Top Strip or Outdoor Malls in Raleigh

With beautiful weather nearly year-round in Raleigh, who can blame developers for adding outdoor shopping opportunities? Strip malls may have previously been associated with urban sprawl, but in Raleigh they have come to mean restoration and neighborhood improvement projects. They become beacons of fine living and attract builders of residential housing and upscale town homes that build nearby for the convenience and community factor. In one instance, the North Hills Shopping mall was converted from an indoor mall to an outdoor mall and remodeled at the same time. So, if you get a hankering for exercise and want to do some shopping, Raleigh has some wonderful outdoor strip malls for everyone to enjoy.

The Brier Creek Commons Shopping Center

This is one of the newest areas being developed off Glenwood Avenue (Highway 70) in Raleigh. You can also get there using the outer loop, I-540 and take the Glenwood Avenue exit. You can park your car on one end and just begin walking back and forth between shops. Across Glenwood Avenue (Highway 70) there are even more shops anchored by a Super Wal-Mart, but it's not officially "the commons" at Brier Creek, it's its own shopping area. The big department stores at the commons in Brier Creek are BJ's wholesale club and Target. It does sport a movie theatre called Brier Creek Stadium 14.

The assortment of restaurants in this area is mind-boggling. There's certainly something for everyone. There are Asian eateries and steakhouses, coffeehouses, health smoothies, Italian, and even Thai restaurants. This area is becoming so popular that the real estate is jumping in prices near this shopping mecca. For more information and events at the Brier Creek Commons Shopping Center go to their website at www.shopbriercreekcommons.com/.

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