Augusta Exchange

Augusta Exchange
Location Augusta, Georgia, United States
Opening date October 1997[1]
Developer Abernathy & Timberlake Investment LLC
Management Kimco Realty
Owner Kimco Realty
No. of stores and services 61
No. of anchor tenants 2
Total retail floor area 800,000 sq ft (74,000 m2)[1]

The Augusta Exchange is an 87-acre (350,000 m2) regional power center in Augusta, Georgia located at the southeast corner of the intersection of I-520 and I-20 and is a 1/4 of a mile from Augusta Mall.[2] Located on former farm land,[3] the center opened in October 1997 and leases approximately 800,000 square feet (74,000 m2) of retail space.[1] Its main anchors are Target,[4] and a 20-screen Regal Cinemas movie theater.[5] The shopping center is currently owned by Kimco Realty.

Anchor & majors

The Augusta Exchange saw a period of many store closings in 2008 and 2009, however, most of the vacant spaces were leased to new tenants in 2010. Ashley Furniture Homestore reopened in the former Goody's location in mid-2010, Basset's Ice Cream replaced a former Alltel in the Spring of 2010, Christmas Tree Shops opened in the former Circuit City location in late 2010, At&t Wireless replaced the former Friedman's Jewelers in Spring 2010, and Discount Furniture replaced the former Bed Mattress in March 2010.

Restaurants

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Witsil, Frank (1998-02-05). "Augusta Exchange filling vacancies". The Augusta Chronicle.
  2. Bankston, John (2001-11-05). "Store Owner in Augusta, Ga., Struggles in Once-Thriving Shopping Center". The Augusta Chronicle.
  3. Coryell, Heidi (2000-03-12). "Progress, tradition sometimes clash". The Augusta Chronicle.
  4. 1 2 Rogers, Donna W. (1997-07-09). "Target on target for new shopping center". The Augusta Chronicle.
  5. 1 2 "Regal chain will file for bankruptcy". The Augusta Chronicle. 2001-09-07.
  6. Rogers, Donna W. (1997-04-20). "Minneapolis-Based Target to Open Store in Augusta, Ga., Mall. (20-APR-97) Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News". Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  7. Witsil, Frank (1999-01-19). "Atlanta Bread Co. a big hit in Augusta". The Augusta Chronicle.

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