Friendly Center & The Shops at Friendly

[DigitalSky]

i bet the Jefferson Village development w/ Target will have some upscale botiques .... nothing like Gucci etc, but still some upscale stuff.

[Hotlanta]

i bet the Jefferson Village development w/ Target will have some upscale botiques .... nothing like Gucci etc, but still some upscale stuff.

yeah I can "somewhat" see that. Most likely stores we've never see in this area before or ones that are a rarity.

[ezcheese]

here are some pics of the development as of 1-19-06

[Hotlanta]

Wow that's coming along great! I wish it didn't look so much like a strip mall development though. Is this shopping center supposed to be real decorative with stone and brick facades?

[StevenRocks]

It does look like a strip mall, but it's at least in context. Friendly Center has always been a strip mall, allbeit a big, badass one

Edited January 22, 2006 by StevenRocks

[DigitalSky]

first, ezcheese, thank you so much for the pics!!!

Also, FOX8 reported tonight on more tenants (some have been previously announced) and they gave the mid-October opening date.. joining Harris Teeter (whose store i think will be on the backside)

Coldwater Creek, Aveda, Swoozies, Fleming's Restarant, REI, Tablot's, SOHO Shoes, PF Changs, Mimi's Diner,

[cityboi]

SoHo Shoes is an upscale shoe retailer that has stores in Raleigh and Durham. I was hoping we would see a very upscale reatiler such as Nordstrom. This is a very wealthy part of town in terms of demographics and I think Friendly Center could support a Nordstroms. The unique thing about this retail project is that it will include 100 condos. They will most likely be high end condos

Edited February 22, 2006 by cityboi

[DigitalSky]

Friendly probably could support Nordy's... it's just they weren't building another anchor department store there.

[cityboi]

aw shucks. It would have been nice

[StevenRocks]

Nordstrom will eventually make it to Greensbor, I'm sure.

I wonder if adding Aveda to Friendly Center means the one at Four Seasons will close. Bombay did something similar recently.

Edited February 22, 2006 by StevenRocks

[DigitalSky]

Here's an article, pretty much regurgitates the info that's here though. http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...C0101/602220305

[Dylan]

Wow, it's coming along really nice. Seems like every time I drive by it, something has become closer to being finished with it.

[StevenRocks]

I checked on my earlier question. The Aveda salon coming to Friendly won't be the same thing as the Aveda Lifestyle Store at Four Seasons, so that tenant is safe.

I like the tenant mix on this new section. Some of the stores in the older part of the center will shift and reposition, but I think it will be a good thing overall.

[DigitalSky]

^I agree

[cityboi]

This Friendly Center project has some competition (The Village at North Elm)

check out this story. The Village at North Elm will also have an upscale shoe store that sells hand bags upwards to $3,000 dollars. Stores in Greensboro are beginning to get pricer.

http://www.newsandrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll...001/NEWSREC0201

Edited February 23, 2006 by cityboi

[DigitalSky]

Awesome. LOL. Seems like this could rival Phillips Place, to an extent.

[StevenRocks]

Friendy Center is courting a regional crowd with their project. Koury's project is more locally-aimed. There will be cross-shopping between the two, but it won't be a dogged fight for customers or tenants.

[DigitalSky]

that's true. The tenant mix at Elm is definately more local.

[StevenRocks]

The location of North Elm is not conducive to regional shopping either. Most people from out of town would get lost trying to find it.

Edited February 24, 2006 by StevenRocks

[DigitalSky]

A little update.. nothing big.. construction seems to be going as scheduled on everything..

[DigitalSky]

I drove by today. A lot of things to update... The facade is already taking shape. PF Changs has a sign up and looks almost done and ready to open. The Harris Teeter is looking massive from the angle that I could see it... I think its taking elements from Morrocroft and elements from the "New prototype" Harris Teeter for a new look. There are faux-stucco domes all around the center to give it that upscale look.

I will get pics soon! Don't worry

[StevenRocks]

I like a good dome or two

[DigitalSky]

Bump... Now that FC is on the change, look back on some of this...

[Jerseyman4]

^Thanks because my girlfriend is now my X

[DigitalSky]

LOL. can we *move* this to the NC Triad forum?