Philadelphia Premium Outlets
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| Location | Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Address | 18 West Lightcap Road Limerick, PA 19464 |
| Opening date | November 8, 2007 |
| Developer | Chelsea Property Group Inc. |
| Management | Simon Property Group's Premium Outlet Division |
| Owner | Simon Property Group's Premium Outlet Division |
| No. of stores and services | 150[1] |
| Total retail floor area | 553,000 square feet (51,400 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 (open-air) |
| Parking | Lighted lot |
| Public transit access | SEPTA bus: 93 Pottstown Area Rapid Transit |
| Website | Official website |
The Philadelphia Premium Outlets is an 553,000-square-foot (51,400 m2) open-air outlet mall located in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 35 miles northwest of Philadelphia. It is located off an interchange of U.S. Route 422 near the Limerick Nuclear Power Plant. It is owned by the Premium Outlets division of Simon Property Group. The center has 150 outlet stores such as Lane Bryant, Gap Outlet, Reebok Outlet, Last Call by Neiman Marcus, Polo Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Restoration Hardware, Sony, and Forever 21. The outlet mall also has a food court along with sit-down restaurants such as Ruby Tuesday.[2]
History
Construction of the Philadelphia Premium Outlets began on September 20, 2006. The construction of the center provided more shopping options for residents of western Montgomery County and also provided tax revenue and jobs to the community.[3] The Philadelphia Premium Outlets opened at 9 a.m. on November 8, 2007 with 120 stores. The first Saturday that the outlet mall was open it took an hour for motorists to exit US 422 and 45 minutes to find a parking spot.[4] An expansion completed in April 2008 brought the center up to 150 stores.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b c "Philadelphia Premium Outlets Fact Sheet" (PDF). Simon Property Group. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ "Philadelphia Premium Outlets map" (PDF). Simon Property Group. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ Von Bergen, Jane M. (September 21, 2006). "New shopping outlet for suburbs Construction begins on a 110-store mall in Montco. It could bring 1,000 jobs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ a b Cook, Bonnie L. (November 25, 2007). "Outlets go up against the mall Shoppers shifted into buy gear for the opening of a discount shopping center in Limerick Township". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 5, 2013.