The Greene is nice to visit the same way Pyongyang would be nice to visit...interesting, but everyone is walking around aimlessly wondering when the whole thing is going to fold.

While I personally don't think the thing will fold (I'm actually more worried about the Fairfield Commons Mall), I do get where you are coming from with the whole promise of upscale stores.  It's almost a fool's gold kind of thing.  It looks pretty on the surface (paper), but underneath its just another rock (or lifestyle center).  I doubt anything on the scale of Easton will come here.  Whoever figured that (which obviously includes our Dear City Leaders) bought into a bait and switch ploy.  Maybe Steiner had good intentions, but in the end there's just no way Dayton's market could support anything really high end.  And when I mean high end I mean Mark Shale, Polo Raulph Lauren, etc...  You could possibly see the same thing happen with the Liberty Town Center when it comes to stores.  Especially when companies have the already established Deerfield Town Center and Kenwood Mall.  Now for a positive.  One of the few things I do like about the concept is the residential and office spaces.  Both of those have been doing really well.

 

I guess I can't gripe too much since Steiner's company is paying me for my studies.  Take that as you may.

Maybe Steiner had good intentions, but in the end there's just no way Dayton's market could support anything really high end. And when I mean high end I mean Mark Shale, Polo Raulph Lauren, etc...

 

OK! lol... One of us has the wrong impression of 'high end'. Not to offend anyone, but I consider Mark Shale, Polo Raulph Lauren, etc...to be as generic as any other... Don't get me wrong now, Polo Ralph Lauren is one of my favorite brands & has been since I was a kid but I don't consider them high end.

I see what you're both saying.  There are only a few Polo Ralph Lauren stores around the globe with many more factory outlets (three of which are in Ohio).  So it's high-end when it comes to setting up a store but readily available through department stores.

The greene is sort of a let down, i would have loved to see a saks fifth avenue or neiman marcus. There is not much out there for us men, i was hoping that the Greene would be a mockerey of the Easton but its not

The greene is sort of a let down, i would have loved to see a saks fifth avenue or neiman marcus. There is not much out there for us men, i was hoping that the Greene would be a mockerey of the Easton but its not

 

Its a good version of Easton in physical form, but,yes, the retail mix isnt the same.

 

 

Department store to open at The Greene in September

 

http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2008/07/28/daily28.html?surround=lfn

 

Shoppers are counting down the days until Von Maur opens its doors at The Greene.

 

The new store, the second in Ohio, is scheduled to open in September, according to a company news release.

 

For more info, please click the link

Von Maur to shake up retail market

 

http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2008/09/15/story4.html?b=1221451200^1698741&brthrs=1

 

The Dayton area’s newest department store is jumping into a tough retail market, and experts say for it to be successful, it must take sales away from other stores.

 

Upscale retailer Von Maur opened its 135,000-square-foot store this week at The Greene lifestyle center in Beavercreek.

 

For more information, click the link

More tenants ink deals for The Greene

 

http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2008/09/22/story4.html?b=1222056000^1702984

 

A slew of new retailers are scheduled to open their doors at The Greene before the end of the holiday season.

 

Beau Arnason, executive vice president with Steiner and Associates, the developer of the Beavercreek lifestyle center, said nearly a dozen retail stores will be opening before Christmas, bringing the center to more than 80 retail tenants.

 

 

Retailer to shutter store in The Greene

 

http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2009/01/12/daily45.html?surround=lfn

 

Soma Intimates is closing its only Ohio location.

 

The intimate apparel retailer is shutting the doors of its Beavercreek store at The Greene Jan. 27.

 

Click link for more information

I also noticed Acorn (owned by Christopher Banks) shuttered their store here.  Went to their website and found that they had closed all their stores nationwide.  Here's their press release: http://www.acornstores.com/Close%20PR%20(FINAL%20-%20073108).pdf

 

 

The intimate apparel retailer is shutting the doors of its Beavercreek store at The Greene Jan. 27.

 

Damn, now where am i going to get my thigh-highs and thongs!

 

^^^January 27th seems like an odd time to shutter the doors of an intimate apparel store with Valentine's Day just two weeks away.

Apple retailer to open in The Greene

 

A retailer that specializes in Apple products is coming to The Greene.

 

For more info, clik the link:

http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2009/09/21/daily40.html

Developer plans 18 townhomes at The Greene

 

Dayton Business Journal - by Tom Demeropolis DBJ Staff

 

The Greene has been a success in more ways than one. The $250 million-plus development in Beavercreek has brought top-notch retailers into the area. A number of businesses have moved or are planning to move into its office space. And the residential component of The Greene is 100 percent leased with a waiting list for apartments above the town center’s retail shops.

 

 

For more information, click below:

http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2009/10/19/story5.html#

^Yuck.

 

Saw the signs for this on a visit there a month or so ago when I was walking out to the parking garage. Makes me wonder if the owners of the apartment complex located behind the Greene would be willing to pay big cash to have a road from the Greene extended to their property so that they could market their housing the same way.....

The Greene inks three new retail tenants

 

Three new retail tenants are coming to The Greene.

 

Massage Envy, Subway and Francesca’s Collections are all scheduled to open this spring at the lifestyle center in Beavercreek. Massage Envy offers a variety of massage therapy, including deep tissue, Swedish massage, trigger point therapy, reflexology, hot stone and more. The store will occupy about 3,200 square feet of space on Greene Boulevard and is scheduled to open in mid-spring. Subway will occupy 1,700 square feet of space on Greene Boulevard and is expected to open in early spring.

 

http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2010/01/11/daily16.html

Apple moving into The Greene, local Apple Retailer MacTown closing up shop:

 

http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2014/05/06/mactown-closing-as-apple-prepares-to-open-at-the.html

New music pavilion coming to Greene Town Center

 

A new music pavilion will soon be unveiled at the Greene Town Center in Beavercreek.

 

The music pavilion, sponsored by Kettering Health Network, will be the first permanent structure of its kind at The Greene. The structure — 20 feet tall by 20 feet wide — will add to the existing outdoor concerts and events.

 

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2018/05/16/new-music-pavilion-coming-to-greene-town-center.html