Downtown Silver Spring (Silver Spring, MD)

Downtown Silver Spring is a 440,000-square-foot mixed-use, open-air retail and entertainment district centered on Ellsworth Drive in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C. Developed by Peterson Companies in partnership with Foulger-Pratt and opened in the early 2000s, it revitalized the historic downtown core with a pedestrian-friendly street grid of shops, restaurants, and entertainment uses. The center is anchored by a Whole Foods Market and a Regal Majestic movie theater, alongside a mix of national and local restaurants and retailers such as Nando's Peri Peri, Potbelly, and Matchbox. It remains one of the region's most successful examples of downtown redevelopment, drawing residents, office workers, and visitors alike.