Somerset Collection is an upscale super-regional shopping mall, with over 180 stores located in a Metro Detroit commercial area on 2800 W. Big Beaver Rd. in Troy, Michigan. Developed, managed and co-owned by The Forbes Company, the center is anchored by department stores Nordstrom, Macy's, Neiman Marcus, and Saks Fifth Avenue.
More than 180 additional specialty stores and restaurants are located at Somerset, including Tiffany & Co., Louis Vuitton, Barneys Co-op, Crate and Barrel, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, J. Alexander's, Brio Tuscan Grille, McCormick & Schmick's, The Capital Grille, California Pizza Kitchen, and the Peacock Café food court.
The mall's upper income market includes nearby residents in the Grosse Pointe area, Birmingham & Bloomfield areas, and the Rochester area.
Somerset Collection is among the most profitable malls in the United States not owned by a real estate investment trust. Mall developers consider Somerset Collection to be among the top privately held mall properties in the United States with 2004 annual sales of about $600 million and sales per square foot at $620 compared to the national average of $341, well above the "Class A" threshold. Of the 100 most profitable malls, 76 are owned by real estate investment trusts. Fodor's has described Somerset Collection as one of the top shopping malls in the United States.
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