2024's Top 10 Retail Center Experiences: No. 10 Dania Pointe
Certain customer experiences rank higher than others from one retail center to another. When Dania Pointe opened in 2018, less than a mile from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport, it wowed visitors with its close proximity to the airport, cruise port and major highways.
“Being an outdoor lifestyle center, Dania Pointe drew crowds from the beginning, having opened during the Covid outbreak,” said Maynel Alvarez-Requejo, Kimco’s senior director of lifestyle marketing. “So early on, we took a look at who our customers were and wanted to create and environment in which they’d stay longer—come to shop and maybe stay for dinner or a comedy show.”
Phase 1 of Dania Pointe is a traditional Kimco neighborhood center anchored by Sprouts. Two phases later, it has bloomed into an open-air lifestyle center with the addition of brands like Anthropologie, H&M, American Eagle/Aerie, Pandora, Urban Outfitters, J. Crew and Nike with H&M opening later this year.
Its now 30-plus food-and-beverage tenants include Cooper’s Hawk, Tommy Bahama Marlin Bar, Rodizio Grill, CT Taqueria, Firebirds, and Bento Asian Kitchen. Radiant166 serves up a multi-cultural menu and cocktails until 11 p.m. nightly.
The Improv Comedy Club, Bowlero, and a 4DX Regal Cinema lead its entertainment lineup, and opening in 2025 will be Puttshack.
Dania Pointe’s many activations include “Family Sundays,” with lawn games and live entertainers, “Wellness Wednesdays,” and “Night Artisanal Markets,” that draw much traffic from the Avery Dania Pointe apartments on the property.
“Dania Pointe truly got off the ground with Phase 1, and traffic has boomed ever since,” said Alvarez-Requejo. “Looking at Placer traffic data, our traffic is not far behind Disney Springs and Universal City Walk.”
Here is the complete list of CSA's Top 10 Retail Center Experiences.
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