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NorthPark Center Is The Only Shopping Center In The Country Built Around A 1.4-Acre Landscaped Garden—CenterPark
Garden Doubles as a Serene Urban Retreat and Exciting Venue for Private and Community Events
DALLAS—May 3, 2007—NorthPark Center is the only shopping center in the country built around a 1.4-acre landscaped garden, called CenterPark. Designed around a series of lawns and 41-year-old live oaks and red oaks, the garden doubles as a peaceful area for all to enjoy and an exciting venue for private and community events.
“Our goal for NorthPark Center is to create a shopping experience unlike any other in the United States,” said David J. Haemisegger, President, NorthPark Management Company. “As part of our 1.1 million-square-foot expansion, we have created a unique central garden in the middle of this 2.4 million-square-foot shopping center. CenterPark is an urban retreat providing a beautiful place to relax and dine amid world-class sculpture, artful plantings, canopies of trees and green expanses of lawn.”
“The preservation of the 16 existing 41-year-old live oaks and red oaks was paramount in the design objectives for CenterPark,” said Nancy A. Nasher, President, NorthPark Development Company. “With the completion of the plantings, we now have over 90 trees for CenterPark visitors to enjoy.”
The design of the garden—a collaboration between NorthPark Management Company, omniplan and MESA, the landscape architect responsible for the interior and exterior landscaping of NorthPark Center—reflects the timeless modernism of NorthPark’s architecture with world-class sculpture set within a series of lawns.
The enormous Corridor Pin, Blue, 1999, by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen stands tall on the grounds of CenterPark. This 21-foot-tall stainless steel and aluminum sculpture is a large-scale representation of a safety pin magnified to architectural scale and is the only large-scale piece by the world-renowned artists currently on display in Dallas.
Six restaurant dining terraces from two levels overlook the park as well as the AMC NorthPark 15 theatre lobby. More luxury storefronts will also be opening with new entries directly into CenterPark.
A series of Donald Judd-inspired hand-cut wooden benches, made of cypress salvaged from recent hurricanes, line the garden and provide comfortable seating to relax and enjoy the garden and its artwork. Crushed stone seating areas and walking paths are reminiscent of the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France. Children of all ages delight in the zigzag walking path formed by Japanese boxwood hedges and colorful planted beds that are set into a shady grove of 27 live oaks.
As one of the premier shopping centers in the United States, NorthPark Center As one of the premier shopping centers in the United States, NorthPark Center (www.northparkcenter.com) proudly offers shoppers the best of the best in every category represented including the finest in luxury retail and market exclusives. NorthPark Center is owned, managed, operated and leased by husband and wife David J. Haemisegger and Nancy A. Nasher. After a three-year, $235 million expansion, NorthPark Center is the largest shopping center in North Texas and is projected to be one of the top five shopping destinations in the country in 2008. NorthPark Center will continue to open more luxury boutiques, exclusive stores and dining options throughout 2007 and 2008 to reach over 235 stores and restaurants, surpassing $1 billion in annual sales in 2008. NorthPark Center is located at the intersection of North Central Expressway and Northwest Highway in the heart of Dallas. Stores are open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Department store, theatre, restaurant and spa hours vary.
For Information Contact:
Christine C. Szalay
NorthPark Center
Office 214.369.1234
Mobile 469.348.8262
Email cszalay@northparkcntr.com
Barbara Buzzell
The Buzzell Company
Office 214.219.9191
Mobile 214.912.0691
Email bb@buzzellco.com
Kelle Jackson
The Buzzell Company
Office 214.219.9191
Mobile 214.662.6644
Email kj@buzzellco.com
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