Stony Point Fashion Park is a high-end outdoor

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that opened in 2003. The center currently maintains the anchor tenants

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and

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. Stony Point is the only mall in the region that offers a dog-friendly environment along with comfort stations located throughout the center.

Rivalry with Short Pump

The mall was the result of a rivalry between mall developer

Taubman Centers Taubman Centers, Inc. is an American real estate investment trust headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The company invests in shopping centers, and is a subsidiary of Simon Property Group since 2020. History The company was founded in 19 ...

and ForestCity, both who sought to build a new upscale center in Richmond. The battle was eventually settled in court, which ultimately saw Taubman building Stony Point, and ForestCity building the rival, two-story

Short Pump Town Center Short Pump Town Center is an open-air shopping mall located in the Short Pump census-designated place (CDP) of unincorporated Henrico County, Virginia on West Broad Street (U.S. Route 250), approximately west of I-64, exit 178A/B. This area of ...

, which is nearly two times the size of Stony Point. Short Pump broke ground in November 2000, but Stony Point didn't break ground until February 2002. Stony Point finally opened on September 18, 2003, the day

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made landfall in nearby

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References

External links

Official site
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