The Shops at La Cantera

infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = The Shops at La Cantera


caption =
location = San Antonio, Texas, USA
opening_date = 2005 (phase I), 2008 (phase II)
developer = The Rouse Company
manager = General Growth Properties
owner = General Growth Properties
number_of_stores = 130
number_of_anchors = 4
floor_area = convert|1011000|sqft|m2|abbr=on
floors = 1
website = [http://www.shoplacantera.com www.shoplacantera.com]

The Shops at La Cantera is an upscale open-air regional shopping mall located in northwest San Antonio, Texas, USA, near the Loop 1604 and Interstate 10 interchange. The initial phase of the project opened on September 16, 2005. The convert|1300000|sqft|m2|sing=on center sits on a convert|150|acre|km2|sing=on site in La Cantera, a convert|1700|acre|km2|sing=on master-planned resort community being developed by USAA Real Estate Company. (La Cantera is also home to Six Flags Fiesta Texas, The Westin La Cantera Resort and Spa and two world-class golf courses, The Palmer Course at La Cantera and The Westin Resort Course, which is home to the PGA Valero Texas Open.)

Design

The concept for the center was originally developed and conceived by The Rouse Company under a joint venture with USAA Real Estate Company. (The Rouse Company also developed San Antonio's North Star Mall.) General Growth Properties acquired The Rouse Company in November 2004. [ [http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2004/05/31/story4.html Shops at La Cantera to be a retail slam dunk, Rouse says] , "San Antonio Business Journal", May 28, 2004]

The shopping center was designed by the award-winning, local architectural firm Alamo Architects. The shopping center is designed as a single-level, garden-like "retail village" with varied storefronts, shared arcades, and subtle water features. The overall architectural style of the center has a Texas Hill Country vernacular style.

The Shops at La Cantera includes the first Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom in San Antonio and new stores from Dillard's and Foley's (now Macy's). There are also more than 150 other shops and restaurants, including newcomers to the market such as Burberry, Tiffany & Co., Hugo Boss, Betsey Johnson, Brooks Brothers, BCBG Max Azria, Apple, Lacoste, Tumi and Ralph Lauren. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
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Construction has begun on the 300,000sf second phase of the project, which will contain an additional 40 stores (about 30 of which are new to the market), restaurants, a large bookstore, and Class A office space. The new phase of the project, also deisigned by Alamo Architects, is scheduled to open in October 2008. [ [http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/stories/MYSA032108.01C.lacantera_expansion032108.32970fc.html The Shops at La Cantera to multiply] , "San Antonio Express-News", March 20, 2008]

Awards

*The Shops at La Cantera was the 2006 Grand Award Winner in the 17th Annual Superior Achievement in Design & Imaging (SADI) Awards competition, presented by Retail Traffic magazine. [ [http://retailtrafficmag.com/mag/retail_shops_la_cantera/ SADI 2006 Grand Winner: The Shops at La Cantera] "Retail Traffic Magazine", May 1, 2006]

Anchors

*Dillard's — convert|200000|sqft|m2|abbr=on. (opened 2005)
*Macy's — convert|165000|sqft|m2|abbr=on. (opened 2005 as Foley's, became Macy's 2006)
*Neiman-Marcus — convert|120000|sqft|m2|abbr=on. (opened 2005)
*Nordstrom — convert|144000|sqft|m2|abbr=on. (opened 2005)

References

External links

* [http://www.shoplacantera.com/ The Shops at La Cantera] Official website
* [http://www.generalgrowth.com/Properties/MallTemplate.asp?smuid=744 General Growth Properties] The Shops at La Cantera page
* [http://www.usaarealco.com/ USAA Real Estate Company] Official website
* [http://www.westinlacantera.com/products.asp The Westin La Cantera Resort] Official website