That Target is one of the highest-volume Targets in the nation (I think it was #1 at some point). They keep talking about tearing down the mall to redevelop (it was originally meant to be temporary), but so far it's been too profitable.
Sounds like the stadium deal would finally kill the mall, though:
According to the plans released Wednesday, the existing shopping center would be redeveloped into an area with office and residential space, retail, at least one hotel, and community gathering spaces. The current shopping center includes a massive parking lot out front, but the plans promise "walkable retail."
I'm not sure if there's a bar there anymore, most of that has shifted a couple of blocks over into north Del Ray which has a ton of decent bars or a few blocks north into Crystal City. There used to be a Hops (crappy chain brewpub), but I think it shut down during Covid or soon after. There was also something in the Ruby's/TGIF/Chili's vein but I think Covid killed that also. There are Five Guys, Cava, Chipotle, Subway, IHOP, &pizza, Dunkin', Starbucks, etc that would probably go if the mall is redeveloped.
There are some non-chain pizza and sandwich and mediterranean places across the street that could stay if they aren't priced out. And across the street to the south there's a fairly new Giant (supermarket), a CVS, and another tiny strip mall with a bunch of restaurants, a fancy beer/wine store, etc.
There is Rustico (a mid-fancy bar/restaurant, part of NRG) a couple of blocks south but. It's currently an inconvenient walk from the proposed stadium site because of the way the roads are disconnected, but if stadium development connects a back road then it'd be right there.
That NBC article also says:
The roughly $200 million of transportation funding that would be included in the deal would help double the capacity of that Metro station, with a walkway directly from the station into the arena.
