INDIANAPOLIS, April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Simon Property Group, Inc.
(NYSE: SPG), the world's leading retail real estate company, announced
that Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH will anchor two new centers in
development in its Premium Outlets® division: Phoenix Premium Outlets and St. Louis Premium Outlets.
Phoenix Premium Outlets in Chandler, Arizona, is currently under construction with a spring 2013 opening planned. Located adjacent to the Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino in the Wild Horse Pass Development located on Interstate 10, south of Loop 202 - Santan Freeway at Exit 162, Wild Horse Pass Blvd.
Phase 1 of the center will be comprised of 360,000 square feet housing
approximately 90 outlet stores featuring high-quality designer and name
brands.
St. Louis Premium Outlets in Chesterfield, Missouri is a part of Chesterfield Blue Valley, a mixed-use development to include office space, hotel, restaurant and entertainment venues. Located on the south side of I-64/US Highway 40 east of the Daniel Boone Bridge, a first phase of approximately 350,000 square feet is projected to open fall 2013. The project is a joint venture with Woodmont Outlets and EWB Development LLC. Simon owns a 60% interest in the project.
The innovative modern luxury-in-a-loft design of Saks Fifth Avenue
OFF 5TH stores is both spacious and inviting. The versatile environment
can showcase an emerging trend one day and a great deal the next, all at
the high pace of fashion. OFF 5TH leverages Saks Fifth Avenue's
knowledge of fashion in the marketplace to create exclusive Saks brands
for OFF 5TH providing customers with even more accessible luxuries, more
trend-right values and more stylish exclusives.
There are 34 Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH locations within the Simon portfolio both in its Premium Outlets and The Mills® divisions. A 28,000 square foot OFF 5TH will open on June 14, 2012 at the grand opening of Merrimack Premium Outlets, Merrimack, New Hampshire.
"We are excited to grow our OFF 5TH store portfolio with Simon. We
believe these two locations are well suited for us to deliver our
distinct merchandise offerings to area residents and visitors," stated Robert Wallstrom, President of Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH.
"Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH exemplifies the type of high quality
shopping experience we seek for our discerning outlet customers," noted John R. Klein, President of Simon's Premium Outlets division. "We are pleased to welcome OFF 5TH to these two new projects."
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