The Streets of Tanasbourne

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The Streets of Tanasbourne
The Streets of Tanasbourne
Facts and statistics
Location Hillsboro, Oregon, Flag of the United States United States
Opening date October 2004
Developer Continental Real Estate
No. of stores and services 55
Total retail floor area 368,000 square feet
(GLA)
Parking 1500
Website streetsoftanasbourne.com

The Streets of Tanasbourne is a shopping mall located in the Tanasbourne area of Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. Opened in October of 2004, the center provides shopping to the Hillsboro/Beaverton area west of Portland, Oregon near the Sunset Highway. The $55 million center is an open-air complex designed to mimic older downtown shopping districts.

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Plans for the center were originally announced in 1999.[1] These plans called for a $60 million project on 19 acres to open in the summer of 2003.[2] Eventually developed by Continental Real Estate and designed by Field Paoli, The Streets of Tanasbourne cost $55 million to complete.[3] This shopping complex was the last development in a larger Hillsboro project titled Tanasbourne Town Center.[4] Originally The Streets of Tanasbourne were to be named the Shops of Tanasbourne. However, the project's name was changed when Continental Real Estate acquired the project from Federal Realty Investment Trust.[3] Macy's (formerly Meier & Frank and one of the center's anchor stores) signed up as planned, however very little had been done to attract other tenants by 2002.[3]

Construction on the project began in 2003.[5] The Meier & Frank opened in early October 2004,[6] while other stores finished construction later that month.[7] The grand opening for the 386,000 square feet shopping complex was November 6, 2004.[8] The 55 store complex is designed to resemble a standard Main Street style shopping district with open air, free-standing stores complete with parallel parking on the streets within the complex.[9] As a lifestyle center, the target customer for the center are upper-income shoppers.[9] When it opened it was the first of the lifestyle centers to open in the Portland metropolitan area.[10]

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  1. ^ Hill, Jim. Solid retail growth predicted as a buyer is found for Washington Square, analysts say plans for new malls in Oregon are a positive sign. The Oregonian, February 5, 1999.
  2. ^ Brenneman, Kristina. The Shops embodies Main Street retail trend. Portland Business Journal, June 22, 2001.
  3. ^ a b c Hazel, Debra. Lifestyle center completes Oregon city project Shopping Centers Today, September 2003.
  4. ^ RetailTraffic: PORTLAND'S PROGRESS, May 1, 2004
  5. ^ Williams, Christina Dyrness. Retail on a Roll. The Oregonian, October 26, 2003.
  6. ^ Mandel, Michelle. Shoppers hit the Streets. The Oregonian, October 7, 2004.
  7. ^ Boone, Jerry. Putting a face on a skeleton. The Oregonian, October 21, 2004.
  8. ^ Goldfield, Robert. Retail arrives in spades on Portland's west side. Portland Business Journal, January 28, 2005.
  9. ^ a b Mandel, Michelle. Power shopping season moves close to home. The Oregonian, November 25, 2004.
  10. ^ Nussmeier, Corine and Emily Matza. Lifestyle centers force new way of thinking. Portland Business Journal, August 26, 2005.

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