Aventura Mall

Aventura Mall is an upscale shopping mall located in Aventura, Florida. It is the 16th largest mall in the United States by total square feet of retail space and the largest mall in Florida. Anchored by Macy's, JCPenney, Nordstrom and Bloomingdale’s, the center is highlighted by a mix of over 300 stores[1], including Apple, Adidas, Anthropologie, Burberry, Cartier, Disney, Givenchy, Gucci, H&M, Louis Vuitton, MCM, Microsoft, Sephora, Topshop Topman and Zara.[2]

Aventura Mall
Interior of the mall in February 2020
LocationAventura, Florida
Coordinates25°57′29″N 80°08′35″W
Address19501 Biscayne Boulevard
Opening dateApril 29, 1983 (April 29, 1983)
DeveloperOxford Development Co. and Edward J. DeBartolo Corp.
ManagementTurnberry Associates
OwnerTurnberry Associates
Simon Property Group (33.3%)
No. of stores and services264
No. of anchor tenants5
Total retail floor area2,800,000 square feet (260,000 m2)
No. of floors2 with partial third floors (3 in both Macy's and Bloomingdale's, 2 in other anchors, 6 in the Macy's Men and Bloomingdale's parking garages as well as the 2017 wing parking garage, 7 in the Macy's women garage, 4 in the Nordstrom parking garage)
Parking9,800
Websitewww.aventuramall.com

Aventura Mall also features more than 50 eateries and restaurants, including Treats Food Hall[3], and the experiential Arts Aventura Mall[4] program showcasing 20 museum-quality pieces in a range of mediums.

Aventura station on the Brightline, operated by Virgin Trains USA, is scheduled to open adjacent to the mall as early as October 2020. The project will encompass three acres and will include a park and ride lot.[5]

History

In April 1983, the Oxford Development Company, led by partners Donald Soffer, Edward J. Lewis, Mark E. Mason, Eugene Lebowitz, and Ray Parello officially dedicated Aventura Mall. There would be four anchors in the original, 1.2-million-square-foot (110,000 m2), complex: Lord & Taylor, JCPenney (opened April 28, 1983), Sears (opened July 6, 1983) and Macy's (the first in Florida, in a three-story structure with Spanish architecture which became the template for future Macy's in South Florida, dedicated October 1, 1983).

On board as an original investor in the project was mall-developer Edward J. DeBartolo Sr.. The mall was originally designed to accommodate a fifth anchor, and there was even a section of drywall in a place where its mall entrance would be located.

Soon after its construction, Soffer left Oxford. As part of the break-up of assets, Soffer's new firm, Turnberry Associates assumed control of the Aventura Mall. In 1996 the DeBartolo Realty Corporation, which owned the minority interest once held by Edward J. DeBartolo, was acquired by Simon Property Group.

In 1996, the ground was broken for a major expansion of Aventura Mall. The addition, built onto the southeast end of the existing complex, consisted of a three-story atrium with an AMC Theatres multiplex cinema and restaurants at a new entrance. A two-story Rainforest Cafe also opened, but was closed just a few years later and a Zara clothing store took its space, which then was subsequently replaced by an H&M on December 14, 2012.[6] Part of the new development were two three-story parking garages surrounding the new anchor stores' southeast facades.

Two of the original anchors, JCPenney and Lord and Taylor, were enlarged and two department stores were built to anchor the addition. A three-story Bloomingdale's came inline November 8, 1997, with the new southeast mall wing being dedicated in December. The mall's three-story Burdines opened August 1, 1999.

Burdines and Macy's were merged in early 2004 by their common parent, Federated Department Stores, to form Burdines-Macy's and a year later "simply" Macy's. Both locations at Aventura Mall were retained, with the original Macy's being devoted to Women's and Kids' Fashions, and the former Burdines location housing Men's and Home Furnishings departments. By 2005 Lord & Taylor had closed their location citing a weak and competitive marketplace, which was also before their sale to Saks Fifth Avenue in 2006. In 2005, Lord and Taylor closed as they withdrew from the Florida Market.

In July 2005, Nordstrom announced they would construct a store adjacent to the vacant Lord & Taylor, which would be demolished and rebuilt as additional mall retail space. As part of the pending Nordstrom wing expansion, the rest of the mall underwent a $20 million renovation in late 2006. The Nordstrom wing officially opened on February 15, 2008.

In 2015, Sears Holdings spun of 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Aventura Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties.[7]

In November 2017, Aventura Mall opened a three-level, 241,000-square-foot (22,400 m2) expansion wing that features two-story Zara and Topshop Topman stores, new restaurants, such as Serafina, Pubbelly Sushi, and Le Pain Quotidien, Treats Food Hall, including Shake Shack and Chipotle, and interactive art pieces, including the 93-foot-tall Aventura Slide Tower by Carsten Holler and Gorillas in the Mist by The Haas Brothers.[8][9]

In 2017, Sears announced that it would close and demolish the store and auto center and replace it with a lifestyle center called the Esplanade at Aventura. The store closed in July 2017.[10]

On May 23rd, 2019, Topshop filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy. The Aventura Mall location was not affected.

On May 29th, 2020, 2 people were taken to the Aventura Hospital after a shooting incident occurred in the Nordstrom part of the Aventura Mall.[11]

Current Anchors

Former Anchors
  • Sears (original tenant) (1983-2017)
  • Lord & Taylor (original tenant) (1983-2005)
  • Burdines (1999-2004)
  • Burdines-Macy’s (2004-2005)

Location

The mall is located at 19501 Biscayne Boulevard (US 1), Aventura, FL 33180.

  • Exterior of the mall
  • Interior of the mall from the 2nd floor
  • Courtyard
  • Base of the Slide Tower
  • View of the Aventura Slide Tower

See also

References
  1. "Check Out Aventura Mall's Hours, Contact Info, Designer Stores & More". Aventura Mall. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  2. Roddy, Mullin (2018-05-15), "Media and non-participative promotion", Promotional Marketing, Routledge, pp. 84–96, doi:10.4324/9780203705810-6, ISBN 9780203705810
  3. Hussain, Selima. "11 Eateries Coming To Aventura Mall's New Food Hall". NBC 6 South Florida. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  4. "WRE Films: Aventura Mall - The Collection". World Red Eye. 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  5. Hanks, Douglas (October 11, 2019). "Miami-Dade approves $76 million to bring Brightline to Aventura Mall". Miami Herald.
  6. "S. Fla. Fashionistas Gather For H&M's Aventura Opening « CBS Miami". cbslocal.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  7. http://www.seritage.com/retail/property/19505-biscayne-blvd/3312490/landing
  8. "Why a giant new slide is so important to Aventura Mall — and what it's like to ride it« Miami Herald". miamiherald.com. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  9. "Dining • Aventura Mall". Aventura Mall. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  10. Chabeli Herrera (November 17, 2017). "Sears at Aventura Mall is going bue bye. Here's what's going up in its place". Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  11. "2 injured in a shooting incident at the Aventura Mall". Aventura Mall shooting breaking headlines from WPLG Channel 10. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
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