| Location | Traverse City, Michigan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°43′30″N 85°38′24″W / 44.725°N 85.64°WCoordinates: 44°43′30″N 85°38′24″W / 44.725°N 85.64°W |
| Address | 3200 South Airport Road West |
| Opening date | 1992[1] |
| Developer | General Growth Properties |
| Management | Rouse Properties |
| No. of stores and services | 100+[1] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 |
| Total retail floor area | 530,000 square feet (49,000 m2) (GLA) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
Grand Traverse Mall is an enclosed shopping mall serving Traverse City, Michigan, located in Garfield Township. Opened in 1992, the mall features four anchor stores: J.C. Penney, Target, TJ Maxx and Macy's. It is managed by Rouse Properties.
History [edit]
The mall opened in phases: J.C. Penney and Target opened in October 1991, followed by the mall itself in March 1992 and Hudson's in October.[2] It featured 110 stores and a nine-screen Kerasotes Theatres complex,[3] making it the largest mall in Michigan to be located north of Saginaw.[2] As with all other Hudson's stores in Michigan, the Grand Traverse Mall location converted to Marshall Field's in 2001 and Macy's in 2006.
Before its opening, it was involved in a lawsuit started by an existing mall in town (Cherryland Mall, now Cherryland Center) over concerns that mall construction would pollute a nearby creek, and that it would add too much retail space to the region.[4] This lawsuit was settled out of court.[2] Another lawsuit, regarding conflict of interest among township officials who sold land to the mall developers, was ruled in favor of the developers.[5]
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Center information for Grand Traverse Mall". General Growth Properties. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ a b c "Hudson's anchors northern Michigan's biggest mall". Owosso Argus-Press. 4 June 1992. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "In Focus". The Film Journal 95 (1-6). 1992.
- ^ "Mall lawsuit to go to trial". Ludington Daily News. 25 May 1991. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "TC judge partly clears way for mall". Ludington Daily News. 18 July 1991. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
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