Wildwood Centre is a lifestyle center and commercial office park in Homewood, Alabama, United States. Opened in 1991, The project is located on both the north and south sides of Lakeshore Drive and encompasses roughly. The overall development is made up of Wildwood Centre, Wildwood North, and the ancillary development in and around these Centers consisting of major office campuses. Retail anchor tenants include a Lowe's, Babies "R" Us, Walmart and Sam's Club. The complex is managed by AIG Baker of Birmingham, Alabama.HistoryWildwood Centre was opened on September 29, 1991 to the south of Birmingham, but north of Hoover, Alabama on Lakeshore Drive next to I-65. The mall's original anchor stores were Sam's Club and Walmart. Walmart was originally a discount store, but expanded into a supercenter in the mid-1990s. Adjoining the Walmart and Sam's Club is the 325000ft2 retail strip mall developed in the first phase. Anchor tenants now include Hobby Lobby, SuperPetz, and K&G Menswear. The Center also includes approximately of shop space.RedevelopmentThe redevelopment of the project will take place adjacent to OfficeMax and includes all space through and in front of the former Regal Cinema space. The existing space in this area of the center has been demolished and approximately of new retail space will be constructed in its place. Renovation of the remaining Center will also take place at the time of the redevelopment. The targeted tenant mix for the redevelopment will consist of national retailers in the electronics, home, and apparel categories and may possibly include a department store with a national presence.
