Perimeter Mall

infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Perimeter Mall


caption =
location = Dunwoody, Georgia, USA
opening_date = 1971
developer =
manager = General Growth Properties
owner = General Growth Properties
number_of_stores = 200
number_of_anchors = 4
floor_area = 1,560,000 sq. ft. (145,000 m²)
floors = 2
website = [http://www.perimetermall.com Perimeter Mall]
parking = 7,700

Perimeter Mall is a super-regional shopping mall [http://www.icsc.org/srch/lib/USDefinitions.pdf Shopping Center Definitions for the U.S.] , International Council of Shopping Centers, Information accurate as of 2004. Accessed October 31, 2007.] in the affluent suburb of Dunwoody, just north of Atlanta, near the highway interchange of Interstate 285 (the Perimeter) and Georgia 400.

It is at the heart of Perimeter Center, a modern community of offices, restaurants, and shopping which spans the DeKalb/Fulton county line into the newly-incorporated city of Sandy Springs. The mall has a gross leasable area of 1,554,288 square feet (145,000 m²). [ [http://www.icsc.org/apps/dmmdisp.php?dispid=GA0240 Perimeter Mall] , International Council of Shopping Centers. Accessed October 31, 2007.]

It is served by MARTA's Dunwoody station, which opened at the southwest corner of its parking lot in 1996. Since 2003, the mall has been owned by General Growth Properties. [cite web
title =Company History
publisher = General Growth Properties
url =http://www.ggp.com/company/CompanyHistory.aspx
accessdate =2007-10-31 ]

Opening

Perimeter Mall opened in 1971 and was the fourth mall to open in DeKalb County, after Columbia Mall in 1964, North DeKalb Mall in 1965, and South DeKalb Mall in 1968. Its original anchor stores were Rich's and JC Penney, which made it very similar in design and layout to Greenbriar Mall. Perimeter Mall was the first mall in metro Atlanta to be located outside of I-285.

Expansions and renovations

The mall was expanded in 1982 to add an additional wing that included a Davison's. This gave the mall a T shape. It was renovated in 1993, 1997 [*cite news
title =On the move: As competition in the area heats up, Perimeter Mall announces a renovation geared toward attracting nightlife
publisher =The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
date =1996-09-06
url =http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADA2AD1BE70918&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
accessdate = 2007-10-31 ] and again in 2000. In 1998, Nordstrom's first Georgia location was opened. JC Penney left the mall around 2002, and the store was demolished to make way for a new Dillard's, which opened in 2005.

Urban Shopping Centers sold the mall to The Rouse Company in 2002. It was then sold to General.

With a total retail area of over 1.5 million square feet, Perimeter Mall is now one of the largest shopping malls in the state of Georgia, second only to the Mall of Georgia in Gwinnett County.

While most of the stores and the food court is located indoors, recent renovations to the front facade of the Perimeter Mall now include amenities such as open-air shops, gardens, restaurants, salons, and valet parking. These help distinguish Perimeter Mall from other shopping malls in Atlanta.

Anchors

*Nordstrom (1998)
*Macy's (1971 as Rich's)
*Bloomingdale's (1982 as Davison's, then Macy's by 1986)
*Dillard's (2005, former JC Penney site)

Former anchors

*Rich's (original 1971 anchor, replaced in 2005 by Rich's-Macy's, then Macy's)
*JC Penney (original 1971 anchor, demolished in 2003)

Dining

*Garrison's Broiler & Tap
*Goldfish
*Maggiano's Little Italy
*Seasons 52
*The Cheesecake Factory
*Wildfire Grill

tores

Perimeter Mall contains over 200 stores, many of which are higher-end national retail chains, including:

*Abercrombie & Fitch
*Gap
*Banana Republic
*Guess?
*Aldo
*Charlotte Russe
*Godiva
*Swarovski Crystal
*Johnston & Murphy
*Sur La Table
*Z Gallerie
*Lacoste
*Bebe
*The Limited
*Ann Taylor
*Apple Store
*Sunglass Hut International
*J. Crew
*White House Black Market
*Lucky Brand Jeans
*Zales

References

External links

* [http://www.perimetermall.com/html/index3.asp Official web site]