The Shoppes at White Oak Village is celebrating its grand opening today, Oct. 13, 2008. The 900,000-square-foot project is located at the intersection of I-64 and Laburnum Ave in the Richmond, VA market. Developed by Forest City Commercial in cooperation with Pruitt Associates, the project is comprised of a 750,000-square-foot power center and 150,000-square-foot lifestyle center, as well as community gathering areas and green space. The center is a redevelopment project. The 136-acre site was once home to a Viasystems manufacturing plan. Throughout the construction process, Forest City said 77,000 tons of concrete were crushed on site and re-used for foundations, sidewalks, and structural support for The Shops at White Oak Village and added that 7,500 tons of aluminum, steel, iron, copper, and other ferrous and non-ferrous metals were also recycled. Anchors tenants include Circuit City, JC Penney, Lowe's, Sam's Club and Ukrop's. Restaurants include Red Lobster, Longhorn Steakhouse, Qdoba Mexican Grill, McDonald's, TGI Friday's, Tropical Smoothie, Firehouse Subs, Cracker Barrel, Chick-Fil-A, and Red 88 Buffet. Other tenants include 7-Eleven, Anna's Linens, Ashley Stewart, AT&T, Bath & Body Works, DEB Shops, Diamond Expressions, Dots, Downtown Locker Room, dressbarn, Five Below, Floor to Ceiling, Freemans, GameStop, Great Clips, Kay Jewelers, Lee Spa Nails, Lim's Menswear, Mattress Warehouse, OfficeMax, Payless ShoeSource, Pure Vision 20/20, Rack Room Shoes, Rainbow, Shoe City, Sports Zone, T-Mobile, and Wachovia.