Turnberry's Drew Barkett

When Turnberry Associates executives planned Town Square, a mixed-use development the company is building off the Las Vegas Strip, they decided on something big. At 1.5 million sf, the Aventura, FL-based firm’s management is calling the $750-million project one of the largest lifestyle centers in the country.

Anchors at the project so far include a Borders, Fry’s Electronic Store, Rave Motion Picture and Robb & Stucky. Apple, J. Crew and Mexx will count among some of the center’s inline tenants. Town Square will also include 200,000 sf of offices and a luxury hotel, which will have an unusual feature for Las Vegas – no gambling. Drew Barkett, Turnberry’s president of retail development and real estate, spoke with GSR about Town Square, which is due to open in the fall.

GSR: Do you expect to get mostly tourists at Town Square or locals as well?