- Twelve Oaks Mall
infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Twelve Oaks Mall
caption =
location =Novi, Michigan , USA
opening_date = 1977
developer =A. Alfred Taubman
manager =Taubman Centers
owner =Taubman Centers
number_of_stores = 200
number_of_anchors = 5
floor_area = 1.5 million ft²
Macy's - convert|300000|sqft|m2|abbr=on
Nordstrom - convert|165000|sqft|m2|abbr=on
Sears - convert|207000|sqft|m2|abbr=on
JC Penney - convert|156000|sqft|m2|abbr=on
Lord & Taylor - convert|122000|sqft|m2|abbr=on
floors = 2 (3 inMacy's )
website = http://www.shoptwelveoaks.com/
parking = 7,051Twelve Oaks Mall is an upscale
shopping mall located inNovi, Michigan , a suburb of Detroit. The mall is located on the Northeast corner ofI-96 and Novi Road.Taubman Centers is the owner and manager of the mall, and it is anchored byMacy's ,Lord & Taylor ,Nordstrom ,JCPenney and Sears. It is among the largest malls owned by the Taubman Corporation.Marshall, Caroll (August 23, 2007. [http://blog.mlive.com/oak_business_review/2007/08/twelve_oaks_expansion_makes_ma.html Twelve Oaks expansion makes mall among Tauban's biggest] . Oakland Business Review, "MLive.com". Retrieved on January 17, 2008.]History
Twelve Oaks Mall was developed by
A. Alfred Taubman and was completed and opened on August 3, 1977, anchored byHudson's ,JCPenney and Sears; the mall was designed byVictor Gruen and Richard Prince.Lord & Taylor was added as a fourth anchor a year after the mall opened. Themall is one of three super-regionalTaubman malls built in theDetroit metro area in the late 1970s, the other two beingLakeside Mall in Sterling Heights andFairlane Town Center in Dearborn.The mall was constructed on the site of a former gravel pit. Planning for the mall began around 1971. Excavation of the site began in the spring of 1975. Construction of the mall began in the fall of 1975. Prior to its development as the 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. A regional mall was originally proposed to be built in Farmington Township (now Farmington Hills) at Thirteen Mile and Haggerty Roads. Opposition to the proposal in Farmington Township and West Bloomfield Township pushed the developers west to the location in Novi.
In 2002, The Taubman Corporation demolished the defunct United Artists Theatres and made way for a new "Lifestyle Cafe" food court, and allowed kiosks in the mall for the first time. This marked a change in Taubman policy, as it was originally believed that a food court would invite teenage loitering, and that kiosks diminished the upscale atmosphere of the mall.
In 2005, The Taubman Corporation announced a $63-million expansion project which includes a convert|97000|sqft|m2|abbr=on. of common space, 30 new stores, a convert|60000|sqft|m2|abbr=on. expansion and major renovation to
Macy's , a new convert|165000|sqft|m2|abbr=on.Nordstrom store.Marshall, Caroll (August 23, 2007. [http://blog.mlive.com/oak_business_review/2007/08/twelve_oaks_expansion_makes_ma.html Twelve Oaks expansion makes mall among Tauban's biggest] . Oakland Business Review, "MLive.com". Retrieved on January 17, 2008.] The expansion will make Twelve Oaks Mall one of Taubman's largest mall properties. Construction began in February 2006, with Clark Construction Company taking on the project.In 2007, on September 28th, the new Nordstrom opened with over 40 small specialty shops including
Martin + Osa , the first in Michigan. The new anchor store was built on the southeast side of the mall, adjacent to the existing Lord & Taylor store.Interior and Architecture
The architecture consists of large, contemporary, geometric ceiling designs with recessed skylights in the center and anchor courts with lower ceilings between them.
Originally, the interior decor included wood railings with steel bars, terazzo flooring, scultpures throughout the center (on ceilings and floors), and a staircase in the center court. Each court (e.g. Sears Court, Hudson's Court) also contained a large
modern art sculpture, and the original three anchors each had four trees.Between 1994 and 1998, the mall underwent a multi-million dollar renovation which included new entrances, new flooring, an additional elevator in center court, new signage, new railing accents, fixtures, and furnishings. At the same time, the sculptures, the center court staircase, and some of the trees were removed. Interior ashtrays were also removed, as Twelve Oaks became a smoke-free mall near the end of the renovation in September of 1998. The interior decor now consists of silver, mirrored accents on some of the pillars, modern tiled flooring, and silver railings with glass inserts.
In 2007, the entrances were renovated to include a more modern, upscale appearance, and additional accent lighting near the mall skylights was installed. The basic architecture remains the same with the same skylights and overall ceiling design original to the 1977 structure. Again that year, the mall added a TV area during the opening of
Nordstrom .Additionally, the seating areas in the JCPenney Court and Hudson's Court were simplified to create more open space and make navigation easier. A play area for children was also built in the Lord and Taylor Court, and later moved to the Sears court, and valet parking became a permanent offering instead of a seasonal service.
Notes
ee also
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Architecture of metropolitan Detroit
*Metro Detroit
*Tourism in metropolitan Detroit External links
* [http://www.shoptwelveoaks.com/ Official Twelve Oaks Site]
* [http://www.theoaklandpress.com/stories/042005/bus_20050420003.shtml Oakland Press article about the newest expansion]
* [http://www.jcdecauxna.com/pages/mall/pdf/TWE.pdf Demographic information for advertising inside the mall]
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