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Easton Town Centre
USINFO | 2013-10-31 14:56
| Location | Columbus, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 40°3′7″N82°54′55″WCoordinates: 40°3′7″N 82°54′55″W |
| Opening date | 1999 |
| No. of stores and services | ~240 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 2 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,643,348 square feet (152,672.0 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 |
Easton Town Center ("Easton") is a large mixed-use town center in northeast Columbus, Ohio, United States. It is designed to look like a classic American main street with public spaces, fountains, a street grid, and metered storefront parking.
A real estate project of Les Wexner, the founder, chairman and CEO of nearby Limited Brands, Easton comprises 1,800,000 square feet (170,000 m2) of retail space built upon approximately 90 acres (360,000 m2) within a larger 1,300-acre (5 km2) development. The 90-acre (360,000 m2) retail development was co-developed by The Georgetown Company and Steiner + Associates, with M+A Architects serving as the Architect of Record, while the overall 1,300-acre (5 km2) Easton area is a partnership between Limited Brands and The Georgetown Company. Easton Town Center is currently leased and managed by Steiner + Associates.
In 2013, Easton Town Center will add Texas de Brazil, Groovy Spoon, Kate Spade, Tumi, True Religion, and a family-friendly new Fenlon Square district, that will feature American Girl,Rusty Bucket, Fuzziwigs Candy Factory, and more.
Expansion at Easton Town Center included the addition of Tiffany & Co. and the expansion of Henri Bendel on the northeast corner of the Central Park Fountain. These projects have been completed and are now open.
In the summer of 2009, a LEGO store opened in the newly constructed building across from the AMC theater along with The North Face opening right next door to California Pizza Kitchen.
The south-east section of the Easton Town Center includes a variety of companies, including Prudential Financial, Morgan Stanley, and Mission Essential Personnel.
A new 1,000 car parking garage south of Macy's will open in 2013. An 11,500-square-foot American Girl store, complete with a café and doll salon, is also slated to open in June. It will be adjacent to the passageway leading to the Macy’s parking garage.
In July, denim label True Religion is expected to open a 1,500-square-foot store near Express, and luggage companyTumi is slated to open a 1,300-square-foot store next to Anthropologie.
