Miami International Mall
Miami International Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Doral, Florida in southwestern Metropolitan Miami, only half a mile away from the larger Dolphin Mall. The Miami International Airport is nearby, thus giving the mall its name. It was built by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. in 1982, which also developed Coral Square for which has the same anchor lineup, and is currently managed by Simon Property Group, who owns 47.8% of it. The mall has 4 anchor stores: J. C. Penney, Kohl's, and 2 Macy's locations. There are 130 shops and eateries as well. From 1982 until 2000, the mall had indoor trees, five fountains to throw pennies in (one in front of each of the anchors), a children's train, and a large cascading floor level fountain in center court. The large center fountain was shut off and sat unused through most of the 1990s. It was later completely removed and the circular space was used for cart vendors.
 East entrance between JCPenney and Kohl's | |
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| Location | Doral, Florida, United States |
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| Coordinates | 25.786638°N 80.364904°W |
| Address | 1455 NW 107th Ave |
| Opening date | August 6, 1982 |
| Developer | Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. |
| Management | Simon Property Group |
| Owner | Simon Property Group (47.8%) |
| No. of stores and services | 130 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 (1 under redevelopment) |
| Total retail floor area | 1,082,555 square feet (100,572.7 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in anchors) |
| Parking | near JCPenney, former Sears, Kohl's East and West and near the food court |
| Website | www |
History
Originally built by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. in August 1982, the mall's original anchors were Burdines and Jordan Marsh, opening on August 1 and 14, with the mall itself opening on August 6. This was followed by Sears on July 6, 1983 (along with another at Aventura Mall) and Lord & Taylor on October 7, 1985 (likewise done at Boynton Beach Mall).
Mervyn's replaced Lord & Taylor in 1991, and a Burdines men's, home, furniture replaced Jordan Marsh in that same year. J. C. Penney added a store on October 28, 1992 (as with Pembroke Lakes Mall). This brought the total number of anchor stores to five and also gave the mall the same anchor lineup as Coral Square. Dillard's replaced Mervyn's in 1997. In 2000, the mall underwent a huge renovation and celebrated its "Grand re-opening" in 2001 when the nearby Dolphin Mall opened with an international theme. Just like the Boynton Beach Mall, the renovation included removing its old features (the trees, fountains, etc.), and making it a more modern looking mall. Burdines also added a second floor to their original store. Both Burdines stores became Macy's in 2005 after the 2003 merger. Kohl's took over the Dillard's space and opened on September 28, 2011 (just like at Coral Square).
In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Miami International Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties.[1] On August 23, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 46 stores nationwide. The store closed in November 2018 and will eventually be redeveloped into four stores by Seritage Growth Properties.[2]
References
- "At Miami International Mall". Seritage. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
