The mall is owned and managed by
Simon Property Group, one of the largest developers of shopping malls in the US.
On August 27, 2020, it was announced that Lord & Taylor would shutter its traditional brick-and-mortar format as a direct result of the
COVID-19 pandemic. The previous Lord & Taylor outpost is in the approval stages to become reconstructed for a vibrant modern office use concept.[3]
Incidents
November 13, 1984: A fire destroyed seven stores and damaged 25 others in the 76-store mall.[4]
May 16, 1991: In 1993, a McCrory's worker pleaded guilty to tossing a lit cigarette into a display of silk flowers set on a block of styrofoam, causing significant damage to the store and killing two of his coworkers aged 20 and 27.[5]
February 22, 2014: A carbon monoxide leak in a restaurant complex attached to the mall killed one person and sickened 28 others. All three restaurants in the complex (
Legal Sea Foods,
The Cheesecake Factory, and
Panera Bread) were evacuated.[6]
Anchors
Bloomingdale's (225,000 square feet, 2 floors above ground, 1 floor below ground) Opened in 1962 as Macy's. Closed for renovation in 1998 and reopened as a Bloomingdale's. Macy's had opened in 1995 in the much larger spot vacated by Abraham & Straus that same year. This resulted in two Macy's stores at the same mall for over two years.[7]
Macy's (315,000 square feet, 3 floors above ground, 1 floor below ground) Opened in 1962 as Abraham & Straus, which was then closed and converted to Macy's in 1995.[7]
Saks Fifth Avenue (100,000 square feet, 2 floors above ground) Opened in 1999 in mall expansion replacing the former McCrory Store which had closed in 1991 after being destroyed in a fire.[8] This location is the only branch location in the state of New York, save for the flagship store in
Midtown Manhattan,
New York City.[9]