Fairfax Square is an upscale
mixed-use development
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located directly south of
Tysons Corner Center across
Leesburg Pike in
Tysons Corner, Virginia. It includes of
Class A office space, primarily occupied by financial tenants such as
American Express
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,
Merrill Lynch
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, and
New York Life, and high-end ground-floor retail among its three identical
high-rises. Fairfax Square was designed by
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
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. Its buildings are clad in Brazilian
granite, and its
lobbies are finished with Italian
marble and wood paneling.
[Wyman, S. (1988) "Ground Broken on Fairfax Square at Tysons" ''The Washington Post''] Ground was broken for the development in 1988.
When it opened in 1990, the Tiffany & Co. store at Fairfax Square was the largest outside of
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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with of retail space.
[Potts, M. (1989) "The Swanky Side of Fairfax Square" ''The Washington Post''] Hermès has its only
Washington metropolitan area store in Fairfax Square and doubled its retail space after a reopening in 2006 due to store consistently outperforming the rest of the U.S. market. The Tiffany store in this location is twice as large as its newer counterpart on
Wisconsin Avenue.
Fendi opened its fourth store in the nation at Fairfax Square, but it has closed; Fendi has opened a boutique within Saks Fifth Avenue in
Chevy Chase, Maryland
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.
[Potts, M. (1990) "Trendy Fendi" ''The Washington Post''] Fendi does, however, have a
Fendi Casa showroom nearby in
Washington. The Equinox fitness facility replaced an 8-screen movie theater, which closed in 2007, shortly after a 16-screen theater opened in Tyson's Corner Center.
The following stores are located in Fairfax Square:
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Equinox Fitness & Spa
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Hermès
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Elizabeth Ardenbr>
Red Door Salons*
Tiffany & Co.
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Chef Geoff's
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This location should not be confused with another older development, also named Fairfax Square, located in
the City of Fairfax and consisting of a small amount of office and retail space.
See also
*
Tysons Galleria – an upscale
shopping mall located directly north of Tysons Corner Center
References
External links
The Shops at Fairfax Square
{{Shopping malls in Virginia
Buildings and structures in Fairfax County, Virginia
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill buildings
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Tourist attractions in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tysons, Virginia