Photo from www.floridamemory.com / State Library & Archives of Florida / Robert M. Overton
Showing posts with label Miami's Aventura Mall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Miami's Aventura Mall. Show all posts
A massive expansion of AVENTURA MALL was done between 1996 and the year 2000. A Southeast Wing; anchored by Bloomingdale's, Burdines and 24-screen megaplex, was built. Three existing anchors were enlarged and three parking garages constructed. When all construction dust settled, the shopping hub encompassed approximately 2.3 million leasable square feet, with a tenant list of over 250 stores and services.
Bloomingdale's became the first store to open in the expansion wing, in November 1997.
Photo from www.aventuramall.com
Here we see the 3-level Piazza (or South Court) area, which was the epicenter of the mall's late '90s expansion.
Photo from Wikipedia / Ashley Serrate
Adding to the mall's prestige, Nordstrom opened a store in February 2008. It was built as part of a thirty-store Northwest Wing, which replaced an abandoned Lord & Taylor.
Photo from http://jpra.com / JPRA Architects
A Northeast Wing expansion was announced in early 2014. When completed in 2018, it added forty-two stores and services and included the Treats Food Hall (a relocation of the mall's existing culinary complex). In this view, we see the imposing Aventura Slide Tower. This 93-foot-tall structure was created by artisan Carsten Höller.
Drawing from www.simon.com / Simon Property Group
Over the years, AVENTURA MALL has become recognized for its impressive collection of objets d'art. Here, we see the iconic "Love" statue, originally crafted by Robert Indiana, in 1966. A reproduction was installed at the mall in 1998.
Photo from http://www.aventuramall.com
"Tree of Knowledge" was created by Tom Otterness.
Photo from http://www.aventuramall.com
Sears, a charter AVENTURA anchor, was shuttered in July 2017 and soon demolished. Construction commenced on the Esplanade At Aventura lifestyle center in January 2019. The first tenant opened for business in March 2023.
Drawing from Seritage Growth Properties
A circa-2024 plan shows the new Northeast Wing in light gray, with Esplanade At Aventura shown in darker gray. The mall proper -not including the Esplanade- now covers around 2.7 million leasable square feet. Free parking is provided for 9,800 autos.
AVENTURA MALL TENANTS 2024:
BLOOMINGDALE'S (with 59th & Lex Cafe, Bridal Registry and Furniture Department) / J.C. PENNEY (with Optical Department, Portrait Studio, Sephora store and Styling Salon) / MACY'S MEN'S & HOME FURNITURE (with Lenscrafters and Starbucks Coffee) / MACY'S WOMEN'S & KIDS (with Macy's Backstage and Sunglass Hut) / NORDSTROM (with Anastasia Brow Studio, Ebar and Cafe Nordstrom) / 120% Lino / 7 For All Mankind / Abercrombie children's wear / Abercrombie & Fitch / Action Kids / Adidas / Aerie / Aesop / AG Adriano Goldschmeid / Agua Bendita / Agua de Coco / Aldo Shoes / AllSaints / Alma by Angel De La Guarda / AMC Aventura 24 / American Eagle Outfitters / Anine Bing / Ann Taylor / Anne Fontaine / Anthropologie / Apple Store / Arcade Zone / Aritzia / Armani Exchange / AT&T / Avant Gallery / Aventura Pups / Aventura’s Finest Car Wash (In Zara Parking Garage) / Avis Car Rental (In Penneys-Nordstrom Parking Garage) / Azulu / Babycottons / Balenciaga / Banana Republic / Bath Body Works /White Barn / Beach Bunny / Blended / Blended Men / Blue Nile / Bond Number 9 / Bonefly / Boss / Breitling / Brooks Brothers /Brosway Italia / Burberry / Burberry Kids / Bvlgari / Calvin Klein / Calzedonia / Camilla / Cartier / Castañer / CBD Essentials / CBD Essentials / CH Carolina Herrera / Champs Sports / Chanel Fragrance & Beauty Boutique / Chi Massage / Chicos / Chloe / Christian Louboutin / Cia. Maritima / Cigar Box / Claire’s accessories / Coach / Coco’s Hair Salon Spa / Crocs / Crystal Laser Gifts / Currency Exchange International / Daoro / David Yurman / Design A Cell / Designer Eyes / Designers Cut / Diesel / Ecco / Edward Beiner / Elie Tahari / Empire Perfume / Equinox Aventura / Everything But Water / Express / Fabletics / Farm Rio / Fendi / Ferrari / Florsheim Shoes / Foot Locker / Forever XXI apparel / Fossil / Free People / G-Star RAW / GameStop / Ganni / Gap Adult & Body / Gap Kids & Baby Gap / Garage / Garota / Gilly Hicks by Hollister / Givenchy / GNC / Go Green CBD / Gucci / Guess? / H & M apparel / Häagen-Dazs ice cream / Hair Styler / Hermès / Hive & Colony / Hollister Company / Honey Birdette / Horizons Electronics / Hugo / Illesteva / Indochino / Intimissimi / Invicta / Iro / iStore / It'sSugar / J. Crew / Janie & Jack / Jason Hyde / JD Sports / Jimmy Choo / Jo Malone London / Journeys Shoes / Karma & Luck / Kay Jewelers / Kick Essentials / Kids Atelier / Kiehl’s / Kipling / L’Occitane En Provence cosmetics / Lacoste / Läderach Chocolatier Suisse / Lamy / Lego / LensCrafters / Levi’s / Lids hats / Longchamp / Longines / Louis Vuitton / Lucky Eyes / Lululemon Athletica / Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics / M.A.C Cosmetics / Maje / Mango / Marc Jacobs / Massage Haven / Mayors / MCM / Melissa Clube / Mephisto / Messika / Mia Jewels / Michael Kors / Michele Lopriore / Montblanc / Morphe / Nespresso / Nini & Loli / Oakley / Ocean Breeze Nail Salon & Spa / Oliver Peoples / Optical World / PacSun / Paloma Barcelo / Pandora / Paul & Shark / Peloton / Peppermint Park / Perfumania / Pharma Box / Philipp Plein / Piercing Pagoda / Pink by Victoria Secret / Pomellato / Pookie & Sebastian / Porsche Design / Psycho Bunny / Pure / Quay / Racing Miami / Ralph Lauren / Ray-Ban / Reformation / RH / Robert Graham / Rolex at Mayors / Runner’s Depot / Saint Laurent / Salvatore Ferragamo / Sandro / Schutz / Scotch & Soda / Sephora / Skechers Shoes / SoJara / Solstice Sunglasses / Splendid / Steve Madden / Stuart Weitzman / Sundek / Sunglass Hut / Survival / Swagychic / Swarovski / T-Mobile / Tag Heuer / Ted Baker / Tesla / The B-12 Store / The Floral Escape / The Happy Go Lucky Exhibit / The North Face apparel / Tiffany & Company / Tory Burch / Tous / Tumi / Tutto Piccolo / UnoDe50 / Urban Outfitters apparel / Valentino / Vans skates & accessories /Victoria’s Secret lingerie / Vilebrequin / Villanova Cigars / Vince / Voyage Luggage / Warby Parker / White House - Black Market / World Phone / Y-3 / Zadig & Voltaire / Zales Jewelers / Zara apparel / Zumiez apparel
RESTAURANTS & EATERIES:
Bella Luna / Carrot Express / Contini Pasta / CVI.CHE 105 / Divieto Ristorante / Estiatorio Ornos / Five Guys Burgers & Fries / Les Moulins La Fayette / Makino Sushi Bar / Motek / Pani / Piacere Cafè / Pollos & Jarras / Pubbelly Sushi Restaurant /Rosetta Bakery / Serafina Miami / Sugar Factory / Sushi Siam / Tap 42 Craft Kitchen & Bar / The Cheesecake Factory / Trattoria Rosalia
TREATS FOOD HALL:
Chipotle Mexican Grill / Häagen-Dazs ice cream / Jrk! / Little Brittany Creperie / Poke 305 / Shake Shack / Three Woks / Villa Italian Kitchen / YIP / Zuuk Mediterranean Kitchen
SPECIALTY FOODS:
Amazonica / Aubi & Ramsa / Auntie Anne's Pretzels / Cielito Artisan Pops / Coffee Bike Gourmet / Imperial Moto Café / Konos Gelato / La Industria / Läderach Chocolatier Suisse / Ladurée / Joe & The Juice / Mango Biche / Mrs. Field's Cookies / Naughty Coffee / Oakberry Acai Bowls / Panda Pancakes / Quore Gelato / Sproutz / Toku / Tacology
ESPLANADE AT AVENTURA:
Anatomy Fitness / CCRM Fertility Miami / Chip City cookie shop / Fit2Run sports apparel & footwear / Gas Bijoux jewelry / Glosslab luxury nail salon / Hastens bedding / If So apparel / Industrious workplace provider / Jarana Peruvian Cuisine & Pisco Bar / Joey Aventura restaurant / Johnny Was apparel / Kristals luxury cosmetics / Lego Store / NextHealth rejuvenation center / North Italia restaurant / One Medical primary care / Pinstripes bistro, bowling & bocce / Pure Barre fitness center / Salt & Straw ice cream / Sher Dental / Skin Laundry / STK Steakhouse / Sweetgreen salads / The Amalfi Llama Italian restaurant / The Salty Donut / The Shade Store custom shades, blinds & drapes
Photo from https://www.gobrightline.com
AVENTURA MALL
Biscayne Boulevard / US 1 and William Lehman Causeway
Dade County (Aventura), Florida
Donald Soffer, of Pittsburgh's Oxford Development Company, moved to Dade County, Florida in 1967. 2 years later, he purchased a 785-acre section of swampland in the unincorporated northeast corner of the county. By the late 1970s, the land was being dredged and developed as the exclusive Turnberry Isle Resort.
Soffer and his Oxford Development partners Edward J. Lewis and Ray Parello, along with the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, initiated plans for a major shopping mall that would occupy 115.7 acres adjacent to the Turnberry Isle property. The site was located 12 miles northeast of center city Miami.
At the time of the shopping center's inception, one of the development team remarked that the project was going to be "an adventure." It was decided to name to complex "Aventura" (the Spanish word for adventure).
Construction on a fully-enclosed, dual-level shopping center was underway by late 1981. The first store to open for business, a 2-level (140,700 square foot) Lord & Taylor, made its debut on January 31, 1983. A mall-wide dedication was held April 27, 1983, with a 2-level (196,900 square foot) J.C. Penney joining the retail roster of 100 stores and services.
The center's third anchor, a 2-level (191,800 square foot) Sears "Store of the Future", began business July 6, 1983. The fourth, a 3-level (252,000 square foot) Macy's, opened on October 1st. This was Macy's first Sunshine State store.
AVENTURA MALL now covered approximately 1.2 million leasable square feet and housed nearly 200 stores and services. Among these were Hickory Farms of Ohio, King Arthur Clock Company, The Limited, Ken Collins Men's Clothier, The Gap, Battaglia Exquisite Footwear and an 18-bay Food Court.
Shopping hubs in the AVENTURA MALL trade area included MALL AT 163rd STREET (1956) {2.8 miles southwest, in Dade County}, OMNI INTERNATIONAL MALL (1977) {11.7 miles southwest, in Miami}, MALL OF THE AMERICAS (1970) {16.9 miles southwest, in Dade County}, WESTLAND MALL (1971) {12.4 miles southwest, in Hialeah} and -eventually- PEMBROKE LAKES MALL (1992) {10.5 miles northwest, in Pembroke Pines}.
Donald Soffer left Oxford Development in the mid-1980s. The resulting division of assets gave a share of the mall to a newly-formed entity; Dade County-based Turnberry Associates. On November 7, 1995, the area surrounding -and including- the mall was officially incorporated as the City of Aventura.
March 1996 brought the merger of the Youngstown-based DeBartolo Realty Group and Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group. The new company went under the heading of the Simon-DeBartolo Group until 1998, when the official name reverted back to Simon Property Group.
In the summer of 1996, the owners of AVENTURA MALL, Turnberry Associates and Simon-DeBartolo, embarked on a 90 million dollar expansion. The project, designed by Baltimore-based RTKL Associates and Atlanta's Cooper Carry Associates, would nearly double the size of the complex.
A 3-level (253,000 square foot) Bloomingdale's became the first operational store on November 8, 1997. The core of the addition, a 100-store Southeast Wing, opened for business on December 4th. The American Multi-Cinema Aventura 24 occupied most of the Third Level of the new concourse. This megaplex made its debut on August 7, 1998.
Burdines had waffled for 2 years before officially committing to building an AVENTURA store. Their 3-level (225,000 square foot) location welcomed first shoppers on August 1, 1999. Inline stores opened as part of the expansion included Aveda, Donald J. Pliner, Restoration Hardware and FAO Schwarz. Among several newly-opened restaurants were The Cheesecake Factory, Rainforest Cafe and Wolfie's.
Three existing anchors were also enlarged as part of the renovation. Lord & Taylor added a single-level (50,000 square foot) area to its west facade. The 150,000 square foot "Florida Flagship" was dedicated on August 18, 1999. J.C. Penney grew northward with a 2-level (63,700 square foot) addition. This enlarged their store to 194,600 square feet. Sears built a smaller addition on its northwest corner.
By the year 2000, with all components complete, AVENTURA MALL enveloped 2.3 million leasable square feet and contained over 250 stores and services. It surpassed DADELAND MALL as largest shopping center in Miami / Dade.
Lord & Taylor did a retail retreat from Florida in the early 2000s. Their AVENTURA store went dark in the fall of 2003. Stores in the Burdines chain were rebranded, as Burdines-Macy's, on January 30, 2004 and were fully "Macy-ated" on March 6, 2005. The original AVENTURA Macy's became a Macy's Women's & Kids; Burdines' space was refashioned into a Macy's Men's & Home Furniture.
AVENTURA MALL was given a 24 million dollar face lift between March and September 2006. This preceded a second expansion of the shopping hub. During this project, the vacant Lord & Taylor was demolished. In its place, a 3-level (160,000 square foot) section was built, which housed thirty retailers.
Anchoring the new addition was a 2-level (167,000 square foot) Nordstrom, which opened for business on February 12, 2008. Inline stores in this expansion included Mitchell's Ocean Club Restaurant, Hugo Boss, Calvin Klein and Ferrari. AVENTURA MALL now housed around 2.6 million leasable square feet and contained 280 tenant spaces.
Plans for a 315,000 square foot Northeast Wing addition were announced in February 2014. The 3-level expansion would be built between the existing Penney's and Macy's Women's & Kids structures and include a multi-level parking garage (the mall's fifth).
Several new stores opened for business on November 20, 2017. The complete tenant list would include Joe & the Juice, Rosetta Bakery, Genuine Pizza, Tap 42 Kitchen & Bar, Tesla Motors, Topshop Topman and a 2-level (34,000 square foot) Zara, which was the second Zara store to operate at the mall.
The 15-bay Treats Food Hall, on the Third Level of the expansion wing, included Shake Shack, Gogo Fresh, Figs & Mozzarella and Chipotle Mexican Grill. Adjacent to the Food Hall was a large, penthouse-type VIP Lounge.
Sears shuttered their 34-year-old AVENTURA store in July 2017. The building was knocked down. It was replaced by Esplanade At Aventura, a 3-level, 215,000 square foot lifestyle center. San Francisco's SB Architects designed the project. Construction got underway on a first phase in January 2019, but was temporarily halted -due to repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic- in March 2020.
Biscayne Boulevard / US 1 and William Lehman Causeway
Dade County (Aventura), Florida
Donald Soffer, of Pittsburgh's Oxford Development Company, moved to Dade County, Florida in 1967. 2 years later, he purchased a 785-acre section of swampland in the unincorporated northeast corner of the county. By the late 1970s, the land was being dredged and developed as the exclusive Turnberry Isle Resort.
Soffer and his Oxford Development partners Edward J. Lewis and Ray Parello, along with the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, initiated plans for a major shopping mall that would occupy 115.7 acres adjacent to the Turnberry Isle property. The site was located 12 miles northeast of center city Miami.
At the time of the shopping center's inception, one of the development team remarked that the project was going to be "an adventure." It was decided to name to complex "Aventura" (the Spanish word for adventure).
Construction on a fully-enclosed, dual-level shopping center was underway by late 1981. The first store to open for business, a 2-level (140,700 square foot) Lord & Taylor, made its debut on January 31, 1983. A mall-wide dedication was held April 27, 1983, with a 2-level (196,900 square foot) J.C. Penney joining the retail roster of 100 stores and services.
The center's third anchor, a 2-level (191,800 square foot) Sears "Store of the Future", began business July 6, 1983. The fourth, a 3-level (252,000 square foot) Macy's, opened on October 1st. This was Macy's first Sunshine State store.
AVENTURA MALL now covered approximately 1.2 million leasable square feet and housed nearly 200 stores and services. Among these were Hickory Farms of Ohio, King Arthur Clock Company, The Limited, Ken Collins Men's Clothier, The Gap, Battaglia Exquisite Footwear and an 18-bay Food Court.
Shopping hubs in the AVENTURA MALL trade area included MALL AT 163rd STREET (1956) {2.8 miles southwest, in Dade County}, OMNI INTERNATIONAL MALL (1977) {11.7 miles southwest, in Miami}, MALL OF THE AMERICAS (1970) {16.9 miles southwest, in Dade County}, WESTLAND MALL (1971) {12.4 miles southwest, in Hialeah} and -eventually- PEMBROKE LAKES MALL (1992) {10.5 miles northwest, in Pembroke Pines}.
Donald Soffer left Oxford Development in the mid-1980s. The resulting division of assets gave a share of the mall to a newly-formed entity; Dade County-based Turnberry Associates. On November 7, 1995, the area surrounding -and including- the mall was officially incorporated as the City of Aventura.
March 1996 brought the merger of the Youngstown-based DeBartolo Realty Group and Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group. The new company went under the heading of the Simon-DeBartolo Group until 1998, when the official name reverted back to Simon Property Group.
In the summer of 1996, the owners of AVENTURA MALL, Turnberry Associates and Simon-DeBartolo, embarked on a 90 million dollar expansion. The project, designed by Baltimore-based RTKL Associates and Atlanta's Cooper Carry Associates, would nearly double the size of the complex.
A 3-level (253,000 square foot) Bloomingdale's became the first operational store on November 8, 1997. The core of the addition, a 100-store Southeast Wing, opened for business on December 4th. The American Multi-Cinema Aventura 24 occupied most of the Third Level of the new concourse. This megaplex made its debut on August 7, 1998.
Burdines had waffled for 2 years before officially committing to building an AVENTURA store. Their 3-level (225,000 square foot) location welcomed first shoppers on August 1, 1999. Inline stores opened as part of the expansion included Aveda, Donald J. Pliner, Restoration Hardware and FAO Schwarz. Among several newly-opened restaurants were The Cheesecake Factory, Rainforest Cafe and Wolfie's.
Three existing anchors were also enlarged as part of the renovation. Lord & Taylor added a single-level (50,000 square foot) area to its west facade. The 150,000 square foot "Florida Flagship" was dedicated on August 18, 1999. J.C. Penney grew northward with a 2-level (63,700 square foot) addition. This enlarged their store to 194,600 square feet. Sears built a smaller addition on its northwest corner.
By the year 2000, with all components complete, AVENTURA MALL enveloped 2.3 million leasable square feet and contained over 250 stores and services. It surpassed DADELAND MALL as largest shopping center in Miami / Dade.
Lord & Taylor did a retail retreat from Florida in the early 2000s. Their AVENTURA store went dark in the fall of 2003. Stores in the Burdines chain were rebranded, as Burdines-Macy's, on January 30, 2004 and were fully "Macy-ated" on March 6, 2005. The original AVENTURA Macy's became a Macy's Women's & Kids; Burdines' space was refashioned into a Macy's Men's & Home Furniture.
AVENTURA MALL was given a 24 million dollar face lift between March and September 2006. This preceded a second expansion of the shopping hub. During this project, the vacant Lord & Taylor was demolished. In its place, a 3-level (160,000 square foot) section was built, which housed thirty retailers.
Anchoring the new addition was a 2-level (167,000 square foot) Nordstrom, which opened for business on February 12, 2008. Inline stores in this expansion included Mitchell's Ocean Club Restaurant, Hugo Boss, Calvin Klein and Ferrari. AVENTURA MALL now housed around 2.6 million leasable square feet and contained 280 tenant spaces.
Plans for a 315,000 square foot Northeast Wing addition were announced in February 2014. The 3-level expansion would be built between the existing Penney's and Macy's Women's & Kids structures and include a multi-level parking garage (the mall's fifth).
Several new stores opened for business on November 20, 2017. The complete tenant list would include Joe & the Juice, Rosetta Bakery, Genuine Pizza, Tap 42 Kitchen & Bar, Tesla Motors, Topshop Topman and a 2-level (34,000 square foot) Zara, which was the second Zara store to operate at the mall.
The 15-bay Treats Food Hall, on the Third Level of the expansion wing, included Shake Shack, Gogo Fresh, Figs & Mozzarella and Chipotle Mexican Grill. Adjacent to the Food Hall was a large, penthouse-type VIP Lounge.
Sears shuttered their 34-year-old AVENTURA store in July 2017. The building was knocked down. It was replaced by Esplanade At Aventura, a 3-level, 215,000 square foot lifestyle center. San Francisco's SB Architects designed the project. Construction got underway on a first phase in January 2019, but was temporarily halted -due to repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic- in March 2020.
A 2-level Joey Aventura restaurant became the first operational Esplanade tenant on July 23, 2023. It was followed by North Italia, an Italian Patagonian restaurant, and Pinstripes, a dining, bowling and bocce venue, in December 2023. By late 2024, there were twenty-seven stores, restaurants and office facilities in business.
Although Esplanade At Aventura is adjacent to AVENTURA MALL, it has a different owner (Seritage Growth Properties). For this reason, it is not -technically- a part of the mall. In late 2024, AVENTURA MALL -excluding the Esplanade- encompassed approximately 2,709,500 leasable square feet and contained around 369 tenants.
Sources:
The Miami News
The Miami Herald
Sources:
The Miami News
The Miami Herald
Dade County, Florida property tax assessor website
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http://www.turnberry.com
http://www.aventuramall.com
http://www.turnberry.com
https://esplanadeataventura.com
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http://specialtyretail.com
http://www.aventuramarketingcouncil.com
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