The Mall in Columbia
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| Location | 10300 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 39°12′54″N 76°51′40″W / 39.215°N 76.861°WCoordinates: 39°12′54″N 76°51′40″W / 39.215°N 76.861°W |
| Opening date | 1971 |
| Developer | The Rouse Company |
| Owner | General Growth Properties |
| No. of stores and services | 202 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,400,000 sq ft (130,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Parking | 7,200 spaces, including 3 parking garages |
| Website | www |
The Mall in Columbia, also known as the Columbia Mall, or The Mall, is the central shopping mall for the planned community of Columbia, Maryland, United States. It has five anchor department stores (Sears, JCPenney, Nordstrom, Macy's, and Lord & Taylor) and over 200 specialty stores. It includes a 14-screen AMC Theatres. The mall is located in the Town Center area of the city and attracts shoppers from surrounding counties in Maryland.
Architect Frank Gehry designed The Rouse Company Columbia exhibit building, and was initially selected to design the neighboring mall centerpiece. Gehry was later rejected by Rouse for lack of experience, and the firm of Cope, Linder, & Walmsley was contracted for the project.
The Mall opened in 1971 with two major anchor stores: Hochschild Kohn's (which was replaced by Hecht's in the mid-1970s) and Woodward & Lothrop (a.k.a. Woodies, which closed in late 1995 and was replaced by JCPenney in July 1996), as well as a McCrory's and Lerner's, which were minor anchors. Howard Research and Development was probed shortly after opening for purchasing bulk energy contracts on electricity while charging market rates to tenants.
Of the original 102 stores, those still in operation at the mall as of March 2017 include: Edward Arthur Jeweler, GNC, and Motherhood Maternity.
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