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Summit (Birmingham, Alabama)
USINFO | 2013-05-21 09:46
The Summit, which opened in October 1997, is a 1 million square foot (93,000 m²; 9.3 ha) lifestyle center located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 280 and Interstate 459 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
The open-air center offers a mix of upscale merchants and restaurants, many of which have their sole Alabama location there. The main anchors include a Belk flagship store (formerly Parisian) and Saks Fifth Avenue. Clarks, L'Occitane, BCBG, Bebe, Tommy Bahama, White House Black Market, Williams-Sonoma, Barnes & Noble, Urban Outfitters, Juicy Couture, Abercrombie kids, Sephora, Aveda, Zoës Kitchen, and an Apple Store round out the collection of in-line retailers. Outparcel restaurants include the Cheesecake Factory, P. F.
Chang's China Bistro, Romano's Macaroni Grill, California Pizza Kitchen, and Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar.
Boutique department store Gus Mayer at the Colonial Brookwood Village moved to the Summit at the end of 2011.
Toys "R" Us opened a superstore at the Summit in the old Bruno's location. The store opened during the holiday shopping season in 2011. The store officially opened on October 13, 2011.
Bayer Properties, the owner and developer of the center, planned its construction over multiple phases. The first phase was a collection of 30 retailers and restaurants including Parisian (now Belk) and Barnes & Noble that originally opened with the center in 1997. The second phase included an additional 20 retailers including Gap in 1999. The third phase was opened in 2001 with the anchor of Saks Fifth Avenue. The fourth phase opened in 2005 and includes some 20 to 30 additional retailers and restaurants, bringing the center to nearly 1 million square feet (93,000 m²). A fifth expansion will include a luxury hotel and 15 story condo tower, in addition to extra retail space.
The open-air center offers a mix of upscale merchants and restaurants, many of which have their sole Alabama location there. The main anchors include a Belk flagship store (formerly Parisian) and Saks Fifth Avenue. Clarks, L'Occitane, BCBG, Bebe, Tommy Bahama, White House Black Market, Williams-Sonoma, Barnes & Noble, Urban Outfitters, Juicy Couture, Abercrombie kids, Sephora, Aveda, Zoës Kitchen, and an Apple Store round out the collection of in-line retailers. Outparcel restaurants include the Cheesecake Factory, P. F.
Chang's China Bistro, Romano's Macaroni Grill, California Pizza Kitchen, and Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar.
Boutique department store Gus Mayer at the Colonial Brookwood Village moved to the Summit at the end of 2011.
Toys "R" Us opened a superstore at the Summit in the old Bruno's location. The store opened during the holiday shopping season in 2011. The store officially opened on October 13, 2011.
Bayer Properties, the owner and developer of the center, planned its construction over multiple phases. The first phase was a collection of 30 retailers and restaurants including Parisian (now Belk) and Barnes & Noble that originally opened with the center in 1997. The second phase included an additional 20 retailers including Gap in 1999. The third phase was opened in 2001 with the anchor of Saks Fifth Avenue. The fourth phase opened in 2005 and includes some 20 to 30 additional retailers and restaurants, bringing the center to nearly 1 million square feet (93,000 m²). A fifth expansion will include a luxury hotel and 15 story condo tower, in addition to extra retail space.
