Mall at Partridge Creek, Clinton Township, MI

Clinton Township, Michigan is a suburb of Detroit. In the township, residents and visitors may take advantage of the Mall at Partridge Creek. This mall is extremely new having opened in 2007. It was developed and is owned by Taubman Centers. The architecture was designed by Hobbs and Black Associates. Mall at Partridge Creek is an open air shopping center. In recent years open air centers throughout the United States have become more popular.

In fact more new centers are open air rather than enclosed, even in states that have harsh winters like Michigan. The mall began construction in 2005, finally opening in October of 2007. This mall has a number of amenities unlike closed air malls. For example it offers Bocce Ball Courts, Free Wi-Fi, pop jet fountains, a TV court with 30' fireplace, and more. One reason the mall was designed as open air was to offer a place for dogs and their owners to walk while shopping. There are even dog comfort stations on site.

Mall at Partridge Creek has the distinction of being the first open air mall in Macomb County since 1976, when Lakeside Mall was opened. The mall earns $539 per square foot on average. It is a place for class A retail stores. Mall at Partridge Creek has 90 stores and services with 2 anchor tenants. A total of 640,000 square feet of retail space with 3,250 parking spaces makes up the mall. All locations are one story. Nordstrom is one anchor tenant with 129,000 square feet. Parisian is the other tenant with 120,000 square feet.

The movie theater on site is an MJR with 14 screens. The sidewalks offer a snow melt system to help customers shop and play. Mall hours will vary based on holidays and individual stores; however, 10 am to 9pm are the typical hours for Monday through Saturday. Sunday hours are often 11am to 6pm.

Store listings include Aldo, Ann Taylor, Apple, Baby Gap, Banana Republic, Bare Essentials, Bath and Body Works, Bebe, Bose, Brighton Collectibles, Brooks Brothers, Brookstone, Cacique, Calendar Club, Champs Sports, Chico's, Claire's, Clarks, Coach, and Crocs. The mall is often adding new stores, but a few of the regulars are Delia's, Eddie Bauer, Express, For Love 21, Forever 21, Fossil, GameStop, Gap, Guess, H&M, Janie and Clark, J Crew, The Levi's Store, Lucky Brand, and Love Culture.

Along with the numerous stores at this large outdoor center are plenty of restaurants. Bar Louie, Brio Tuscan Grille, California Pizza Kitchen, Flamers, Max and Erma's, Nordstrom Cafe Bistro, Nordstrom eBar, PF Chang's China Bistro, Pizza Rustica, Taco Bell, and Tin Fish are the larger restaurants. Specialty shops like Auntie Anne's and Godiva are also on site at Mall at Partridge Creek.

Mall events occur throughout the year. These events will change annually, although there are some sales events that might occur each year. The events can be concerts in the open, as well as dog related activities since it is a dog friendly neighborhood.