Any inside information on what restaurants and retailers that will be joining the Costco anchored McGowin Park Center?

[raj kapoor]

Originally Posted by bon_regis

Oddly enough, McGowin Park was initially conceived as an upscale shopping development. I guess changes in the market over time caused the shift to its current power center/big box format.

Such as the great recession? I would think it was in the planning pipeline about at the beginning.
Therefore, I like to think that during the next five years we will begin to see new and nicer plans coming out of that pipeline.

[Mellowboy]

Not pleased with the 10 new tenants just announced for McGowin Park. I hope they at least add a Nordstrom Rack and/or Macy's, because none of these retailers, with exception of Costco, are anything special; they all are just a repetition of what we already have. Dave & Busters and other new to market popular 'upscalish' national chains would do well to make this center worth the trip. They can have both Ross and Nordstrom Rack at the same place, as in the case for other centers across the country. But I'd settle for Nordstrom Rack taking over the space Ross has now at the festival center, and that too would make sense it being behind JC Salon, The Melting Pot, down the road form Whole Foods and the main super regional mall in town. Restaurant chains such as Bar Louie, Yard House, BJ's Brewhouse, Bravo! Cucina Italiana, Buca Di Beppo, la Madeleine Country French Cafe, Corner Bakery Cafe, Firebirds Woodfire Grille, J. Alexander's Steakhouse, Houston's, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Kilwin's Chocolates and Ice cream, Cold Stone Creamery, Haagen Dazs ice cream shop, Which Wich Superior Sandwiches, Smashburger, and Jamba Juice, should all be considered.

[Mellowboy]

These announced stores are low-end, run of the mill, and/or already greatly present in our market stores, if this center is to be anything special where people drive out for it, it needs to have unique and new and upscale retailers and dining options, we do not need another Verizon wireless , T-Mobile, or Ross, or Mattress Firm, or Five Guys which we have so many locations of already, they could at least bring a Mooyah Burger and Shakes instead. But it is obvious that none of these nicer special chains want to risk entering the Mobile, AL market,for they perceive it as blue-collar, cheap, and impoverished. Really sad and depressin

[Fernk]

Huge disappointment with these stores being announced but not unexpected, I guess. The median income is just too low here to bring in top retailers.

[bon_regis]

These are typical power center stores going into a typical power center.

[raj kapoor]

Originally Posted by bon_regis

These are typical power center stores going into a typical power center.

I do think people are overlooking that for some reason. The stores that are being wished for would for the most part not go into this type center. Their time will come, I am sure.

[Mellowboy]

Originally Posted by raj kapoor

I do think people are overlooking that for some reason. The stores that are being wished for would for the most part not go into this type center. Their time will come, I am sure.

Nordstrom Rack, Dave & Busters, Trader Joe's, and even The Cheesecake Factory are examples of stores that go to these types of power centers, but in more reputable better markets than ours.