult and youth models in back-to-school attire from various Ellsworth Place retailers and the areas hottest designers. Radio personality Guy Lambert, of WPGC 95.5, will host the event.
The day will culminate with a free indoor screening of the classic film Back to the Future, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.Complimentary popcorn will be provided to moviegoers on a first-come, first-served basis.
“Ellsworth Place is truly a one-stop-shop for everything families need to get ready for the school year—from clothes and accessories to back packs and school supplies,” said Terry Richardson, president and COO of PRV. “We see this free community event as a way to bring some fun back into this annual shopping ritual.”
“End of summer is a really exciting time for DC Fashion Week and for fashion lovers across the area,” said Ean Williams, executive director of DC Fashion Week. “This is the time when people get excited about looking their best for the new season, or school year, and when our designers create beautiful styles for every member of the family. We are looking forward to working with Ellsworth Place and their retailers to show these looks to audiences of all ages.”
Ellsworth Place’s current anchor tenants include Burlington Coat Factory, Dave & Buster’s, Guitar Center, Marshalls, Michaels, Ross and T.J.Maxx. Other tenants include F21 Red, Foot Locker, Shoe City, Not Your Average Joe’s restaurant, Kung Fu Tea, and MOD Pizza.
Ellsworth Place is projected to generate approximately $38.4 million in tax revenues over the next 20 years. There will also be approximately 807 permanent FTE jobs in the County, and during the construction phase, the renovation is projected to generate 253 temporary jobs. On a statewide level, Ellsworth Place is projected to generate $175 million in state tax revenues and support 881 permanent jobs, inclusive of those in Montgomery County.
About DC Fashion Week
A partnership of independent fashion designers, producers and models, DCFASHIONWEEK (DCFW) was created to increase economic development in the area of fashion design, clothing merchandising and modeling, and to enhance the visibility of the nation's capital as a center of international fashion. The next fashion week is September 21 - 24, 2017. For more information, visit www.dcfashionweek.org.
About Ellsworth Place
Ellsworth Place is an existing 350,000-square-foot center in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland anchored by TJ Maxx, Ross, Forever 21 Red, Michaels, Dave & Buster’s, Guitar Center, Not Your Average Joe’s, Marshalls, and Burlington Coat Factory. Tenants include Payless, Shoe City, Footlocker, Rainbow, McGinty’s, MOD Pizza, Ben & Jerry’s, Noodles & Company, Chipotle, and Kung Fu Tea. Petrie Richardson Ventures acquired ownership and management of the former City Place Mall in 2012 in a joint venture with Rockwood Capital, and invested in extensive renovations of both the exterior and interior, including improvements to access, common areas, existing tenants and new tenants within a refreshed industrial chic interior architecture. For more information, click here.
About Petrie Richardson Ventures
Petrie Richardson Ventures (PRV) is a retail developer in the Mid-Atlantic Region with a national reputation for creating successful retail centers and exciting mixed-use properties. PRV currently owns and operates Ellsworth Place in Silver Spring, Md., and Woodmore Towne Center in Glenarden, Md. For more information, visit www.petrierichardson.com .
About Rockwood Capital
Rockwood Capital is a real estate investment firm with offices in New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, Los Angeles, CA and Seoul, Korea. Rockwood provides debt and equity capital for core, core-plus, value-add and special situation real estate investment opportunities. Rockwood Capital manages $8.6 billion in real estate on behalf of over 100 public and private pension plans; endowments; foundations; insurance companies, and high net-worth families and individuals. For more information, visit www.rockwoodcap.com.
