Arundel Mills

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Arundel Mills

The "Rowhouse" entrance in Neighborhood 1 at Arundel Mills Mall
Location	Hanover, Maryland, United States
Opening date	November, 2000
Developer	The Mills Corporation
Owner	Simon Property Group
No. of stores and services	225
No. of anchor tenants	17
Total retail floor area	1,300,000 sq. ft.
No. of floors	1

Oblique air photo of Arundel Mills Mall, Jan. 2009

The Coca-Cola Entry 2.

The Rowhouse Entry #1 at night

Cinemark Egyptian 24 Megaplex Theaters main entry (during its Muvico ownership)

Arundel Mills is a mall located in Hanover, Maryland (south of Baltimore, near BWI Airport) and is now owned by Simon Property Group. With its 1,300,000 sq ft (121,000 m²) GLA, it was the largest mall in Maryland, until the Westfield Annapolis Mall surpassed it with its 2007 expansion. The mall is located at the intersection of Maryland Route 100 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Maryland Route 295) in northwestern Anne Arundel County (hence the name "Arundel" Mills).

Arundel Mills opened in November 2000. It is the first enclosed mall to feature a Medieval Times dinner theater.^[1] In addition to 17 large anchor stores, Arundel Mills also features a Dave & Buster's and an Egyptian-themed 24-screen megaplex theater. The movie theater is the highest-attended in the United States^[2] and was the only outlet of its Muvico chain in the state of Maryland before being sold to Cinemark in March 2009.^[3] The theater is one of only two in Maryland that utilize the Dolby Digital Cinema technology for showing digitally formatted movies.^[4]

The mall's interior layout features a "racetrack" design or, more noticeably, the outline of a boat. Mall sponsors are Toyota, The Baltimore Sun, Comcast, Discover Card, and Coca-Cola.

[edit] Retail & Employment

Arundel Mills has over 225 stores.^[5]

[edit] Mall Neighborhoods

Arundel Mills has 5 distinct neighborhoods with anchors and at least one mall entry. The Neighborhoods are designed after Maryland's Culture.

• Charm City Neighborhood 1 – with the Rowhouse entry (2 top pictures), sponsored by Toyota.
• Maryland Scenic Drive Neighborhood 2 – with the Coca-Cola bottle entry leading into the Roundhouse (train station) food court (see top picture), sponsored by Safeway.
• Ocean City Boardwalk Neighborhood 3 – with the Crab entry, Cinemark 24 movie theater entrance and another separate restaurant entry. It's sponsored by Comcast Cable.
• Fashion Avenue Neighborhood 4 – with the Marsh entry, sponsored by Discover Card. This neighborhood has the most apparel stores.
• Boating the Bay Neighborhood 5 – with the Nautical entry, was formerly sponsored by EarthLink.

[edit] Anchor & Department Stores

• Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World
• Bed Bath & Beyond
• Best Buy
• Books-A-Million
• Burlington Coat Factory
• The Children's Place
• Cinemark Egyptian 24 Theatres (formerly Muvico, 2000–2009)
• Dave & Buster's (formerly Jillian's)
• F.Y.E. For Your Entertainment
• H&M
• Last Call (a Neiman Marcus outlet)
• Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
• Modell's Sporting Goods
• OFF 5th Saks Fifth Avenue Outlet
• OFF Broadway Shoes
• T.J. Maxx

While not officially a part of Arundel Mills mall, big-box stores, major retailers, and restaurants adjacent to the property include Wal-Mart, Costco, Staples, Safeway, Men's Wearhouse, Chick-fil-A, Wendy's, Potbelly Sandwich Works, Chipotle Mexican Grill, McDonald's, T.G.I. Friday's, Panera Bread, Damon's Grill, and Golden Corral.

Lodging facilities in the immediate vicinity include Aloft Arundel Mills, Residence Inn by Marriott, Element by Westin Arundel Mills, TownePlace Suites by Marriott, and Hampton Inn & Suites.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Arundel Mills website
• Simon Property Group

Coordinates: 39°9′29.82″N 76°43′29.22″W / 39.1582833°N 76.7247833°W / 39.1582833; -76.7247833