Twelve Oaks Mall
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| Location | Novi, Michigan, USA |
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| Opening date | August 2, 1977 |
| Developer | A. Alfred Taubman, Homart Development, and Dayton-Hudson Corporation |
| Management | Taubman Centers |
| Owner | Taubman Centers |
| Architect | Victor Gruen, Richard Prince |
| No. of stores and services | 180 + |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,500,000 sq ft (140,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 (3 in Macy's) |
| Parking | 7,051 |
| Website | http://www.shoptwelveoaks.com/ |
Twelve Oaks Mall is a full line super-regional shopping mall with over 180 stores which is located in Novi, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The mall is located on the Northeast corner of Interstate 96 and Novi Road. Taubman Centers is the owner and manager of the mall, and it is anchored by Macy's, Lord & Taylor, Nordstrom, JCPenney and Sears. It is among the largest malls owned by the Taubman Corporation and one of the largest in Michigan for gross leasable area and total stores. The mall completed a major remodel and expansion in 2007.
Planning for the mall began in 1967 when the J.L. Hudson Corporation purchased land at the intersection of 12 Mile and Novi roads. Prior to its development as a mall, the site was proposed to be used as a landfill. Opposition by residents and the then-Village of Novi prevented the establishment of the landfill.
Another mall proposal in Farmington Township (now Farmington Hills) was proposed by The Taubman Company and Homart Development. Sears was signed on to anchor the proposed shopping center, and Hudson's was rumored to anchor the mall as well. The mall was to be located at Thirteen Mile Road, between Haggerty and Halsted, and set to open in 1974. Opposition to the proposed mall in Farmington Township pushed the developers west to the current location in Novi.
Twelve Oaks Mall was then developed as a joint venture between A. Alfred Taubman, Homart Development, and the Dayton-Hudson Corporation, Excavation of the site began in the spring of 1975, and construction began later that fall. The mall opened on August 2, 1977, anchored by Hudson's, with Sears opening on October 1, 1977, Lord & Taylor on March 6, 1978, and finally JCPenney on May 3, 1978.
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