Anchorless lifestyle centers come of age in the Northeast.Once upon a time, no self-respecting self-re·spect n. Due respect for oneself, one's character, and one's conduct. self  -re·spect shopping center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into could be built
without one or more "anchors" - large department stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. or
supermarkets which were expected to draw shoppers into the facility.
No longer. Many of today's new retail complexes are "anchorless An´chor`less a. 1. Without an anchor or stay. Hence: Drifting; unsettled. " lifestyle centers which rely on diversity of products and services offered, as well as shopping convenience to entice busy, two-income professional families who are unable or unwilling to spend a lot of time on shopping. Relatively rare in this area, lifestyle centers are growing in number and interest as a viable alternative to the giant regional malls. The typical lifestyle center offers 100,000 to 200,000 square feet of retail space - about 10 percent to 20 percent of the size of most regional malls. Without the "anchors" which themselves could occupy more than 100,000 square feet - the overall retail experience is more intimate, interesting and aesthetically pleasing. Many of the products and services offered are tailored to the retail requirements of modern living. Since parking is in much closer proximity to the stores, customers can spend less time and energy on shopping. The lifestyle concept may also include restaurants and entertainment-related types of retail such as movie theaters. These are uses that we expect to include in an upcoming project to be developed in Edgewater, NJ. Starwood Heller is hoping to break ground early next year on its first lifestyle center. The 13-acre development in Woodcliff Lake Woodcliff Lake may refer to:
Soon to be under construction is a Sunrise Sunrise, city (1990 pop. 64,407), Broward co., SE Fla., a residential suburb 8 mi (13 km) W of Fort Lauderdale; inc. 1961 as Sunrise Golf Village. It is a major office and commercial center and the site of Sawgrass Mills, one of the largest malls in the United States. assisted-living facility and a Kindercare children's day-care center day-care center: see day nursery. , which should both be in operation next summer. Also planned is 200,000 square feet of office space. The world of retail is constantly evolving to keep pace with its customers' shopping interests and patterns. Lifestyle centers may be a reasonably unknown commodity to many people now, but, then again, 10 years ago no one had ever heard of category-killers or power centers. |
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