Tanger Outlets Atlantic City , formerly known as The Walk , is a 109-store open-air outlet mall in Atlantic City, New Jersey . It is the only outlet mall in Atlantic County . The mall opened in August 2003 and spans 3 city blocks, featuring a unique layout in outlet mall construction.
15-517: The outlet mall, which is owned by Tanger Factory Outlet Centers , spans nine city blocks at the intersections of Atlantic Avenue, Arctic, Baltic, Michigan and Arkansas Avenues. The original phase of the complex was built on the site of the Atlantic City Bus Terminal , where the original station became a Polo Ralph Lauren outlet and the new bus terminal was surrounded by the mall. The center's first two expansions are part of what
30-526: A lifestyle center opened just north of the planned site in 2005. However, the plan fell through because of the economy. In the late 2000s, the plan was revisited. In 2011, it was announced that Poag and McEwen , now Poag Shopping Centers, would be developing the project. This revised plan called for the outlet mall, which was not a part of the DeSoto Pointe plan, plus outparcels of hotels and restaurants. Former Southaven Mayor Greg Davis compared
45-623: Is a real estate investment trust headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina , that invests in shopping centers containing upscale outlet stores in the United States and Canada. As of November 2023, the company owns and manages 38 shopping centers comprising 14.0 million square feet and more than 3,000 stores. The company's largest tenants are Gap , Ascena Retail Group , Nike, Inc. , PVH , H&M , Ralph Lauren Corporation , and VF Corporation . Notable properties owned by
60-689: Is an outlet mall in Southaven, Mississippi , just outside Memphis, Tennessee . The mall, located at the intersection of I-55 / I-69 and Church Road, began construction in January 2015 and opened in November 2015. Tanger Outlets Southaven is the first outlet mall in the Memphis metro area. The original plan for the site, proposed in 2004, called for a retail destination to be named DeSoto Pointe, which would have been similar to Southaven Towne Center ,
75-603: The African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey. Phase IV of the project was to be called "Atlantic City Live!" and feature a mix of restaurants, live entertainment, bars and nightclubs. The original planned Phase IV expansion would have been based on the Cordish Company's other projects bearing a "-Live!" suffix, such as Kansas City Live! and Power Plant Live!. The vacant Sun National Bank building on Atlantic and Arkansas Avenues
90-819: The Atlantic City Convention Center. The project received funding from and was built by the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority . The Wave garage opened in February 2012 and includes street-front stores facing Mississippi Avenue. The parking garage was expanded to include the Noyes Arts Garage in 2013, a spinoff of the Noyes Museum and Stockton College , that included both a mall-area for local artists to sell their wares as well as
105-535: The center would be known as Tanger Outlets Memphis. After public backlash from the mall being in Southaven but the name reflecting a location in Memphis, the official name was changed to Tanger Outlets Southaven. Advertisements will still refer to Memphis due to the mall's close proximity to the city limits. The center officially broke ground on March 13, 2015 at 12pm. While originally planned to open in Fall of 2013,
120-846: The company formed a joint venture with Simon Property Group to develop a shopping center south of Houston, Texas . In October 2015, the company sold 5 shopping centers for $ 150.7 million. In April 2019, the company sold 4 shopping centers to Singerman Real Estate and The Outlet Resource Group for $ 130.5 million. In October 2023, the company opened its newest center in Nashville, Tennessee . In November 2023, Tanger announced its purchase of Asheville Outlets in Asheville, North Carolina . In December 2023, Tanger purchased Bridge Street Town Centre in Huntsville, Alabama . Tanger Outlets Southaven (Memphis) Tanger Outlets Southaven
135-574: The company include Tanger Outlets The Walk , Tanger Outlets Southaven (Memphis) , Tanger Outlets Pittsburgh , and Tanger Outlets Cookstown . In 1981, Stanley Tanger opened the Burlington Manufacturer's Outlet Center in Burlington, North Carolina . In May 1993, the company was incorporated as a real estate investment trust and became a public company via an initial public offering . In January 2009, Steven B. Tanger,
150-458: The owner of Phase III until October, and will keep the right to develop Phase IV. The outdoor mall recently completed an expansion to extend the complex across Missouri Avenue. The $ 15 million addition added 9 new stores and opened in April 2011 with the opening of a Hanes outlet. Adjacent to the expansion will be a new garage called Wave to serve customers of Tanger Outlets The Walk and patrons of
165-511: The proposed outlet mall to similar developments in Foley, Alabama and Destin, Florida . This revised development would be known as The Outlet Shops of the Mid-South. On December 15, 2014, it was rumored that Tanger Outlets , a nationally known outlet center brand, would be joining in the development of this project. This was officially confirmed on January 7, 2015, when it was announced that
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#1732787726260180-687: The son of the founder and the namesake of the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts , became president and CEO of the company. That same year, in September, founder Stanley K. Tanger resigned from the position of chairman. In October 2010, the founder died at age 87. In January 2011, the company announced a 50/50 joint venture with RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust to develop outlet malls in Canada. In June 2011,
195-526: Was expected to be incorporated into the outlet district as a restaurant. Eventually, Cordish declared that a different and less ambitious Phase IV had been completed in 2015, and that no further phases were planned. The opening of a Bass Pro Shops store between Arctic and Atlantic Avenues along Mississippi Avenue was declared to have been the new phase 4. 39°21′40″N 74°26′13″W / 39.361°N 74.437°W / 39.361; -74.437 Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Tanger Inc.
210-473: Was originally called the "Corridor Project", which built new lighting, roadways, parkland, and a faux lighthouse along the entrance to Atlantic City in the early 2000s. The lighthouse was torn down in 2006 to make way for Phase II which included a large Nike outlet and other stores that are located in the divider island of Missouri and Arkansas Avenue. In 2011, a controlling interest in Phase I and II of The Walk
225-478: Was sold as part of a $ 200 million, two-property sale to Tanger Factory Outlet Centers . A document filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Tanger Properties Limited Partnership agreed to acquire "substantially all of the economic interests" in two outlet properties from Cordish Co. entities, which includes The Walk and another Cordish property in Ocean City, Maryland . Cordish Co. will remain
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