Your Top Mall at UTC Suggestions

An aerial photo of the construction site for the Mall at University Town Center, a centerpiece to the shopping, sports and restaurant mecca on the county line for Manatee and Sarasota. 

Credit: Troy Morgan and PhotosFromTheAir.com/Special to the Herald

Read more here: http://www.bradenton.com/2013/05/12/4522175/mall-rowing-venue-continue-momentum.html#storylink=cpy

Thanks to everyone who responded to my column on Sunday asking what you want to see come to the Mall at University Town Center!

I sifted through all the comments posted on the blog, tweets, phone calls and emails, and I organized all of them so you can see better what had the most votes. If someone said they agreed with having a certain store, it counted as a vote. If they objected to an idea, I noted it.

We have more than 120 suggestions from people, which could easily fill the mall. Way to go, Bradenton Herald readers!

Here's an update from Karen MacDonald, spokeswoman for Taubman, the leasing company for the mall:

"A lot of great names!  I will be sharing this information with our leasing team.  Stay tuned...good things come to those who wait!  We appreciate the time your readers took to share their thoughts."

Here we go:

TOP VOTES

• Cheesecake Factory 10 
• Apple 6 

FOUR VOTES

• Nordstrom 4 
• DSW 4 
• Sephora 4 

THREE VOTES

• Bar Louie 3 
• Charming Charlies 3 
• Container Store 3 
• Crate & Barrel 3 
• Hollister 3 

TWO VOTES

• Banana Republic 2 
• Barnes & Noble 2 
• Bass Pro 2 
• Christopher & Banks 2 
• Gilly Hicks 2 
• H&M 2 
• IMAX movie theater 2 
• Lucky Brand Jeans 2 
• Lord & Taylor 2 
• Mimi’s Café 2 
• Pottery Barn 2 
• Red Robin 2 
• Water Theme Park (lazy river in the mall) 2 (two objections, too)
• West Elm 2 
• White House Black Market 2 
• Williams-Sonoma 2

THE REST

1. Abercrombie & Fitch 
2. Alternative Outfitters 
3. American Apparel 
4. American Eagle 
5. Anthropologie 
6. BCBG-Maxazria 
7. The Body Shop 
8. Bose 
9. Brighton 
10. Brooklyn Industries 
11. Buddy’s Pizza 
12. Burberry 
13. California Pizza 2 
14. Cabela’s 
15. Capital Grille 
16. Cheddars 
17. Clarks 
18. Coldwater Creek 
19. CPK 
20. Delia’s 
21. Diesel 
22. Extreme Play 
23. Fossil
24. Gap 
25. Golden Corral
26. Grand Lux 
27. Houlihan’s 
28. Ikea 
29. Intelligentsia 
30. I.O. Metro 
31. J Crew 
32. Johnny Rockets 
33. Johnston & Murphy 
34. Jos. A Bank 
35. Kipling 
36. Little Miss Matched 
37. Louis Vuitton 
38. Maggiano’s Little Italy 
39. Men’s Warehouse 
40. Mellow Mushroom 
41. Michael Kors 
42. Microsoft 
43. Native Foods Cafe 
44. Neiman Marcus 
45. Nine West 
46. Oakley 
47. Origins 
48. Panda Express 
49. Pink Berry 
50. PGA Tour Superstore 
51. Peete’s Coffee 
52. PF Chang 
53. Portillo’s 
54. Quicksilver 
55. Swatch 
56. Soft Surroundings 
57. Sur La Table 
58. Texas de Brazil 
59. Tommy Bahama 
60. Top Shop 
61. True Religion Jeans 
62. Uniqlo 
63. Urban Outfitters 
64. Veggie Grill 
65. Vera Bradley  
66. White Castle 
67. Who.A.U (Stands for “Who Are You” 
68. Wildfire Café 
69. World Market 
70. Yankee Candle 
71. Zaxby’s 
72. Z-Gallery

General Suggestions

• Jewish-style Deli 
• Neon bowling alley (i.e. Lucky Strike) 
• Roller skating rink 
• Nightlife area like Downtown Disney/CityWalk (One objection to a Downtown)