The Summit of Louisville
Encyclopedia
The Summit of Louisville is a shopping complex in the east end of Louisville, Kentucky
USA, billed as a lifestyle center
that is managed by Birmingham
, Alabama
-based Bayer Properties. It has 367500 square feet (34,141.9 m²) of retail space spread over 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) of land, with central parking surrounded by Mediterranean-themed storefronts. The primary entrance is on Kentucky Route 22
.
The shopping complex formally opened on November 1, 2001.
being the largest by square foot totaling just over 30,000. Barnes & Noble
, Old Navy
, and Office Depot
are smaller with square footage ranging in the mid twenties range. The lifestyle center
also has junior anchors in Ulta Cosmetics
and DSW
.
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
USA, billed as a lifestyle center
Lifestyle center (retail)
A lifestyle center is a shopping center or mixed-used commercial development that combines the traditional retail functions of a shopping mall with leisure amenities oriented towards upscale consumers...
that is managed by Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
-based Bayer Properties. It has 367500 square feet (34,141.9 m²) of retail space spread over 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) of land, with central parking surrounded by Mediterranean-themed storefronts. The primary entrance is on Kentucky Route 22
Kentucky Route 22
Kentucky Route 22 is a east–west highway running from the eastern suburbs of Louisville to an unincorporated place called Willow in Bracken County in Northern Kentucky....
.
The shopping complex formally opened on November 1, 2001.
Anchors
The Summit has several anchor stores with Bed Bath & BeyondBed Bath & Beyond
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. was formed in 1971 and today operates a chain of domestic merchandise retail stores across United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. They feature mostly medium-ranged, but also a limited selection of high quality, domestic merchandise: items for the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen,...
being the largest by square foot totaling just over 30,000. Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest book retailer in the United States, operating mainly through its Barnes & Noble Booksellers chain of bookstores headquartered at 122 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District in Manhattan in New York City. Barnes & Noble also operated the chain of small B. Dalton...
, Old Navy
Old Navy
Old Navy is an American clothing brand as well as a chain of stores owned by Gap, Inc., with corporate operations in San Francisco and San Bruno, California. It is one of the first major corporations to house headquarters in the new Mission Bay district of San Francisco.Gap, Inc. was run by...
, and Office Depot
Office Depot
Office Depot is a supplier of office products and provides many services. The company's selection of brand name office supplies includes business machines, computers, computer software and office furniture, while its business services encompass copying, printing, document reproduction, shipping,...
are smaller with square footage ranging in the mid twenties range. The lifestyle center
Lifestyle center (retail)
A lifestyle center is a shopping center or mixed-used commercial development that combines the traditional retail functions of a shopping mall with leisure amenities oriented towards upscale consumers...
also has junior anchors in Ulta Cosmetics
Ulta
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc is a chain of beauty superstores in the United States. Each store is outfitted with a full-service salon as well. Ulta carries a variety of cosmetics and skincare brands, men's and women's fragrances, and professionally licensed haircare products...
and DSW
DSW, Inc.
-History:DSW opened its first store in July 1991 in Dublin, Ohio. In 1998, Value City Department Stores, Inc. purchased DSW. In December 2004, Retail Ventures, Inc. consolidated several brands. Until July 5, 2005, DSW operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Retail Ventures, Inc...
.
See also
- The Summit - Birmingham, Alabama
- The Summit - Reno, NevadaThe Summit (Reno)The Summit Reno is an upscale lifestyle center located in Reno, Nevada. The center opened in 2007 and it is owned by Birmingham, Alabama-based Bayer Properties.-External links:*...