Included in the design are fountains, streets laid out in a grid pattern surrounded by a continuous loop, and metered storefront parking.

A variety of stores, restaurants, and service-oriented businesses occupy structures of varying sizes, most of which are contiguous, having shared walls.

Also included are traditional shopping mall features like large, multi-floor department stores, small kiosks located in the indoor common areas, a cinema complex, ATMs, and both covered and open parking structures.

An outdoor lifestyle center was chosen in lieu of a traditional indoor mall in response to changing demographics by the late 1990s.

[citation needed] A real estate project of Les Wexner, the founder, chairman and CEO of nearby Limited Brands, Easton comprises 1.8 million square feet (170,000 m2) of retail space built upon approximately 90 acres (360,000 m2) within a larger 1,300-acre (5 km2) development.

Crate & Barrel constructed a location at Easton in 2004 and the South Garage was built to expand the number of parking spaces.

Included tenants announced were an Aloft Hotel, Pins Mechanical, and a Restoration Hardware flagship store named R.H. Gallery.