The Domain is mixed-use facility in North Austin that features an outdoor shopping mall, apartments, and restaurants. Its first phase has been open for several years, and its second phase is currently under expansion in what is the largest ongoing retail construction in the city.
According to the Statesman, the new section of The Domain will feature 600,000 square feet of apartments, a luxury movie theater, several small retailers, and a Dillard's department store (the first new one in Austin in over 10 years). Most of the existing Domain retailers are luxury and designer shops, but the new stores will be more affordable options, such as Payless Shoes and Bath and Body Works. The movie theater will be like a fancy Alamo Drafthouse, with reclining chairs in small theaters and the ability to order food and drinks (tickets will be $20 a pop, according to the Statesman).
A Dick's Sporting Goods store recently opened in the new section of The Domain. Dillard's is set to open in Feb. of 2010, and there will also be a Westin Hotel opening in the new section of The Domain in the spring of 2010.
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