Announced on June 28, 1987, and completed in 1988, it is situated nearly 15 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh along Interstate 376 (Parkway West) and Route 60.

Robinson Town Centre spurred development of the shopping districts in the western hills of Allegheny County.

The mall and town center serve as the main shopping district for residents of Pittsburgh's Airport Area.

In the fall of 1960, Acme stores purchased 100 acres from the Scott family farm for the site's original development.

[2] On April 28, 2000, racially motivated spree killer Richard Baumhammers killed two Asian-American restaurant workers at the Ya Fei Chinese Cuisine in Robinson Towne Centre during a shooting spree that left five individuals dead and one paralyzed.