Westchester Commons, Chesterfield County’s newest outdoor shopping center, is located in Midlothian, a suburb on the west side of Richmond. It is conveniently situated at the northwest quadrant of Route 288 and US 60 (Midlothian Turnpike) and will have over 900,000 SF of retail. The 128-acre shopping center is part of the first phase of Watkins Centre, a 650-acre regional employment center and residential area. Watkins Centre consists of The Village of Westchester (1600 homes), Watkins Corporate Center (2.5 Million SF of office including a 200,000 SF Bon Secours medical office) and a neighborhood shopping center, The Shoppes at Westchester. Westchester Commons’ opened for business in March of 2009 and currently features over 40 local and national retailers. The center is made up of two components; the outer-ring, which consists of larger tenants such as Target, Regal, Gold’s Gym, Jo-Ann, Petco and OfficeMax; then Main Street, which will consist of smaller specialty shops and retailers, including Books-a-Million.