By Steiner + Associates

The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) has honored Liberty Center with the highest recognition that a retail center can receive in design and development with a 2017 new construction U.S. Design & Development Award.  Liberty Center was the largest mixed-use project and only one of four in the world to be honored in the new project category.

ICSC’s Global Design and Development Awards honor and recognize the premier design and development trends in new developments, renovations, expansions, and retail store design. These awards provide insight into the world’s best projects.

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Reprinted from ICSC:

Liberty Center, Liberty Township, Ohio

Total Retail Space: 856,635 sq. ft.

Number of Stores: 92

Development Company: Steiner + Associates

Owners: Bucksbaum Retail Properties, LLC; Steiner + Associates

Design Architects: Torti Gallas + Partners; Callison RTKL

Production Architects: KA

Architecture: M+A Architects

Graphic Designer: RSM Design Studio

Lighting Designer: Illuminating Concepts

Landscape Architect: MKSK

General Contractor: Hoar Construction

Management/Leasing Company: Steiner + Associates

Located between Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, Liberty Center

spans more than 100 acres and offers an impressive range of retail and dining options, exciting events, and entertainment venues. The development’s major tenants include

Dillard’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Cinepolis, H&M, Gap, Kona Grill and the Cheesecake Factory and the center’s retail building houses a diverse selection of in-line retailers, personal and professional amenities, and dining options underneath a living breathing green roof. The Town Center-inspired development is pedestrian friendly and uses tree-lined, paved walkways to intricately connect pristine parks, water features, and central plazas with

high-end residences, a hotel, office space, and the retail and restaurant podiums, providing a true community hub for an underserved area.