Apple store is opening at new Charlotte-area location after closing at Northlake Mall
Apple will open a second Charlotte-area store in Huntersville after abruptly closing its Northlake Mall store earlier this year.
Apple permits were filed and approved for a store at 8805 Townley Road in Birkdale Village, Nathan Farber of the Huntersville Planning Department told The Charlotte Observer Friday. No rezoning revisions were required, he said.
The Birkdale Village Apple store will open early next year, Apple said in a statement to The Charlotte Observer.
Charlotte Business Journal first reported the news.
In March, when Apple closed its Northlake Mall store, the company said it planned to open another Charlotte-area store early next year. The closing came in the wake of third shooting at the mall in 75 days.
Apple has another Charlotte-area store at SouthPark Mall.
About Birkdale Village
Birkdale Village has 17 restaurant and retail store openings planned this year, according to North American Properties.
The list includes Bartaco, Drybar, Foxcroft Wine Co., The Cheesecake Factory, The Good Wurst Co., Suffolk Punch Brewing, Anthropologie, Lilly Pulitzer and Southern Tide.
Other new and long-time retailers and restaurants are: Barnes & Noble, Brixx, Apricot Lane, Brown BagSeafood Co., Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop, Dick’s Sporting Goods, eeZ Fusion & Sushi, Girl Supply, Green Brothers Juice Co., Icebox Cryotherapy, Kendra Scott, Lovesac, Morelia Gourmet Paletas, Savory Spice, Sephora and Warby Parker.
The 250,000-square-foot retail center has been undergoing a$20 million transformation into an entertainment destination with the addition of an outdoor stage, greenspace and retail kiosks.
Birkdale Village opened in 2003. The mixed-use complex has 60 stores and restaurants, 320 apartments and 50,000 square feet of office space.
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