With only a few days until the highly anticipated Avalon opens in Alpharetta, Georgia, officials with North American Properties (NAP) recently announced opening dates for retailers. A ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled at 9 a.m. on Oct. 30 to celebrate the grand opening of the $600 million mixed-use project. Avalon’s retail component is 98 percent leased with 90 percent of tenants opening at 10 a.m. following the ribbon cutting.
On opening day, guests can visit national retailers such as C. Wonder and J. Crew and local favorites like Fab’rik and Bantam + Biddy restaurant. In addition to the 54 opening on Oct. 30, new retailers and restaurants will open steadily throughout the remainder of this year and into early next.
“All the brands represented align with our vision to create a unique experiential retail environment,” said Mark Toro, managing partner at NAP. “In addition to having sought-after national retailers, we’re introducing new retail and restaurant concepts to the market such as Soft Surroundings, Boston Proper, Lou & Grey and Oak Steakhouse.”
“We’ve curated a collection of specialty retailers and chef-driven restaurants that can’t be found anywhere else in the Southeast,” said Ron Pfohl, partner and director of leasing at NAP. “We have top names from Calypso St. Barth and Vineyard Vines to Flywheel and that’s just the beginning. More exceptional retailers like Anthropologie and BCBG are scheduled to open in the coming months.”
Avalon’s festive four-day grand opening will feature local chef demonstrations, fall fashion shows and live entertainment, including a special performance by country star Kellie Pickler. More details and information can be found here.
Now Open
Whole Foods Market
Opening on Oct. 30
American Threads
Arhaus
Athleta
Banana Republic
Bantam + Biddy
Bantu
Bocado Burger Bar
C. Wonder
Calypso St. Barth
Columbia
The Cosmetic Market
Cru Wine Bar
Destination Maternity
Drybar
Everything But Water
Fab’rik
Flywheel
Francesca’s
Free People
Fuzziwig’s Candy Factory
Gap
Goldberg’s Deli
Gymboree
J. Crew
J. Jill
J. McLaughlin
Janie and Jack
Kendra Scott
Kinnucan’s
Kona Grill
LensCrafters
L’Occitane
Lou & Grey
lululemon athletica
Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams
Oak Steakhouse
Orvis
Paper Source
Pinkberry
PNC Bank
Pottery Barn Kids
Regal Avalon Stadium 12 & RPX
Road Runner Sports
Sage
Soft Surroundings
Sunglass Hut
Ted’s Montana Grill
The El Felix
Tommy Bahama
Tumi
Van Michael Salon
Vineyard Vines
West Elm
Opening Later This Fall
Antico Pizza Napoletana
BCBG
Caffe Gio
Exhale mind body spa
Marlow’s Tavern
Opening Early 2015
Anthropologie
Boston Proper
Crate and Barrel
Marmi
Piedmont Nails
Phase I of Avalon includes 250 luxury rental homes, 101 single-family homes, 400,000 square feet of retail and restaurants and 108,000 square feet of loft office space. Phase II of Avalon calls for an additional 85,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and is scheduled to open fall 2016.
For more information about the grand opening, please visit experienceavalon.com/grand-opening/. Follow the grand opening festivities on social media with #AvalonGO.