The Mall at Short Hills
Encyclopedia
The Mall at Short Hills is a high-end mall in the Short Hills
area of Millburn
, New Jersey
, United States
. The mall developer is The Taubman Company
. The region's preeminent shopping destination includes 160 specialty stores and restaurants including Cartier
, Chanel
, Dior
, Gucci
, Henri Bendel
, Louis Vuitton
and is anchored by Bloomingdale's
, Macy's
, Neiman Marcus
, Nordstrom
and Saks Fifth Avenue
. Over 40 boutiques have their only NJ location at The Mall at Short Hills, a favored destination for shoppers from far and wide.The mall has a gross leasable area
of 1,340,000 ft² placing it in the top ten among the largest shopping malls in New Jersey.
, and the Canoe Brook Country Club. The mall is 23 miles (37 km) west of Manhattan
and across from the Short Hills Hilton Hotel. The mall includes 160 specialty stores and restaurants including an unprecedented collection of specialty, international and luxury retailers, such as Hermes
, Dior
, Tiffany & Co.
, Louis Vuitton
, Gucci
, Cartier
, Salvatore Ferragamo
, Burberry
, Miu Miu
, Chanel
, Dolce & Gabbana
, Fendi
, Jimmy Choo
, Max Mara
, Piazza Sempione, Loro Piana
, Bulgari
, Van Cleef & Arpels
, and Polo Ralph Lauren
among others. Restaurants and specialty food stores include Legal Sea Foods
, Papa Razzi
, Joe’s American Bar & Grill
, The Cheesecake Factory
, California Pizza Kitchen
, Au Bon Pain, and Godiva Chocolatier. It anchors Bloomingdale's
, Macy's
, Neiman Marcus
, Nordstrom
, and Saks Fifth Avenue
. Approximately 40 boutiques have their only New Jersey location at The Mall at Short Hills.
Throughout the first half of the century, the suburban community grew quickly, and local residents desired quality shopping within their local setting. Their vision began to take shape in 1949 when the Prudential Insurance Company of America acquired a large tract of land where The Mall at Short Hills and part of the Canoe Brook Country Club now sit. Seven years later, B. Altman opened a 130000 square feet (12,077.4 m²) store on the land and eventually added an additional 50000 square feet (4,645.2 m²) to meet market demands. The B Altman store was relocated from East Orange where a number of other upscale retailers had opened branches, Best & Co.
, and Franklin Simon
among them. Local residents continued their demand for expanded retailing and in the early 1960s, a small center opened. The open-air center included Bonwit Teller, Tepper's, along with retailers such as FAO Schwarz, Pottery Barn, Jugtown Mountain Smokehouse and Brentano's.
The momentum continued as America's largest suburban Bloomingdale's premiered on the site in 1967. The 246000 square feet (22,854.1 m²) store included an entire floor devoted to furniture and decorative accessories. In addition, smaller "boutiques" were created in the store such as, Young World, Delicacies Shop, Au Gourmet, a Men’s store, and a restaurant.
In 1974, Prudential Insurance Company of America began working with The Taubman Company, The Mall at Short Hills' current owner. By 1981, the two had completed a two-year, $100 million project to enclose the mall, which at that time included 1,160,000 of gross leasable space and three anchor stores. New retailers included Godiva Chocolatier, Black Star and Frost, The Limited and Gap. The same year, 1981, Abraham and Strauss joined the center.
Then The Mall at Short Hills grew again. It was rumored that Lord & Taylor
was to open in the former Bonwit Teller
location once the downtown Millburn location closed. Apparently Lord & Taylor wanted a larger location vs. the 100,000 square foot current Saks Location. Instead Lord & Taylor chose to relocated to the nearby Livingston Mall
. This is somewhat of a major upset. Later in time the first phase of a major expansion, begun in 1993, was completed in November 1994 adding a 100000 square feet (9,290.3 m²) Saks Fifth Avenue in the former Bonwit Teller
location, a totally renovated Bloomingdale's and Abraham & Straus became Macy’s. The next expansion phase was completed in August 1995 adding two anchors—a 137000 square feet (12,727.7 m²) Neiman Marcus and a 188000 square feet (17,465.8 m²) Nordstrom—and many new specialty stores including Tiffany & Co., Crate & Barrel, Polo Ralph Lauren, Fendi, and MaxMara. Today, The Mall at Short Hills boasts an unparalleled department and specialty store offering, establishing it as the region’s preeminent shopping center.
Short Hills, New Jersey
Short Hills is an unincorporated area located within the township of Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is a popular commuter town for residents who work in New York City...
area of Millburn
Millburn, New Jersey
Millburn is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 20,149.Millburn Township was created as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 20, 1857, from portions of Springfield Township.Millburn also...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The mall developer is The Taubman Company
Taubman Centers
Taubman Centers is an owner of United States upscale regional malls and has headquarters in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The Taubman Asia subsidiary is headquartered in Hong Kong. It has the highest selling portfolio of malls in any mall company in the United States.Taubman was founded in 1950 by...
. The region's preeminent shopping destination includes 160 specialty stores and restaurants including Cartier
Cartier SA
Cartier S.A., commonly known as Cartier , is a French luxury jeweler and watch manufacturer. The corporation carries the name of the Cartier family of jewellers whose control ended in 1964 and who were known for numerous pieces including the "Bestiary" , the diamond necklace created for Bhupinder...
, Chanel
Chanel
Chanel S.A. is a French fashion house founded by the couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, well established in haute couture, specializing in luxury goods . She gained the name "Coco" while maintaining a career as a singer at a café in France...
, Dior
Dior
Dior can mean:* Christian Dior SA, a French clothing retailer* In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth legendarium:**Dior Eluchíl, a Half-elven of the First Age**Dior , a Steward of GondorDior is a surname, and may refer to:...
, Gucci
Gucci
The House of Gucci, better known simply as Gucci , is an Italian fashion and leather goods label, part of the Gucci Group, which is owned by French company PPR...
, Henri Bendel
Henri Bendel
Henri Bendel is an American upscale women's specialty store based in New York City that sells fashion accessories, cosmetics and fragrances, gifts and gourmet foods...
, Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton Malletier – commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton , or shortened to LV – is a French fashion house founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label is well known for its LV monogram, which is featured on most products, ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes,...
and is anchored by Bloomingdale's
Bloomingdale's
Bloomingdale's is an American department store owned by Macy's, Inc. .Bloomingdale's started in 1861 when brothers Joseph and Lyman G. Bloomingdale started selling hoop-skirts in their Ladies Notions' Shop on Manhattan's Lower East Side...
, Macy's
Macy's
Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
, Neiman Marcus
Neiman Marcus
Neiman Marcus, formerly Neiman-Marcus, is a luxury specialty retail department store operated by the Neiman Marcus Group in the United States. The company is headquartered in the One Marcus Square building in Downtown Dallas, Texas, and competes with other department stores such as Saks Fifth...
, Nordstrom
Nordstrom
Nordstrom, Inc. is an upscale department store chain in the United States, founded by John W. Nordstrom and Carl F. Wallin. Initially a shoe retailer, the company today also sells clothing, accessories, handbags, jewelry, cosmetics, fragrances, and in some locations, home furnishings...
and Saks Fifth Avenue
Saks Fifth Avenue
Saks Fifth Avenue is a luxury American specialty store owned and operated by Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises , a subsidiary of Saks Incorporated. It competes in the high-end specialty store market in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, i.e. 'the 3 B's' Bergdorf, Barneys, Bloomingdale's and Lord & Taylor...
. Over 40 boutiques have their only NJ location at The Mall at Short Hills, a favored destination for shoppers from far and wide.The mall has a gross leasable area
Gross leasable area
Gross leasable area 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...
of 1,340,000 ft² placing it in the top ten among the largest shopping malls in New Jersey.
Description
The Mall at Short Hills is located between the JFK Parkway, Route 24Route 24 (New Jersey)
Route 24 is a state highway in New Jersey, United States, that extends from a junction with Interstate 287 in Hanover Township in Morris County, passing southeast through Essex County, and ends at a junction with Interstate 78 in Springfield Township in Union County. The route is a four- to...
, and the Canoe Brook Country Club. The mall is 23 miles (37 km) west of Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
and across from the Short Hills Hilton Hotel. The mall includes 160 specialty stores and restaurants including an unprecedented collection of specialty, international and luxury retailers, such as Hermes
Hermes
Hermes is the great messenger of the gods in Greek mythology and a guide to the Underworld. Hermes was born on Mount Kyllini in Arcadia. An Olympian god, he is also the patron of boundaries and of the travelers who cross them, of shepherds and cowherds, of the cunning of thieves, of orators and...
, Dior
Dior
Dior can mean:* Christian Dior SA, a French clothing retailer* In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth legendarium:**Dior Eluchíl, a Half-elven of the First Age**Dior , a Steward of GondorDior is a surname, and may refer to:...
, Tiffany & Co.
Tiffany & Co.
Tiffany & Co. is an American jewelry and silverware company. As part of its branding, the company is strongly associated with its Tiffany Blue , which is a registered trademark.- History :...
, Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton Malletier – commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton , or shortened to LV – is a French fashion house founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label is well known for its LV monogram, which is featured on most products, ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes,...
, Gucci
Gucci
The House of Gucci, better known simply as Gucci , is an Italian fashion and leather goods label, part of the Gucci Group, which is owned by French company PPR...
, Cartier
Cartier
-Places:* Cartier Island, an island north-west of Australia that is part of Australia's Northern Territory* Cartier, Manitoba, a rural municipality in Canada* Cartier, Ontario, a small town in Northern Ontario* Cartier , Quebec-Other uses:...
, Salvatore Ferragamo
Salvatore Ferragamo
Salvatore Ferragamo was a Florentine and Italian shoe designer. He worked with many Hollywood stars in the 1920s, before returning to Italy to found the eponymous company making unique hand-made footwear. His scientific and creative approach to shoes spawned many innovations such as the wedge heel...
, Burberry
Burberry
Burberry Group plc is a British luxury fashion house, manufacturing clothing, fragrance, and fashion accessories. Its distinctive tartan pattern has become one of its most widely copied trademarks. Burberry is most famous for its iconic trench coat, which was invented by founder Thomas Burberry...
, Miu Miu
Miu Miu
Miu Miu is a high fashion brand from the Prada fashion house, opened in 1993 and headed by Miuccia Prada. The name of the collection is taken from Miuccia Prada’s nickname.-Stores:...
, Chanel
Chanel
Chanel S.A. is a French fashion house founded by the couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, well established in haute couture, specializing in luxury goods . She gained the name "Coco" while maintaining a career as a singer at a café in France...
, Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana is an Italian luxury industry fashion house. The company was started by the Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in Milan, Italy. By 2005 their turnover was €597 million....
, Fendi
Fendi
Fendi is an Italian high fashion house best known for its "baguette" handbags. It was launched in 1925 as a fur and leather shop in Rome, but today is a multinational luxury goods brand owned by LVMH...
, Jimmy Choo
Jimmy Choo
Dato' Jimmy Choo, OBE, born Choo Yeang Keat, is a Malaysian fashion designer based in London, United Kingdom. He is best known for founding Jimmy Choo Ltd that became known for its handmade women's shoes....
, Max Mara
Max Mara
MaxMara, or The House of MaxMara, is a luxury Italian fashion house known for its ready-to-wear clothing. Established in 1951 in Reggio Emilia by Achille Maramotti...
, Piazza Sempione, Loro Piana
Loro Piana
Loro Piana is an Italian clothing company specialising in high-end, luxury cashmere and wool products.-History:Originally from Trivero , the Loro Piana family started as merchants of wool fabrics at the beginning of the nineteenth century...
, Bulgari
Bulgari
Bulgari is an Italian jeweler and luxury goods retailer which has been owned by the French firm LVMH since October 2011. The trademark is usually written "BVLGARI" in the classical Latin alphabet , and is derived from the surname of the company's Greek founder, Sotirio Voulgaris...
, Van Cleef & Arpels
Van Cleef & Arpels
Van Cleef & Arpels is a French jewellery, watch, and perfume company that was founded in 1896 by Charles Arpels and Alfred Van Cleef. They opened their first boutique in 1906 at 22 place Vendôme, Paris...
, and Polo Ralph Lauren
Polo Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren Corporation is a luxury clothing and goods company of the American fashion designer Ralph Lauren. Ralph Lauren specializes in high-end casual/semi-formal wear for men and women, as well as accessories, fragrances, home and housewares...
among others. Restaurants and specialty food stores include Legal Sea Foods
Legal Sea Foods
Legal Sea Foods is a Boston-based seafood restaurant group, with locations along the Eastern Seaboard. Besides Massachusetts, there are also locations in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington, DC, as well as in Warwick, RI, Boca Raton, FL and Atlanta, GA.-History:It was...
, Papa Razzi
Back Bay Restaurant Group
Back Bay Restaurant Group is a restaurant company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts which operates 35 restaurants under seven different concepts, primarily in New England.- History :...
, Joe’s American Bar & Grill
Back Bay Restaurant Group
Back Bay Restaurant Group is a restaurant company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts which operates 35 restaurants under seven different concepts, primarily in New England.- History :...
, The Cheesecake Factory
The Cheesecake Factory
The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. is a restaurant company in the United States. The company operates 165 upscale, casual, full-service dining restaurants: 151 under The Cheesecake Factory mark, 13 under the Grand Lux Cafe mark and one under the RockSugar Pan Asian Kitchen mark...
, California Pizza Kitchen
California Pizza Kitchen
California Pizza Kitchen , known within the food industry as CPK, is a casual dining restaurant chain that specializes in California-style pizza...
, Au Bon Pain, and Godiva Chocolatier. It anchors Bloomingdale's
Bloomingdale's
Bloomingdale's is an American department store owned by Macy's, Inc. .Bloomingdale's started in 1861 when brothers Joseph and Lyman G. Bloomingdale started selling hoop-skirts in their Ladies Notions' Shop on Manhattan's Lower East Side...
, Macy's
Macy's
Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
, Neiman Marcus
Neiman Marcus
Neiman Marcus, formerly Neiman-Marcus, is a luxury specialty retail department store operated by the Neiman Marcus Group in the United States. The company is headquartered in the One Marcus Square building in Downtown Dallas, Texas, and competes with other department stores such as Saks Fifth...
, Nordstrom
Nordstrom
Nordstrom, Inc. is an upscale department store chain in the United States, founded by John W. Nordstrom and Carl F. Wallin. Initially a shoe retailer, the company today also sells clothing, accessories, handbags, jewelry, cosmetics, fragrances, and in some locations, home furnishings...
, and Saks Fifth Avenue
Saks Fifth Avenue
Saks Fifth Avenue is a luxury American specialty store owned and operated by Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises , a subsidiary of Saks Incorporated. It competes in the high-end specialty store market in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, i.e. 'the 3 B's' Bergdorf, Barneys, Bloomingdale's and Lord & Taylor...
. Approximately 40 boutiques have their only New Jersey location at The Mall at Short Hills.
History
One of the first planned communities in the country, Short Hills was the dream of Stewart Hartshorn, a poet and nature lover who purchased 1500 acres (6.1 km²) of New Jersey land in the late 1800s. There he pursued his lifelong dream, reading good books and writing his verse in a tranquil, natural setting.Throughout the first half of the century, the suburban community grew quickly, and local residents desired quality shopping within their local setting. Their vision began to take shape in 1949 when the Prudential Insurance Company of America acquired a large tract of land where The Mall at Short Hills and part of the Canoe Brook Country Club now sit. Seven years later, B. Altman opened a 130000 square feet (12,077.4 m²) store on the land and eventually added an additional 50000 square feet (4,645.2 m²) to meet market demands. The B Altman store was relocated from East Orange where a number of other upscale retailers had opened branches, Best & Co.
Best & Co.
Best & Co. was a children's clothing retailer based in Greenwich, Connecticut. It reestablished the name of the New York City-based Best & Co. clothing chain that operated from 1879 to 1971.-History:...
, and Franklin Simon
Franklin Simon
Franklin Simon was the owner of Franklin Simon & Co., a department store in Manhattan. The store was founded in February 1902, and his business partner was Herman A. Flurscheim.-Biography:...
among them. Local residents continued their demand for expanded retailing and in the early 1960s, a small center opened. The open-air center included Bonwit Teller, Tepper's, along with retailers such as FAO Schwarz, Pottery Barn, Jugtown Mountain Smokehouse and Brentano's.
The momentum continued as America's largest suburban Bloomingdale's premiered on the site in 1967. The 246000 square feet (22,854.1 m²) store included an entire floor devoted to furniture and decorative accessories. In addition, smaller "boutiques" were created in the store such as, Young World, Delicacies Shop, Au Gourmet, a Men’s store, and a restaurant.
In 1974, Prudential Insurance Company of America began working with The Taubman Company, The Mall at Short Hills' current owner. By 1981, the two had completed a two-year, $100 million project to enclose the mall, which at that time included 1,160,000 of gross leasable space and three anchor stores. New retailers included Godiva Chocolatier, Black Star and Frost, The Limited and Gap. The same year, 1981, Abraham and Strauss joined the center.
Then The Mall at Short Hills grew again. It was rumored that Lord & Taylor
Lord & Taylor
Lord & Taylor, colloquially known as L&T, or LT, based in New York City, is the oldest upscale, specialty-retail department store chain in the United States. Concentrated in the eastern U.S., the retailer operated independently for nearly a century prior to joining American Dry Goods...
was to open in the former Bonwit Teller
Bonwit Teller
Bonwit Teller was a department store in New York City founded by Paul Bonwit in 1895 at Sixth Avenue and 18th Street. In 1897 Edmund D. Teller was admitted to the partnership and the store moved to 23rd Street, East of Sixth Avenue...
location once the downtown Millburn location closed. Apparently Lord & Taylor wanted a larger location vs. the 100,000 square foot current Saks Location. Instead Lord & Taylor chose to relocated to the nearby Livingston Mall
Livingston Mall
The Livingston Mall is a two-level, super-regional shopping mall owned by the Simon Property Group located in Livingston, New Jersey, United States, serving western Essex, Morris and Union counties. The mall has a gross leasable area of .-Description:...
. This is somewhat of a major upset. Later in time the first phase of a major expansion, begun in 1993, was completed in November 1994 adding a 100000 square feet (9,290.3 m²) Saks Fifth Avenue in the former Bonwit Teller
Bonwit Teller
Bonwit Teller was a department store in New York City founded by Paul Bonwit in 1895 at Sixth Avenue and 18th Street. In 1897 Edmund D. Teller was admitted to the partnership and the store moved to 23rd Street, East of Sixth Avenue...
location, a totally renovated Bloomingdale's and Abraham & Straus became Macy’s. The next expansion phase was completed in August 1995 adding two anchors—a 137000 square feet (12,727.7 m²) Neiman Marcus and a 188000 square feet (17,465.8 m²) Nordstrom—and many new specialty stores including Tiffany & Co., Crate & Barrel, Polo Ralph Lauren, Fendi, and MaxMara. Today, The Mall at Short Hills boasts an unparalleled department and specialty store offering, establishing it as the region’s preeminent shopping center.
Anchors
- Bloomingdale'sBloomingdale'sBloomingdale's is an American department store owned by Macy's, Inc. .Bloomingdale's started in 1861 when brothers Joseph and Lyman G. Bloomingdale started selling hoop-skirts in their Ladies Notions' Shop on Manhattan's Lower East Side...
(246,000 square feet; 4 Floors) - Macy'sMacy'sMacy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
(279,000 square feet; 3 Floors) - Neiman MarcusNeiman MarcusNeiman Marcus, formerly Neiman-Marcus, is a luxury specialty retail department store operated by the Neiman Marcus Group in the United States. The company is headquartered in the One Marcus Square building in Downtown Dallas, Texas, and competes with other department stores such as Saks Fifth...
(137,000 square feet; 3 Floors) - NordstromNordstromNordstrom, Inc. is an upscale department store chain in the United States, founded by John W. Nordstrom and Carl F. Wallin. Initially a shoe retailer, the company today also sells clothing, accessories, handbags, jewelry, cosmetics, fragrances, and in some locations, home furnishings...
(188,000 square feet; 3 Floors) - Saks Fifth AvenueSaks Fifth AvenueSaks Fifth Avenue is a luxury American specialty store owned and operated by Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises , a subsidiary of Saks Incorporated. It competes in the high-end specialty store market in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, i.e. 'the 3 B's' Bergdorf, Barneys, Bloomingdale's and Lord & Taylor...
(100,000 square feet; 3 Floors)
Former anchors
- Abraham & StrausAbraham & StrausAbraham & Straus was a major New York City department store, based in Brooklyn. Founded in 1865, in 1929 it became part of Federated Department Stores, which eliminated the A&S brand shortly after its 1994 acquisition of R.H. Macy & Company...
(opened in 1980, became Macy's 1995) - Bonwit TellerBonwit TellerBonwit Teller was a department store in New York City founded by Paul Bonwit in 1895 at Sixth Avenue and 18th Street. In 1897 Edmund D. Teller was admitted to the partnership and the store moved to 23rd Street, East of Sixth Avenue...
(opened in 1961, current location of Saks 5th Avenue) - Tepper's (opened in 1961, was closed prior to rebuilding of mall, branch of the Plainfield based store).
- B. Altman & Co. (opened as stand alone store in 1959, demolished as part of expansion)