You could sip and shop at one of the three new women’s stores, play a game of Porkchop Speedway with your friend, get your picture taken in a red 1950s pick up truck, sample spanakopita from Milo’s restaurant across the parking lot — all while listening to the jazz of the Anthony Pocetti duo. The alpacas and baby goats were on the way but stuck in traffic.
It was Friday, Nov. 14 at the “Friendsgiving” event to celebrate the reopening of the renovated Chesterbrook Shopping Center at 6224 Old Dominion Drive in McLean. Sarah North, Senior Marketing Director at Federal Realty said, “After serving as Chesterbrook’s third-party leasing and management firm for 19 years, Federal acquired an 80 percent interest in the property in April 2021.”
A year later they announced a comprehensive plan to renovate the shopping center, and Kosmo Nail Bar opened in November 2022 followed by South Block in March 2023 and J. McLaughlin in May 2023.
Now there are a number of new businesses there including three women’s shops, Sorn Thai restaurant, Call Your Mother neighborhood bagel place, the first home of the McLean Art Gallery, and SkinSpirit. These businesses join a Safeway and Milo’s Grill which have been in the shopping center for many years. Surfside is set to open in the spring with additional merchants to be added in 2026.