Arboretum (Austin, Texas)

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Many large trees shade the shops around The Arboretum.

The Arboretum is an upmarket retail trade area in the northwest portion of Austin, Texas, centered roughly on the convergence of U.S. Route 183 (which, as it travels through Austin, is a freeway known as Research Boulevard), Capital of Texas Highway and Mopac Expressway.

Arboretum at Great Hills

The 210,197-square-foot (19,527.9 m2) Arboretum at Great Hills was developed by Trammell Crow Company, opened in 1985[1] and is managed by Simon Malls. It is the heavily wooded park-like atmosphere that gives the mall its arboreal name.

The Arboretum's first anchor tenant, which opened on Sept 10, 1986, was a 492-room hotel with 65,000 sqft of meeting space now known as the Renaissance Austin.[2]

The open-air mall features several open park spaces, and a Renaissance Hotel, among other commercial establishments. The park spaces contain a set of five cow statues by sculptor Harold F. Clayton. It also formerly featured a movie theater - Arbor 7 Cinema - that participated in the South by Southwest film festival . The theater moved locations in 2002 and was replaced with The Cheesecake Factory .

The Arboretum has been owned by Washington Prime Group since 1998.[3][4]

Trader Joe's at Arboretum Market

Arboretum Market

The 105,190-square-foot (9,772 m2) Arboretum Market opened across the street in 1987 and featured upmarket retailers such as the city's only Saks Fifth Avenue (now Trader Joe's) along with smaller specialty shops. The Saks space was previously a Simon David specialty grocer, which closed in December 1996 and was subsequently converted into Saks.

The Saks was 52,000[5]–55,000 ft2[6] in size, opened November 14, 1997,[6] and closed December 31, 2012.[5] As of June 20, 2014 the former Saks store was converted to Trader Joe's.[7][8]

References
  1. "Northwest location ideal for Arboretum". The Daily Texan. January 31, 1986.
  2. Marczynski, Evan (2016-10-26). "Arboretum's first anchor tenant turns 30". impact. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  3. "Document".
  4. "Owner of area shopping centers files for bankruptcy; Chez Nous closes in Austin and more Central Texas news". 15 June 2021.
  5. Anne Harris (January 12, 2013). "Saks Packs It Up: Arboretum Location Exits Stage Left". Austin American-Statesman
  6. . Austin American-Statesman. November 14, 1997. p. 41. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. Windle, Rickie (1996-08-30). "Saks Fifth Ave. signs letter of intent". Austin Business Journal.
  8. Janes, Daryl (1997-04-18). "Constructors & Associates turns Simon David into Saks". Austin Business Journal.


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