Town Center at Corte Madera
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The Town Center Corte Madera is an upscale shopping center located in Corte Madera, California
. It is located off U.S. Route 101
on Tamalpais Drive. It is anchored by a Safeway
supermarket and Barnes & Noble
. It is located across the freeway from The Village at Corte Madera
and the two shopping centers provide much of the city of Corte Madera's income from retail sales tax. The Town Center is owned by 770 Tamalpais Drive, Inc. The owner of that corporation is Morgan Stanley
, but it was bought out by CompUSA
, and the location closed. It now houses a P. F. Chang's China Bistro
.
There was substantial local controversy in 2005 and 2006 when it became known that Barnes & Noble would be moving into the space vacated by Marshall's, since one of Marin County's largest independent book stores was nearby.
Corte Madera, California
Corte Madera is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States. Corte Madera is located south of San Rafael, at an elevation of 39 feet . The population was 9,253 at the 2010 census...
. It is located off U.S. Route 101
U.S. Route 101
U.S. Route 101, or U.S. Highway 101, is an important north–south U.S. highway that runs through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, on the West Coast of the United States...
on Tamalpais Drive. It is anchored by a Safeway
Safeway Inc.
Safeway Inc. , a Fortune 500 company, is North America's second largest supermarket chain after The Kroger Co., with, as of December 2010, 1,694 stores located throughout the western and central United States and western Canada. It also operates some stores in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Eastern...
supermarket and Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest book retailer in the United States, operating mainly through its Barnes & Noble Booksellers chain of bookstores headquartered at 122 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District in Manhattan in New York City. Barnes & Noble also operated the chain of small B. Dalton...
. It is located across the freeway from The Village at Corte Madera
The Village at Corte Madera
The Village at Corte Madera is an upscale shopping mall located in Corte Madera, California. It is owned and managed by Macerich and is located on U.S. Route 101 at Paradise Drive. It is anchored by Macy's and Nordstrom.-History:...
and the two shopping centers provide much of the city of Corte Madera's income from retail sales tax. The Town Center is owned by 770 Tamalpais Drive, Inc. The owner of that corporation is Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm headquartered in New York City serving a diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. Morgan Stanley also operates in 36 countries around the world, with over 600 offices and a workforce of over 60,000....
History
The Town Center can be called the successor to the Corte Madera Center (CMC), which opened in 1958 next to Littleman's Supermarket (later Cala Foods) which opened in 1952 and closed in 1985 and was located where P.F. Chang's is.. Louis Thomas, a men's apparel and formalwear shop that opened in 1958, is the oldest surviving tenant. In 1985 CMC was largely re-developed,re-named Town Center Corte Madera, with anchor Montgomery Ward having closed, J.C. Penney adding a second story and then closing in 2000. There was a The Good Guys!The Good Guys!
Good Guys was a chain of consumer electronics retail stores with 71 stores in California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. The company was headquartered in Brisbane, California in the Dakin Building in the early-1990s and subsequently in Alameda, California until it was bought in late 2003 by...
, but it was bought out by CompUSA
CompUSA
CompUSA is a retailer and reseller of consumer electronics, technology products and computer services. Its headquarters are in Miami, Florida.Until its reorganization, CompUSA, Inc. was a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Commercial Corp S.A.B...
, and the location closed. It now houses a P. F. Chang's China Bistro
P. F. Chang's China Bistro
'P. F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. is an American restaurant chain with headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona.The chain was founded in Scottsdale, Arizona in 1993 by Paul Fleming and Philip Chiang. The restaurants serve American Chinese cuisine from a menu originally conceived and planned by chef...
.
There was substantial local controversy in 2005 and 2006 when it became known that Barnes & Noble would be moving into the space vacated by Marshall's, since one of Marin County's largest independent book stores was nearby.
Anchors and major tenants
As of 2007, the Town Center Corte Madera and Madison Marquette Realty Services identified the largest tenants:Stores
- SafewaySafeway Inc.Safeway Inc. , a Fortune 500 company, is North America's second largest supermarket chain after The Kroger Co., with, as of December 2010, 1,694 stores located throughout the western and central United States and western Canada. It also operates some stores in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Eastern...
- Barnes & NobleBarnes & NobleBarnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest book retailer in the United States, operating mainly through its Barnes & Noble Booksellers chain of bookstores headquartered at 122 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District in Manhattan in New York City. Barnes & Noble also operated the chain of small B. Dalton...
- The Container StoreThe Container StoreThe Container Store is a specialty retail chain that sells storage solutions for home and office.On July 1, 1978, The Container Store opened its doors in a small, retail space in Dallas...
- Rite AidRite AidRite Aid is a drugstore chain in the United States and a Fortune 500 company headquartered in East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania, near Camp Hill. Rite Aid is the largest drugstore chain on the East Coast and the third largest drugstore chain in the U.S....
- Ann Taylor LoftAnn Taylor (retail chain)ANN INC. is an American group of specialty apparel retail chain stores for women, headquartered in New York City, . The stores offer classic styled suits, separates, dresses, shoes and accessories...
- Bombay CompanyBombay CompanyThe Bombay Company is a furniture and home accessories retailer in Canada. It was formerly part of a larger American chain based in Fort Worth, Texas, but the U.S. outlets are now closed.-History:...
- Pier One Imports
- REIRei-People:*Rei, the Biblical term for those who retained their allegiance to King David when Adonijah rebelled, as mentioned in 1 Kings 1:8*Rei Hiroe*Rei Igarashi*Rei Kawakubo*Rei Kikukawa*Rei Mikamoto*Rei Munakata*Rei Okamoto*Rei Omishi...