Commercial
The area includes a multi-level indoor shopping mall, the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City (also known as the Pentagon City Mall). On the west side of the Fashion Centre is the mixed-use development of Pentagon Row, which includes a grocery store and many smaller specialty stores and restaurants in the midst of high-end apartments. Pentagon Row features an outdoor ice rink during the winter and a free outdoor concert series on the plaza in the summer. Additionally, a third shopping facility, Pentagon Centre, is located to the east of the Fashion Centre across Hayes Street.
Pentagon City also is home to the DEA, TSA, and other office buildings housing various other businesses. Given the proximity to The Pentagon, many are Defense-related businesses. The DEA Museum is nearby on Army Navy Drive.
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