| Wikipedia: Sawgrass Mills |
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| Location | Sunrise, Florida, USA |
| Opening date | 1990 |
| Developer | Mills Corporation |
| Owner | Simon Property Group |
| No. of stores and services | 300+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 20 |
| Total retail floor area | 2,383,906 square feet (221,472.1 m2)[1] ranked 6th |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | http://www.sawgrassmills.com |
Sawgrass Mills is a popular, alligator-shaped shopping mall operated by the Simon Property Group that is located in Sunrise, Florida, a suburb of Ft. Lauderdale. There are over 300 retail outlets and name brand discounters as anchors including Off 5th Saks Fifth Avenue Outlet, Last Call! Neiman Marcus, J.C. Penney Outlet, Wannado City, and many more. This was the third mall developed by the now-defunct Mills Corporation (now part of Simon Property Group).
With 2,383,906 square feet (221,472.1 m2) of retail selling space,[1] it is the sixth largest mall in the United States, the second in Florida (after Aventura Mall in Miami-Dade County), the fourth-largest outlet mall in the world, and the 19th largest mall in the world (after Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota).[2] The mall opened in 1990 and has been expanded three times since then, most recently in 2006.
Because of its size, Sawgrass Mills is divided into three parts: the mall itself with four "Avenue" sections; the "Oasis", an outdoor component open since 1999 including Regal 23 Cinemas, Ron John Surf Shop, and Nordstrom Rack. The "Colonnade Outlets at Sawgrass" is an upscale lifestyle area that opened in 2006 with Last Call Neiman Marcus and restaurants. Additionally, there are numerous "outparcel" stores and plazas.
Local retailer L. Luria & Sons was slated to open an anchor at Sawgrass Mills.[3] A lawsuit ensued when catalog showroom chain Service Merchandise opened instead, as the Luria company blamed Mills Corporation for choosing Service Merchandise instead.[4]
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Original configuration
The original configuration of the mall had its beginning at the SuperTarget, BrandsMart USA, Sears Outlet wing and went down to the Books-A-Million store where it ended until the addition of the Marshalls, Spiegel Outlet wing opened. The Service Merchandise wing was added on next, followed by The Oasis extension that brought the mall out to the then Cobb Cinemas Sawgrass 23. Then, the parking garage was added. The last addition was the extension from Wannado City out to and including The Colonade Outlets. Before the Avenues were created, after the concept used by Dolphin Mall in Miami, the concourses had names and each turn was considered a rotunda or court and named for the style of stores it contained, in the case of concourses, or type of events held within, in the case of the rotundas (ex. Entertainment Court, Galleria Court, Fashion Concourse, etc.). This proved harder to keep in effect as anchors and internal stores changed. Mall Entrances were named after the parking lot areas, still reflected in the naming of the spur roads leading to them from 136th Avenue, Flamingo Road, and Sunrise Boulevard (ex. Pink Flamingo, White Seahorse, Purple Parrot, Yellow Toucan, etc.). The first food court was named the Hurricane Food Court (across from the KB Toys), followed by the second food court in the first addition to the mall called the Sports Food Court (next to The Sports Authority). There was a kid's animatronic display (in front of Rainforest Cafe) featuring signing flamingos and alligators welcoming the public to Sawgrass Mills. It was set up like a swamp and allowed people to toss coins into the shallow water which were donated to local charities. It was later converted to a waiting area designed after a ship, yet still with alligators, and then into the current Cha Cha's playground.
Anchors and majors
- American Signature Furniture (53,768 sq ft (4,995 m2))
- Bealls Outlet (22,656 sq ft (2,105 m2))
- Bed Bath & Beyond (78,753 sq ft (7,316 m2))
- Books-A-Million (20,001 sq ft (1,858 m2))
- BrandsMart USA (77,527 sq ft (7,202 m2))
- Burlington Coat Factory (111,324 sq ft (10,342 m2))
- GameWorks (20,039 sq ft (1,862 m2).I
- JCPenney Outlet Store (104,506 sq ft (9,709 m2))
- Last Call Neiman Marcus (44,138 sq ft (4,101 m2))
- Marshalls (77,340 sq ft (7,185 m2))
- Nike (25,110 sq ft (2,333 m2))
- Nordstrom Rack (26,994 sq ft (2,508 m2))
- Off 5th (45,633 sq ft (4,239 m2))
- Off Broadway Shoes (20,519 sq ft (1,906 m2))
- Polo Ralph Lauren (24,840 sq ft (2,308 m2). total, Polo - 12,582 sq ft (1,169 m2)., Polo Kids - 4,394 sq ft (408 m2)., Lauren - 2,995 sq ft (278 m2)., Polo Jeans - 4,869 sq ft (452 m2))
- Regal Cinemas (89,591 sq ft (8,323 m2))
- Ron Jon Surf Shop (22,539 sq ft (2,094 m2))
- Sports Authority (47,662 sq ft (4,428 m2))
- Super Target (173,324 sq ft (16,102 m2))
- T.J. Maxx (37,948 sq ft (3,525 m2))
- VF Factory Outlet (75,446 sq ft (7,009 m2))
- Wannado City (107,614 sq ft (9,998 m2))
Former anchors
- Garden Ridge,[5]disconnected from mall itself as a stand-alone store and is now a Home Depot; before Garden Ridge, the location was a Builder's Square
- Phar-Mor[3] now is the location of Bed, Bath & Beyond
- Service Merchandise (added 1996, now American Signature Furniture)
- Spiegel Outlet (70,000 sq ft (7,000 m2))[6]
- Waccamaw Pottery (103,000 sq ft (9,600 m2))[3], now is the location of Wannado City
- Hard Rock Cafe, was relocated to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida
- Abercrombie & Fitch Outlet
- Sears Outlet, was replaced by JCPenney Outlet Store
See also
References
- ^ a b Sawgrass Mills, International Council of Shopping Centers. Accessed August 2, 2008.
- ^ World's Largest Shopping Malls
- ^ a b c Mills attracts category dominators: Sawgrass melds off-pricers with factory outlets - Sawgrass Mills, outlet shopping center | Discount Store News | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ^ Luria's of Florida Wins Ruling against Big Rival, Service Merchandise.(Originated from The Miami Herald) - Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News - HighBeam Research
- ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2004/06/28/daily39.html
- ^ MILLS CORP - MLS Annual Report (10-K) Item 2. Properties
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Coordinates: 26°09′05″N 80°19′15″W / 26.151353°N 80.320778°W
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