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Dover Mall 
Dover Mall looking from Boscov'sLocation Dover, Delaware, USA Address 1365 North DuPont Highway Ste. 5061 Opening date 1982 Management Simon Property Group Owner Simon Property Group No. of stores and services 100[1] No. of anchor tenants 6 Total retail floor area 886,000 square feet (82,300 m2)[2] Parking Lighted Lot No. of floors 1 Website Dover Mall The Dover Mall is located on U.S. Route 13 in Dover, Delaware. Anchors are Boscov's, Macy's, JC Penney, Old Navy, Sears, and a 14 screen Carmike cinema. It is a one-level, enclosed regional mall. At 886,000 square feet (82,300 m2)[2], it is the third biggest mall in Delaware, boasting approximately 100 shops and a food court.
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History
Built in 1982, the Dover Mall was the second climate-controlled enclosed mall in Dover, Delaware, following the Blue Hen Mall (now the Blue Hen Corporate Center) a few miles south on the former U.S. Route 113 (now simply known as Bay Road). The Dover Mall was built as a second mall for the Dover area for Sears and other department stores after Sears was unable to come to an agreement to build a store at the Blue Hen Mall. The opening of the Dover Mall led to the subsequent decline of the Blue Hen Mall.[3] The mall was originally anchored by Boscov's, Leggett (later Strawbridge's; now Macy's), and Sears.
The mall was renovated in 1992. JC Penney became the mall's fourth department store when it opened in August 1993. Later that year, the Dover Mall became the first shopping mall in the state to ban smoking.
Leggett closed its store at the mall on March 15, 1997. It was replaced by Strawbridge's, which opened on November 21, 1997. During the same time period, Boscov's underwent a substantial renovation and expansion, and Sears completed an interior renovation.
In 1999, Carmike Cinemas expanded from six screens to fourteen, and the mall food court was enlarged and renovated.
The Mills Corporation acquired the mall in 2003 from Cadillac Fairview. At the time of the purchase, the Mills Corporation announced a preliminary proposal to add approximately 500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2). of new stores and entertainment venues.
The mall's Strawbridge's store was converted to Macy's on September 9, 2006.
On April 2007, the Simon Property Group acquired the mall along with the other Mills Corp. malls. It is Simon's only Delaware property and at least the third owner since 2000.
As of 2010, the Dover Mall has put in a Hollister in the space once occupied by Deb and a Toys "R" Us Express in the space occupied by Justice. Suncoast recently shutdown as well but has yet to be replaced. Several stores (as of March 2011) have been shut down including the newly constructed Toys "R" us, Boardwalk Fries, Saladworks, Icing, and Sprint. The mall has a 15 percent vacancy rate.
Anchors
- Boscov's (216,000 sq ft.)
- Carmike Cinemas (42,703 sq ft.)
- JCPenney (116,480 sq ft.)
- Macy's (140,000 sq ft.)
- Old Navy (20,647 sq ft.)
- Sears (111,309 sq ft.)
References
- ^ "Dover Mall Directory". Simon Property Group. http://www.simon.com/mall/malldirectory.aspx?id=1243. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ^ a b "Dover Mall Fact Sheet" (PDF). Simon Property Group. http://www.simon.com/Mall/LeasingSheet/5245_DoverMall_PropFactSheet.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
- ^ Gest, Jayne (June 17, 2009). "Blue Hen Corporate Center loses one more tenant". Dover Post. http://www.doverpost.com/news/business/x124632071/Blue-Hen-Corporate-Center-loses-one-more-tenant. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
External links
Categories:- Shopping malls in Delaware
- Shopping malls established in 1982
- Simon Property Group
- Buildings and structures in Dover, Delaware
- Visitor attractions in Kent County, Delaware
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