Located on a 147-acre parcel at the corner of West Broad Street at Lauderdale Drive, the two-level Henrico County property will feature five anchor stores and a 22-screen movie theater, in addition to about 100 specialty shops and restaurants. Both Dillard's and Hecht's will occupy 205,000-sf spaces, while Lord & Taylor will occupy 140,000 sf, and Nordstrom will have 144,000 sf. Dick's Sporting Goods, which just committed earlier this summer to be the fifth anchor tenant, will have an 80,000-sf space in which to hawk its wares. The Edwards Cinema space will be 117,000 sf in size and will include an IMAX theater.

"Richmond is an important target market for us," Forest City president and CEO Charles A. Ratner says. "The mall is leasing well." Other retailers who will reportedly be part of the line-up include Abercrombie & Fitch, women's fashion apparel store Bebe, and Brooks Brothers. While things are currently running smoothly, the project had been plagued by a few snags earlier on. Last year a debate over a planned $22 million in public bonds issued by the county Community Development Authority to be used for infrastructure improvements surrounding the development resulted in pushing the project's due date back six months. A judge ruled in favor of the development in May. Before that incident, Nordstrom had decided to delay opening its store in the mall for a year.