SA: The Shops at La Cantera Phase II

sirkingwilliam · #1 Posted **Nov 19, 2007, 11:38 PM**

Currently under construction with a fall 2008 opening.

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Square Feet/Acreage

350,000 SF on 30 acres

Description of Project

Phase II of the development is a 34-acre parcel expansion of Phase I of The Shops at La Cantera Regional Center, which includes approximately 300,000 SF of space in an open-air lifestyle center located across the ring road and to the east of Phase I, just opposite the existing food hall and Kona Grill restaurant.

sirkingwilliam · #2 Posted **Nov 19, 2007, 11:49 PM**

sirkingwilliam · #3 Posted **Nov 19, 2007, 11:54 PM**

I'm hoping Matt can post whatever renderings his friend has of phase II.

Trae · #4 Posted **Nov 20, 2007, 12:49 AM**

Bad planning to me. The second phase opens up into a backside of a department store. Does that department store have to entries? Will that Urban Outfitters be SA's first?

sirkingwilliam · #5 Posted **Nov 20, 2007, 12:55 AM**

It doesn't open up to the backside of a department store, that area is the food hall as well as a Kona Grill restaurant and yes there will be multiple entrances to phase II. No, that will not be SA's first Urban Outfitters, there used to be one on Broadway in Alamo Heights but I believe that closed two or three years ago. Phase II will be more "urban" than phase I.

coddat · #6 Posted **Nov 20, 2007, 1:04 AM**

whoa...San Antonio never had an Urban Outfitters. This will be the first. La Cantera opened with anthropology which is owned by urban though.

sirkingwilliam · #7 Posted **Nov 20, 2007, 1:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by coddat

whoa...San Antonio never had an Urban Outfitters. This will be the first. La Cantera opened with anthropology which is owned by urban though.

Well, there was an "Urban Outfitters" on Broadway in the building that has the old Mobil horse on it that is lit red at night. Now that I think of it, I guess it was a Mobil gas station long ago. I assume it was the Urban Outfitters as it was in operations for quite awhile and you'd think the real UO would become sue happy.

coddat · #8 Posted **Nov 20, 2007, 2:15 AM**

That was a tootsie's for a long time in the mobil building, then it was a Ranch Outfitters. Never went under the name urban outfitters.

sirkingwilliam · #9 Posted **Nov 20, 2007, 3:52 AM**

Ranch Outfitters? Are you sure? I thought it said Urban. Oh well.

sirkingwilliam · #10 Posted **Nov 20, 2007, 4:46 AM**

Matt!!! lol

ryan5021 · #11 Posted **Nov 20, 2007, 4:09 PM**

Rumor has it that Bloomingdales is opening in phase two. Can anyone confirm this?

adtobias · #12 Posted **Nov 20, 2007, 5:24 PM**

what about like central market or whole foods or sun harvest. anything being planned

Trae · #13 Posted **Nov 20, 2007, 9:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by ryan5021

Rumor has it that Bloomingdales is opening in phase two. Can anyone confirm this?

Bloomingdales? Before Dallas and Houston? I would be surprised if this happens.

alexjon · #14 Posted **Nov 20, 2007, 10:12 PM**

Well, Bellevue, Washington and not Seattle or Portland got the first Neiman Marcus in the Pacific Northwest-- it's all in how things are marketed. Maybe they think they're getting a slice of an exclusive population, if it's true?

sirkingwilliam · #15 Posted **Nov 20, 2007, 10:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by ryan5021

Rumor has it that Bloomingdales is opening in phase two. Can anyone confirm this?

Not saying I believe you or do not believe you but where exactly did you hear this rumor?

Boris · #16 Posted **Nov 20, 2007, 10:21 PM**

Wow, still a lot of undeveloped land right there at the corner.

Anyone know if there are plans for that parcel.

Looks like you could put a whole nother La Canterra there.

Trae · #17 Posted **Nov 20, 2007, 10:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by alexjon

Well, Bellevue, Washington and not Seattle or Portland got the first Neiman Marcus in the Pacific Northwest-- it's all in how things are marketed. Maybe they think they're getting a slice of an exclusive population, if it's true?

Well, there is more money in that part of the Pacific Northwest. Bellevue isn't that far from Seattle, either, and has a lot of businesses (more workers there than residents I believe).

alexjon · #18 Posted **Nov 20, 2007, 10:30 PM**

Yes, but it proves a bit further that it's not the name of the city, it's the size of the carrot being dangled, and Bellevue's carrot is bigger than Seattle's.

Maybe someone in SA is floating a lot of incentives out there

alexjon · #19 Posted **Nov 20, 2007, 10:31 PM**

Wait, that was a bit vulgar, wasn't it?

Trae · #20 Posted **Nov 20, 2007, 10:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by alexjon

Yes, but it proves a bit further that it's not the name of the city, it's the size of the carrot being dangled, and Bellevue's carrot is bigger than Seattle's.

Maybe someone in SA is floating a lot of incentives out there

Well, Bellevue is on the very rich side of the Seattle metro. Isn't it just as far out as La Centerra is to Downtown SA? Isn't Redmond, WA only a few miles away (where Microsoft is)?