The opening of the first outlet scheme at the crossroads of East and West is on track for Autumn 2022.
Work has begun onsite at Tbilisi Outlet Village, a 20,000sq m GLA development just outside the capital of Georgia. The very first outlet in the region, it is developed by Georgian Outlets & Resort Group (GORG) in close collaboration with TORG International. The opening of Phase 1, consisting of 12,500sq m and 70 units, is well on track for autumn 2022.
The official groundbreaking ceremony took place on 8 September and was hosted by the Government of Georgia in the presence of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
Tbilisi Outlet Village, a destination that is projected to create up to 2,000 full and part time jobs upon completion, will be a major contribution to the local economy and engaging many local parties already well before opening.
It is expected to attract more than seven million visitors in its first three years alone including a significant number of cross-border travelers from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia and Turkey. The outlet’s location is particularly well suited – just 30 minutes south east of the capital and directly on the busy E60 motorway. It benefits from a strong catchment made up of Tbilisi’s 1.4 million resident population in a country of close to four million people.
Guram Tsanava, Founding Partner of GORG, said: “We are proud to be building what will be the very first outlet village in this region. It is an initiative that we have been working on for five years and its implementation would not have been possible without the active support of the Government of Georgia and TORG International, for which we are grateful. It is also the result of a close collaboration between L35 – one of Europe’s leading architectural firms who designed outlets like La Roca and Las Rozas in Spain – and our local construction team, the Domus Group.”
