Bal Harbour Shops Access Pop-Up now open at University Town Center Mall
Miami-based Bal Harbour Shops is now open near Univesity Town Center Mall in Sarasota, bringing a luxury, outdoor shopping experience to the Suncoast for a limited time.
With 30 different luxury brands, including big names like Tiffany & Co., Gianvito Rossi, Balmain, and others, the custom-designed shipping containers make up an immersive outdoor shopping experience that Bal Harbor is known for. Featuring a total of 45 containers, each store will hold a limited amount of merchandise for shoppers to purchase as well as high-end concierge associates to assist with customer orders.
Bal Harbour Shops Access Pop-up brings the signature experience of Bal Harbour to a larger audience, allowing discerning shoppers to indulge in a unique blend of luxury, fashion, and dining. The Bal Harbour Shops pop-up will total more than 17,000 square feet and will employ a total of 60 local sales associates and food & beverage team members.
Sarasota is the second stop of the Bal Harbour multi-city pop-up tour. Matthew Whitman Lazenby, President and CEO of Whitman Family Development, said the grand opening was exciting and unique to the Sarasota market.
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"We didn't want this pop-up experience to compete with an established, fabulous shopping center that has been here already. So we're looking for markets that don't have easy access to the types of brands that we're bringing," Lazenby explained. "We look to add this experience in markets where we can demonstrate high net worth. We want to do well for our participating tenants to make sure that there's a customer for their product there and quality products available to the shoppers."
In addition to shopping, Bal Harbour will host diners in a 150-seat pop-up dining concept, The Whitman. The restaurant will feature a Latin-inspired, Sarasota-specific menu in an al fresco setting.
For restaurant reservations or more information visit the Bal Harbor Access Pop Up website.
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Miami-based pop-up luxury shopping experience lands in Sarasota at UTC
