Boston, MA

I haven’t seen a city so crazy for a new store to open up every since Barney’s came to Copley Plaza. The Natick Mall, about 15 miles west of Boston, will now be known as the Natick Collection and boasts many new high-end stores such as Nordstrom (the first in Massachusetts), another Neiman Marcus, Zara (another first in the Bay State) along with your ultra bougie smaller shops and boutiques like Gucci and Louis Vuitton. Nordstrom is even having a grand opening gala dinner and runway show happening this Wednesday, Sept. 5 from 6:30 to 10:00 p.m.

What makes this massive shopping complex *different* from your typical run-of-the-mill mall is that high-rise condominiums will be built in the midst of the retail mecca. That’s right. Forget about parking, traffic and crowds. Your shopping experience is only a short elevator ride away. Never mind the shopping though…you won’t want to leave your new condo! These living spaces will boast a luxurious fitness center with yoga, Pilates, steam rooms and lockers and an exclusive roof garden. If your idea of a club house is a bunch of retirees in Florida gathered around a TV in a dismal-looking recreation room, then you will enjoy entertaining at their residence lounge with billiards, multi-media theater, piano and wine bar!

So, head over to Natick and check it out this weekend. If it looks as good as it all sounds, then the hassles of shopping (and condo living) in downtown Boston might be a thing of the past!

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