The Mall at Short Hills

The Mall at Short Hills, also known as the Short Hills Mall, is a shopping mall located in the Short Hills section of Millburn, New Jersey, United States near the interchange of Route 24 and Route 124. It is located 10 miles (16 km) west of Newark Airport and 19 miles (31 km) west of Manhattan. The mall is situated near affluent communities in neighboring Morris and Union counties along the Passaic River.

The Mall at Short Hills
LocationShort Hills, New Jersey, U.S.
Opening date1961
DeveloperPrudential Insurance Company of America; The Taubman Company
OwnerThe Taubman Company
No. of stores and services160+
No. of anchor tenants9 open[1]
Total retail floor area1,374,000 square feet
No. of floors2 (3 in Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom, 4 in Bloomingdale's and Macy's)
ParkingSurface parking lots & multi-level parking garage
Public transit accessBus transport NJ Transit NJ Transit Bus: 70, 873
Websiteshopshorthills.com

The mall is anchored by Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Neiman Marcus, and Nordstrom. The mall features 150 specialty stores and restaurants. Over 40 boutiques have their only New Jersey location at the mall.

Notable retailers include Balenciaga, Bruno Cucinelli, Burberry, Bvlgari, Cartier, Chanel, Dior, Christian Louboutin, Dolce and Gabbana, Fendi, Gucci, Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Jimmy Choo, Max Mara, Oliver Peoples, Prada, Saint Laurent, Salvatore Ferragamo, and Van Cleef & Arpels. [2]

History
Picture of mall taken near Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom

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 & Company opened a 130,000-square-foot store on the land and eventually added an additional 50,000 square feet to meet market demands. Local residents continued their demand for expanded retailing and in the early '60s, a small center opened. The open-air center included Bonwit Teller along with retailers such as FAO Schwarz, Pottery Barn and Brentano's. The momentum continued as America's largest Bloomingdale's premiered on the site in 1967. The 243,000-square-foot 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 Stouffer's restaurant.

In 1974, Prudential Insurance Company of America began working with The Taubman Company, The Mall at Short Hills' current owner. By 1980, 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 following year, 1981, Abraham & Straus joined the center.

The first phase of a major expansion began in 1993, and was completed in November 1994 adding a 100,000-square-foot Saks Fifth Avenue. Bloomingdale's was renovated, and Abraham & Straus became Macy's. The next expansion phase was completed in August 1995 adding two anchors—a 129,000 square-foot Neiman Marcus and a 172,000 square-foot Nordstrom—and many new specialty stores including Tiffany & Co., Crate & Barrel, DKNY and others.

Saks Fifth Avenue closed the Short Hills store in September 2016 in favor of a larger store at American Dream Meadowlands.[3] It was then announced the space would be reconstructed to feature additional stores such as the U.S. debut of Indigo Books, a relocated Crate & Barrel, and Industrious, a pet-friendly, co-working office spacestore.[4][5]

References
  1. "The Mall at Short Hills | NJ's Premier Shopping Destination".
  2. "The Mall at Short Hills | NJ's Premier Shopping Destination".
  3. "Saks Short Hills CLOSING: Shop the Liquidation Sale! - New Jersey Monthly". New Jersey Monthly. 2016-07-19. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  4. "First Look: Canada's Indigo Books and Music makes U.S debut |Chain Store Age". Chain Store Age. 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  5. "Industrious opening its first NJ co-working space inside the Mall at Short Hills". North Jersey. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
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