The Great Mall of the Bay Area (often simply called The Great Mall) is a large shopping mall in Milpitas, California built by Ivanhoe Cambridge in 1994, then acquired by Mills Corporation in 2003, and is now owned by the Simon Property Group since April 2007. The Great Mall may refer to: The Great Mall of the Great Plains in Olathe, KS Great Mall of the Bay Area in Milpitas, CA Category: ... Milpitas is a city in Santa Clara County, California. ... A property management and development company formed from the merger of two former companies, Ivanhoe and Cambridge. ... Simon Property Group, Inc. ... Simon Property Group, Inc. ... Gross leasable area (GLA) in the retail development industry is a term applied to shopping malls, lifestyle centers, outlet malls and other retail centers to indicate the amount of floor space available to be rented. ... A square foot is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 foot (unit of length) long. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California Country State County Santa Clara Government  - Mayor Jose Joe Esteves Area  - City 13. ... A property management and development company formed from the merger of two former companies, Ivanhoe and Cambridge. ... The Mills Corporation (NYSE: MLS) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. ... Simon Property Group, Inc. ...

History

Formerly a Ford automobile assembly plant that was founded in the 1950s, it closed down a few decades later due to increasing competition with Japanese auto manufacturers. In the early 1990s, developers resized the former plant and converted it into a mall. Today, an oak tree with a plaque commemorating Great Mall's history stands in the southwest section of its parking lot. “Ford” redirects here. ... “Car” and “Cars” redirect here. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus (from Latin oak tree), and some related genera, notably Cyclobalanopsis and Lithocarpus. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Location

The Great Mall of the Bay Area sits at the intersection of Great Mall Parkway (which becomes Capitol Avenue when it crosses Montague Expressway) and Montague Expressway. The Parc Metropolitan apartments lie to the north of the mall. A few inns are also located at the south entrance of the mall. Santa Clara County Route G4, more commonly referred to as San Tomas Expressway and Montague Expressway is a busy 14. ...

Layout

Great Mall, unlike many other malls, is a "flat" mall and the biggest mall in northern California — it has only one story but takes up a large amount of land. The mall is currently laid out in this fashion because the existing main structure used to be a Ford automobile assembly plant and was not designed to serve a shopping center. Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ...

Various major retailers are represented in the mall, including Home Depot, Off 5th - Saks Fifth Avenue Outlet, Marshalls, Dave and Buster's, Kohl's(Built after the Vans skatepark was closed), and a new Sears outlet. In addition, it houses a Century Theatre with 20 screens. A drawing of a self-service store Retailing consists of the sale of goods/merchandise for personal or household consumption either from a fixed location such as a department store or kiosk, or away from a fixed location and related subordinated services (Definition of the WTO (last page). ... The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products. ... Marshalls, Inc. ... Dave & Busters is a United States restaurant chain which mixes a dining experience with a gaming experience. ... Kohls Corporation (NYSE: KSS) is an American department store chain headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee. ... Sears, Roebuck and Company is an American mid-range chain of international department stores, founded by Richard Sears and Alvah Roebuck in the late 19th century. ... Century Theatres is a movie theater chain which operates many multiplexes in the western United States; primarily in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. ...

Based on gross leaseable area, the Great Mall of the Bay Area is the largest mall in Northern California. Great Mall also has a food court, which can be accessed through Entrance 4. Gross leasable area (GLA) in the retail development industry is a term applied to shopping malls, lifestyle centers, outlet malls and other retail centers to indicate the amount of floor space available to be rented. ... Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. ...

Transit Center

The Great Mall of the Bay Area is close to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority's Great Mall/Main transit center. Several VTA and AC Transit bus routes terminate at this transit center, which also includes a light rail station. [[|right|200px]] Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is a special-purpose district responsible for public transit services, congestion management, specific highway improvement projects, and countywide transportation planning for Santa Clara County, California, United States. ... Great Mall/Main is a transit center operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). ... AC Transit (in full, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District) is a regional bus agency serving parts of Alameda County and Contra Costa County in the western coastal area of the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ...

Anchors & Majors

• Banana Republic (10,000 sq ft (1,000 m²))
• Beverages & More (10,566 sq ft (982 m²))
• Burlington Coat Factory (90,096 sq ft (8,370 m²))
• Century Theatres (71,734 sq ft (6,664 m²))
• Dave & Buster's (65,079 sq ft (6,046 m²))
• The Gap Outlet (16,050 sq ft (1,491 m²))
• Group USA (20,754 sq ft (1,928 m²))
• Kohl's (91,843 sq ft (8,532 m²))
• Last Call Neiman Marcus (33,120 sq ft (3,077 m²))
• Marshalls Superstore (52,526 sq ft (4,880 m²))
• Nike (17,352 sq ft (1,612 m²))
• Off 5th Saks Fifth Avenue (27,423 sq ft (2,548 m²))
• Old Navy (20,138 sq ft (1,871 m²))
• Sears Outlet (29,491 sq ft (2,740 m²))
• Shoe Pavilion (18,920 sq ft (1,758 m²))
• Sports Authority (55,871 sq ft (5,191 m²))

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External links

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