Perimeter Mall

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Perimeter Mall
Perimeter Mall
Facts and statistics
Location Dunwoody, Georgia, USA
Opening date 1971
Management General Growth Properties
Owner General Growth Properties
No. of stores and services 200
No. of anchor tenants 4
Total retail floor area 1,560,000 sq. ft. (145,000 m²)[1]
Parking 7,700
No. of floors 2
Website Perimeter Mall

Perimeter Mall is a super-regional shopping mall[1] 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).[2]

It is served by MARTA's Dunwoody station, which opened at the southwest corner of its parking lot in 1996. Since 2003, it has been owned by General Growth Properties.[3]

Perimeter Mall was the first upscale mall to be built in the Atlanta area. Today, it is widely known as one of the best shopping destinations in the Southeastern United States.

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[edit] 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.

[edit] 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[4] 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.

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.

[edit] Anchors

[edit] Former anchors

[edit] Dining

[edit] Stores

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

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Shopping Center Definitions for the U.S., International Council of Shopping Centers, Information accurate as of 2004. Accessed October 31, 2007.
  2. ^ Perimeter Mall, International Council of Shopping Centers. Accessed October 31, 2007.
  3. ^ Company History. General Growth Properties. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.
  4. ^ *"On the move: As competition in the area heats up, Perimeter Mall announces a renovation geared toward attracting nightlife", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 1996-09-06. Retrieved on 2007-10-31. 
  5. ^ http://www.plainvanillashell.com/article.asp?ID=9817

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