5-631: The Lincolnshire Commons is an upscale lifestyle center located in Lincolnshire, Illinois . The center opened in 2006 and hosts numerous high-end restaurants, and promeninent retailers such as Cheesecake Factory , Jos. A. Bank , DSW and LensCrafters . The 133,000-square-foot (12,400 m) center is a popular shopping area in Chicago 's affluent north suburbs. Regal Cinemas across the street opened November 20, 1998 as City Park 20 by Regal Entertainment. It has stadium seating and an IMAX theater. This theater
10-529: Is known for showing independent films. 42°10′57″N 87°55′39″W / 42.182381°N 87.927622°W / 42.182381; -87.927622 Lifestyle center (retail) A lifestyle center ( American English ), or lifestyle centre ( Commonwealth English ), is an open-air shopping center which aims to create a "pedestrian-friendly, town-like atmosphere with sidewalks, landscaping, ambient lighting, and park benches. Memphis developers Poag and McEwen are generally credited with developing
15-531: The concept in the late 1980s. Lifestyle centers emerged as a major retailing trend in the late 1990s. Sometimes labeled boutique malls or ersatz downtown , they are often located in affluent suburban areas. The proliferation of lifestyle centers in the United States accelerated in the early 21st century, growing from 30 nationally in 2002 to 120 at the end of 2004. They lie on the upscale end of commercial development, with discount-based outlet malls on
20-414: The low end. Lifestyle centers typically require less land and may generate higher revenue margins, generating close to $ 500 per square foot, compared to an average of $ 330 per square foot for a traditional mall, according to the president of Poag and McEwen. Other advantages lifestyle centers have over traditional enclosed malls are savings on heating and cooling and quicker access for customers. Unlike
25-430: The traditional commercial layout of strip shopping centers , lifestyle centers present their formal storefronts as facing each other across a landscaped pedestrian walkway or a low volume two-lane road. Those with a more extensive street grid or more multifunctional and dense development include offices, hotels, residential, retail, and entertainment, often with a designated function to act as the community's center. One of
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