Liberty Center is a mixed-use retail

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, residential, and office complex in

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, United States. Opened in 2015, it features over of retail, entertainment, and offices. The center was built by Steiner Realty. Major tenants include

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, and

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History

Upon opening in October 2015, Liberty Center had over 94 retailers and restaurants, including a

CineBistro dine-in theater. The center was built on of land, with over of retail space. Also included in the original development were an

and 249 apartments. Steiner & Associates chose the mall's site, on Liberty Way southwest of the junction of

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and

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, due to a lack of retail options between

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and

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. The retail portion of the complex consists of two portions: an outdoor

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with shops facing a street, and a two-story, enclosed mall known as the Foundry. The main anchor stores to The Foundry are

and

, the latter of which replaced a store at

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in Springdale. In September 2018, developers Steiner + Associates transferred leasing and management duties of the mall to JLL. At the time of transfer, representatives noted that the mall had seen over 7 million visitors and a more than 10 percent increase in retail tenancy in the past year.

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closed its store at the mall in late 2018, while

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, a library, a local home decor store called Burlap & Birch, and an indoor skydiving center all opened.

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History

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