jmnempire

Not sure good question tho, I will say this I love Kenwood to death and go at least once every couple weeks but even I was shocked when I saw the 300million dollar number and stunned when it said minus anchors.

Other than store mix the design-layout and just overall feel of Kenwood versus the other shopping venues are just not even close. GGP keeps that mall extremely clean and well maintained regardless of the huge foot traffic it sees, including what seems like almost constant investment on renovations big and small with the latest wrapping up late last year to make the whole mall feel more like the Nordstrom Wing. I do think that it's about personal taste tho so whatever floats your boat.

From General Growth Properties site quote: "Specialty shops produced sales of $305,600,000 in 2013."

Jimmy_James I completely disagree also it's the non anchor tenants that make Kenwood Towne Center what it is and the BEST in our region. There are many tenants at Kenwood that only have 1 location in our Metro Michael Kors, Apple, Microsoft, Coach, Bose I can go on and on. Those tenants outside of a possible 2nd apple store in the future will also probably not add anymore locations in Cincinnati either. And you also mentioned that those sales numbers of 300million must include the anchors but according to news articles and General Growth Properties it clearly states NOT including anchor tenant sales. In addition to hit on a point mentioned I have worked at a retail store in kenwood and it is true that retailers do send product to kenwood that will not go to other locations in the market.

I do generally like the design, nothing breathtaking but pretty good it's almost a mix between the former Millworks project and Newport on the levee on steroids.

I like this project and think it will do well, but reading thru the posts and looking at the developers comments gave the impression that this project was going to be unique and be a regional draw and it simply will not be. People in the city or the immediate surrounding neighborhoods such as Norwood, Sycamore Township(kenwood), Indian Hill and NKY and so on for that matter are not going to drive that far for this nor should they. This development will do well with just the northern sub population but a regional draw I think is out the window.

Kenwood is the very BEST in metro Cincinnati, from store selection to facility no other destination in our region comes even close. That's why so many people shop there, without even counting the anchor tenants it grosses more than 300 Million dollars in sales a year those numbers are available on the General Growth Properties website. With The Kenwood Collection the area is not gonna lose the Crown for a long time to come.

I'm not all that sure if Tiffany's Kenwood would make that much more money than Downtown unlike the Saks move. I would assume that rent in The Collection would be far higher than Fountain Place also? But Either way I wouldn't be super upset I only really shop in Kenwood like so many in the City, plus Tiffany's Prime Corner 5th and Vine location would not sit empty for long I guarantee.