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Galleria Dallas 
The ice rink at the Galleria DallasLocation Dallas, Texas, USA Opening date 1982 Developer Hines Interests Management Simon Property Group Owner UBS Realty Investors LLC (UBS AG) Architect HOK No. of stores and services 200+ No. of anchor tenants 7 Total retail floor area total: 1,700,000 sq ft (158,000 m2)
retail: 1,400,000 sq ft (130,000 m2)[1]Parking 10,000+ spaces[2] No. of floors 4 (including ice level) Website www.galleriadallas.com The Galleria Dallas, an upscale shopping mall and mixed-use development located in north Dallas, Texas (USA), was developed by long time owner Hines Interests in 1982. The mall is modeled after a similar Hines development, the Houston Galleria, which opened in 1970. Both Galleria malls have an ice skating rink and a glass vaulted ceiling that is modeled after the historic Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy.
Today there are over 200 stores and restaurants including an ice rink and The Westin Galleria Hotel. The Dallas Galleria is located at the intersection of Interstate 635 and the Dallas North Tollway. The property is currently owned by an investment consortium advised by UBS Realty Investors LLC, a subsidiary of UBS AG of Zurich, Switzerland and was managed by General Growth Properties of Chicago, Illinois. Due to the bankruptcy of General Growth, Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group (who also owns The Galleria in Houston, Texas) assumed management of the mall, starting August 23, 2009.
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History
- 1982 - Hines Interests opens The Dallas Galleria with anchors Marshall Field's and Saks Fifth Avenue as well as a 432-room Westin Hotel.
- 1985 - The mall is expanded and Macy's opens.
- 1995 - The mall opens a 75,000 square feet (7,000 m2) expansion in November.
- 1996 - In March. Nordstrom opens as anchor of the mall's new wing.
- 1997 - Marshall Field's sells its Texas locations. The Dallas Galleria location is purchased by Saks Fifth Avenue.
- 1999 - Saks Fifth Avenue renovates and moves into the original Marshall Field's location. The original Saks location is converted to a Gap, Inc. megastore housing Banana Republic (first level), Gap (second level), and Old Navy (third level).
- 2002 - Hines Interests sells the Dallas Galleria to UBS Realty Investors LLC of Hartford, CT, for an estimated US$300 million.
- 2003 - A major renovation of the mall is begun, with the mall's name changed from "Dallas Galleria" to "Galleria Dallas"[3]
- 2005 - UBS Realty Investors LLC acquires the Westin Galleria Hotel from Hines Interests for $95 million.[4]
- 2009 - General Growth Properties, the mall's management company, went bankrupt in April 2009. In June, Simon Property Group obtained management rights & their tenure started August 1. [5]
- 2011 - A man commits suicide by jumping from the 3rd floor of the mall landing in the ice skating rink.
Anchors and Stores
The following stores are anchor stores:[6]
- Macy's (242,692 sq ft.)
- Nordstrom (214,485 sq ft.)
- Saks Fifth Avenue (156,601 sq ft.)
- Old Navy flagship (44,856 sq ft.)
- Banana Republic flagship (39,277 sq ft.)
- Gap flagship (43,506 sq ft.)
- The Westin Galleria Hotel (475,000 sq ft.)
- American Girl Boutique and Bistro
See also
- List of shopping malls in Dallas, Texas
References
- ^ Property details, Hines, Retrieved on 9 September 2006.
- ^ Visitor & Guest Services, Galleria Dallas, Retrieved on 9 September 2006.
- ^ A grander Galleria, International Council of Shopping Centers, November 2003.
- ^ UBS Realty Investors Acquires the 432-room Westin Galleria Hotel in North Dallas for $95 million, The Dallas Morning News, 8 April 2005.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Store Directory, Galleria Dallas, Retrieved on 14 February 2007.
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Coordinates: 32°55′48.00″N 96°49′10″W / 32.93°N 96.81944°W
Categories:- Shopping malls in the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex
- Buildings and structures in Dallas, Texas
- Economy of Dallas, Texas
- General Growth Properties
- Simon Property Group
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