The history of shopping malls in Michigan began in 1954. That year, the Hudson's department store chain and architect Victor Gruen developed Northland Center in the Detroit suburb of Southfield. [1] It was followed by three other directional malls in Detroit suburbs, also developed by Hudson's and Gruen: Eastland Center in Harper Woods, Westland Center in Westland and Southland Center in Taylor. The first enclosed mall in Michigan was Rogers Plaza in Wyoming, which opened in August 1961. [2] Beyond these, Michigan includes more than 50 other malls.
Shopping malls by region
Northern Michigan
| Name | Location | Gross leasable area sq ft / m² |
Format | Stores | Type | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Traverse Mall | Traverse City | 530,000 sq ft (49,200 m2) | Enclosed | 50+ | Regional | Brookfield Properties |
| Mackinaw Crossings | Mackinaw City | Outdoor | Community | Jim Wehr |
Metro Detroit and Southeast Michigan
| Name | Metro location | Gross leasable area sq ft / m² |
Format | Stores | Type | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Collection | Troy 42°33′41″N 83°11′2″W / 42.56139°N 83.18389°W | 1,450,000 sq ft (134,700 m2) | Enclosed | 180 + |
Super regional full-line upscale |
The Forbes Company & Frankel Associates |
| Twelve Oaks Mall | Novi 42°29′31″N 83°28′13″W / 42.49194°N 83.47028°W | 1,500,000 sq ft (139,400 m2) | Enclosed | 180 + |
Super regional full-line upscale |
Taubman Centers |
| Great Lakes Crossing Outlets | Auburn Hills | 1,400,000 sq ft (130,100 m2) | Enclosed | 180 + |
Super regional outlet |
Taubman Centers |
| Lakeside Mall | Sterling Heights | 1,550,450 sq ft (144,000 m2) | Enclosed | 150 + | Super regional full-line |
Out Of The Box Ventures |
| Fairlane Town Center | Dearborn 42°18′59″N 83°13′23″W / 42.31639°N 83.22306°W | 1,225,000 sq ft (113,800 m2) | Enclosed | 150 | Super regional full-line |
The Woodmont Company |
| Briarwood Mall | Ann Arbor 42°14′25.8″N 83°44′47.3″W / 42.240500°N 83.746472°W | 983,000 sq ft (91,300 m2) | Enclosed | 120 | Super regional full-line |
Simon Property Group |
| Oakland Mall | Troy | 1,500,000 sq ft (139,400 m2) | Enclosed | 120 | Super regional | Urban Retail Properties L.L.C. [3] |
| Macomb Mall | Roseville | 933,000 sq ft (87,000 m2) | Enclosed | 100 | Regional | Lormax Stern |
| Southland Center | Taylor | 920,000 sq ft (85,000 m2) | Enclosed | 100 | Regional | Brookfield Properties |
| Eastland Center | Harper Woods | 1,415,557 sq ft (132,000 m2) | Enclosed | 88 | Regional | Kohan Retail Investment Group |
| Westland Center | Westland | 1,056,696 sq ft (98,000 m2) | Enclosed | 87 | Regional | Namdar Realty Group |
| Mall at Partridge Creek | Clinton Township | 640,000 sq ft (59,500 m2) | Open-air | 90 |
Regional Lifestyle center upscale |
Starwood Capital Group |
| Laurel Park Place | Livonia 42°24′43.6″N 83°24′54″W / 42.412111°N 83.41500°W | 506,000 sq ft (47,000 m2) | Enclosed | 74 |
Regional upscale |
CBL |
| Village of Rochester Hills | Rochester | 375,000 sq ft (34,800 m2) | Open-air | 67 |
Lifestyle center upscale |
Robert B. Aikens & Associates |
| Renaissance Center | Detroit 42°19′44.38″N 83°2′22.95″W / 42.3289944°N 83.0397083°W | Enclosed | 57 | Regional Tourist theme |
General Motors | |
| The Mall of Monroe | Monroe | 620,411 sq ft (57,600 m2) | Enclosed | 50 | Regional | Cafaro Company |
| Adrian Mall | Adrian | 373,383 sq ft (34,700 m2) | Enclosed | 15 | Regional | Kohan Retail Investment Group |
| Green Oak Village Place | Brighton | 550,000 sq ft (51,100 m2) | Open-air | 46 |
Lifestyle center upscale |
Redico, Quadrants Inc., Lormax Stern |
| Gateway Marketplace | Detroit | 365,000 sq ft (33,900 m2) | Open-air | 40 | Power centre | |
| Universal Mall | Warren | Open-air | 36 | Power centre | Universal Mall Properties | |
| Arborland Center | Ann Arbor 42°15′21.8″N 83°41′15.2″W / 42.256056°N 83.687556°W | 406,736 sq ft (37,800 m2). | Open-air | 26 |
power centre Big box cluster |
AmCap Inc. |
| Livonia Marketplace | Livonia | 325,000 sq ft (30,200 m2). | Open-air | Community center convenience |
Konover Properties | |
| Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk | Novi | 737,000 square feet (68,469.5 m2) | Open-air | 20 | Lifestyle center | Transwestern |
| Tel-Twelve Mall | Southfield | 523,411 square feet (48,626.5 m2) | Open-air | 20 |
power centre Big box cluster |
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust |
| Novi Town Center | Novi | Open-air |
power centre Big box cluster |
Simon Property Group | ||
| Brighton Mall | Brighton | 290,000 sq ft (26,900 m2). | Open-air | 18 |
power centre Big box cluster |
Detroit Development |
| Southgate Shopping Center | Southgate | Open-air | Community center Plaza convenience |
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| Westborn Mall | Dearborn | Enclosed | Plaza convenience |
Central Michigan
| Name | Location | Gross leasable area sq ft / m² |
Format | Stores | Type | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Mall | Okemos | 997,128 sq ft (92,600 m2) | Enclosed | 125 | Super regional | CBL & Associates Properties |
| Lansing Mall | Lansing - Delta Township | 830,052 sq ft (77,100 m2) | Enclosed | 100 | Regional | Kohan Retail Investment Group |
| Eastwood Towne Center | Lansing Township | 332,131 sq ft (30,900 m2) | Open-air | 66 | Lifestyle center | Jeffrey R. Anderson Real Estate |
| Jackson Crossing | Jackson | 652,770 sq ft (60,600 m2) | Enclosed | 56 | Regional | Namdar Realty Group |
| Westwood Mall | Jackson | 510,000 sq ft (47,400 m2) | Enclosed | 50 | Regional | Kohan Retail Investment Group |
| Frandor Shopping Center | East Lansing | 450,000 sq ft (41,800 m2) | Open-air | 60 | Community center | Lormax Stern |
Flint - Tri-cities
| Name | Location | Gross leasable area sq ft / m² |
Format | Stores | Type | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay City Town Center | Bay City | 530,000 sq ft (49,200 m2) | Enclosed | 50+ | Regional | Lormax Stern |
| Birchwood Mall | Port Huron | 790,000 sq ft (73,400 m2) | Enclosed | 107 | Regional | Kohan Retail Investment Group |
| Courtland Center | Burton | 460,000 sq ft (42,700 m2) | Enclosed | 30+ | Regional | SMA Courtland LLC |
| Dort Mall | Flint | 239,000 sq ft (22,200 m2) [4] | Enclosed | 10 | Neighborhood | Perani family |
| Fashion Square Mall | Saginaw | 798,016 sq ft (74,100 m2) | Enclosed | 100+ | Regional | Namdar Realty Group |
| Genesee Valley Center | Flint | 1,272,397 sq ft (118,200 m2) | Enclosed | 127 | Super-regional | Namdar Realty Group |
| Midland Mall | Midland | 505,916 sq ft (47,000 m2) | Enclosed | 50+ | Regional | Kohan Retail Investment Group |
Western Michigan
| Name | Location | Gross leasable area sq ft / m² |
Format | Stores | Type | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breton Village | Grand Rapids | Outdoor | 15+ | Community center | ||
| The Crossroads | Portage | 769,801 sq ft (71,500 m2) | Enclosed | 27 | Regional | Brookfield Properties |
| Lakeview Square Mall | Battle Creek | 550,000 sq ft (51,100 m2) | Enclosed | 50+ | Regional | GK Development |
| The Lakes Mall | Muskegon | 645,677 sq ft (60,000 m2) | Enclosed | 100+ | Regional | Namdar Realty Group |
| The Orchards Mall | Benton Harbor | 624,972 sq ft (58,100 m2) | Enclosed | 50+ | Regional | JCJJ Management |
| Rivertown Crossings Mall | Grandville | 1,250,000 sq ft (116,100 m2) | Enclosed | 140+ | Super-regional | Brookfield Properties |
| Rogers Plaza | Wyoming | 365,572 sq ft (34,000 m2) | Enclosed | 30+ | Community | Sun Valley Ltd. |
| The Shops at Westshore | Holland | 416,000 sq ft (38,600 m2) | Outdoor | Regional | Pacific Western | |
| Woodland Mall | Kentwood | 1,100,000 sq ft (102,200 m2) | Enclosed | 110+ | Super-regional | Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust |
| The Shops at Centerpointe | Kentwood | 575,000 sq ft (53,400 m2) | Outdoor and indoor | Regional |
Upper Peninsula
| Name | Location | Gross leasable area sq ft / m² |
Format | Stores | Type | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Country Mall | Houghton | 257,863 sq ft (24,000 m2) | Enclosed | 10+ | Regional | CCM Capital Partners |
| Delta Plaza Mall | Escanaba | 187,659 sq ft (17,400 m2) [5] | Enclosed | 27 | Regional | Amicus |
| Midtown Mall | Iron Mountain | Enclosed | 20 | Community | Kraus Anderson | |
| Westwood Mall | Marquette | Enclosed | 30+ | Regional |
Other outlet centers
- Birch Run Premium Outlets — Birch Run
- Holland Town Center — Holland
- Lansing Factory Outlet Stores — Dewitt
- Monroe Outlet Center — Monroe
- Port Huron Factory Shops — Port Huron
- Tanger Factory Outlets — Grand Rapids
- Tanger Factory Outlets — Howell
- Tanger Factory Outlets — West Branch
Redeveloped or abandoned
- Birchwood Mall - Kingsford
- Bloomfield Park - Pontiac
- Brighton Mall - Brighton
- Centerpointe Mall — Grand Rapids
- Cherryland Mall (now Cherryland Center) - Traverse City
- Fort Saginaw Mall - Saginaw
- Gull Crossing - Kalamazoo
- Hampton Square Mall - Essexville
- M & M Plaza - Menominee
- Maple Hill Mall - Kalamazoo
- Marquette Mall — Marquette
- Mineral River Plaza - White Pine
- Muskegon Mall — Muskegon
- North Kent Mall — Grand Rapids
- Northland Center - Southfield
- Southland Shopping Center - Portage
- Summit Place Mall - Waterford Township
- Traverse City Premium Outlets - Garfield Township
- Universal Mall - Warren (1965–present)
- West Main Mall - Kalamazoo
- Winchester Mall - Rochester Hills
References
- ^ Yousef, Jennifer (23 December 2008). "Aging Northland to get face-lift". The Detroit News. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ Lewis, Norma; de Vries, Jay (13 December 2010). Wyoming. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 22–59. ISBN 9781439641064.
- ^ [1] Oakland Mall sold to Chicago company
- ^ Dort Mall at showcase.com
- ^ "Delta Plaza Mall" (PDF). Amicus. Retrieved 8 December 2013.