The Shoppes at EastChase is the principal retail component of the EastChase mixed-use development located in Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city...

 at the intersection of Interstate 85

Interstate 85

Interstate 85 is a major interstate highway in the Southeastern United States. Its current southern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 65 in Montgomery, Alabama; its northern terminus interchanges with Interstate 95 in Petersburg, Virginia, near Richmond...

 and Taylor Road on the east side of the city. The Shoppes at EastChase was the catalyst in attracting higher-end national and regional retailers to the Montgomery metropolitan area and the Central Alabama region. The total size of the EastChase development exceeds 330 acres (1.3 km²).

The lifestyle center

Lifestyle center (retail)

A lifestyle center is a shopping center or mixed-used commercial development that combines the traditional retail functions of a shopping mall with leisure amenities oriented towards upscale consumers...

 itself opened November 2002, with numerous in-line tenants, including Talbot's, Ann Taylor, The Gap and Banana Republic, while the anchor retailer, Dillard's

Dillard's

Dillard's, Inc. is a department store chain in the United States, with 330 stores in 29 states. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dillard's locations are concentrated in Texas and Florida; with a major presence in other states including Arizona, Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri,...

, opened a two-level 200000 square feet (18,580.6 m²) store March 2004. Book and media retailer Books-A-Million

Books-A-Million

Books-A-Million, Inc., also known as BAM!, is a company that owns the second largest U.S. bookstore chain and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The company operates over 200 stores in the South, Midwest, Northeast...

 functions as junior anchor at 14400 square feet (1,337.8 m²), while defunct home furnishings retailer Linens 'n Things

Linens 'n Things

Linens 'n Things is an online retailer of home textiles, housewares and decorative home accessories. Until 2008, the company also did business as a big box retailer under the name Linens 'n Things, Inc., headquartered in Clifton, New Jersey, United States, and did business across the United States...

 previously occupied a 27984 square feet (2,599.8 m²) junior anchor pad in a different section of the lifestyle center. Recently, an outparcel was developed for home furnishings retailer Rooms To Go

Rooms To Go

Rooms To Go Incorporated is a chain of furniture stores based in the South Eastern United States and Puerto Rico. In September 2005, Cindy Crawford launched the "Cindy Crawford Home" furniture line exclusively with Rooms To Go....

, which opened a 7000 square feet (650.3 m²) store south of the main entrance drive. There are several casual dining facilities in the Shoppes at EastChase, including LaJolla, Bonefish Grill

Bonefish Grill

Bonefish Grill is a seafood restaurant chain founded on January 15, 2000 in St. Petersburg, Florida by Tim Curci and Chris Parker. It is owned and operated by OSI Restaurant Partners headquartered in Tampa, Florida....

 and Zoës Kitchen

Zoës Kitchen

Zoës Kitchen is a fast casual restaurant chain headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Serving a menu of variety of chicken salad, pasta salad, pitas and grilled chicken sandwiches, the chain has grown to include 54 locations across 12 states with plans to expand further.Zoës Kitchen...

. The Shoppes at EastChase has a gross leasable area of 350000 square feet (32,516.1 m²) and currently features fifty merchants. Occupancy at the end of 2008 had declined to 80.1%, according to Fitch Ratings

Fitch Ratings

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.

Two additional open-air power and convenience centers complement the retail component of the EastChase development: The 325907 square feet (30,277.8 m²) Plaza At EastChase and the larger, recently-constructed 513688 square feet (47,723.2 m²) EastChase Market Center. The Plaza At EastChase is tenanted with (then) new to the market big box stores such as Target

Target Corporation

Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...

, World Market, Kohl's

Kohl's

Kohl's Corporation is an American department store chain headquartered in the Milwaukee suburb of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, operating , 1,089 stores in 49 states. In 1998, it entered the S&P 500 list, and is also listed in the Fortune 500...

 and PetSmart

PetSmart

PetSmart, Inc. is a retail chain doing business in the United States and Canada engaged in the sale of specialty pet supplies and services such as grooming and dog training, PetSmart PetsHotel dog and cat boarding facilities and Doggie Day Care.- History :...

. EastChase Market Center features numerous big box retailers and eateries that have relocated from declining strip mall locations along nearby East Boulevard, among them Bed Bath & Beyond

Bed Bath & Beyond

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. was formed in 1971 and today operates a chain of domestic merchandise retail stores across United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. They feature mostly medium-ranged, but also a limited selection of high quality, domestic merchandise: items for the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen,...

 and Michaels

Michaels

Michaels is an arts and crafts retail chain. It currently operates more than 1040 Michaels Arts and Crafts Stores located in 49 U.S. states and in Canada. The company owns and operates the Aaron Brothers retail chain which consists of more than 140 stores...

 arts and crafts supply store. Wholesale warehouse club Costco

Costco

Costco Wholesale Corporation is the largest membership warehouse club chain in the United States. it is the third largest retailer in the United States, where it originated, and the ninth largest in the world...

 operates a location adjacent to EastChase Market Center.

Originally developed by Jim Wilson and Associates, The Shoppes At EastChase was owned and managed by Centro

Centro Properties Group

Centro Properties Group, commonly known as 'Centro', is an Australian company which provides retail property ownership and management services. It is a listed company with securities traded on the Australian Securities Exchange. The multinational company owns and operates shopping centres in...

until it was sold to ALFA Commercial Real-Estate. EastChase Market Center is still maintained by Jim Wilson and Associates.

External links

• The Shoppes at Eastchase Official site