The Shops at Park Lane
shopping center in Dallas, Texas
The Shops at Park Lane is an upscale shopping center in Dallas, Texas, United States, just across from NorthPark Center. It is the shopping part of the Park Lane Development located at 8080 Park Lane, which includes The Heights, an apartment complex, and a set of office buildings. This mixed-use development was designed by TBG Partners, a landscape architecture firm in Austin, Texas, and developed by developer Harvest Partners of Dallas.
The Shops at Park Lane opened in 2009 as Park Lane with anchor stores including Dick's Sporting Goods and the third Nordstrom Rack in the state. Whole Foods Market also opened a flagship store at Park Lane. Saks Fifth Avenue opened an Off Fifth outlet store soon afterward. Also part of the center are residences and 350,000 square feet of office space. Other early tenants included Lane Bryant and The Children's Place. Overall, the retail center includes 750,000 square feet of retail space.
In 2010, the center was renamed from Park Lane as it added Old Navy and Ulta.
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