The Shoppes at EastChase is the principal retail component of the EastChase mixed-use development located in

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at the intersection of

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and Taylor Road on the east side of the city. The Shoppes at EastChase was the catalyst in attracting higher-end national and regional retailers to the Montgomery metropolitan area and the Central Alabama region. The

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itself opened November 2002, with numerous in-line tenants, including Talbot's,

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and

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, while the anchor retailer, Dillard's, opened a two-level store March 2004. This store replaced one at Montgomery Mall. Book and media retailer Books-A-Million functions as junior anchor at , while defunct home furnishings retailer

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previously occupied a junior anchor pad in a different section of the lifestyle center now occupied by DSW Shoes. An outparcel was developed for home furnishings retailer Rooms To Go, which opened a store south of the main entrance drive. There are several casual dining facilities in the Shoppes at EastChase, including

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and

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. The Shoppes at EastChase has a gross leasable area of and currently features fifty merchants. In August 2016, it was announced that fast fashion retailer H&M will develop a 22,000 square foot junior anchor space in the lifestyle center component of EastChase. By June 2017, original tenants Banana Republic, Ann Taylor and Williams-Sonoma closed their EastChase locations in order to create retail space for the retailer. Expected to open during fall, Eastchase is extending a new area to include a relocated Best Buy,

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, Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar,

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and

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. Two additional open-air power and convenience centers complement the retail component of the EastChase development: The Plaza At EastChase and the larger EastChase Market Center. The Plaza At EastChase is tenanted with (then) new to the market big box stores such as

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, World Market,

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and

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. EastChase Market Center features numerous big box retailers and eateries that have relocated from declining strip mall locations along nearby East Boulevard, among them

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(now closed) and

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arts and crafts supply store. Wholesale warehouse club

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operates a location adjacent to EastChase Market Center. Originally developed by Jim Wilson and Associates, The Shoppes At EastChase is currently owned by

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and managed by Crawford Square Real Estate Advisors.

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