The Oaks Mall (Florida)

Infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Oaks Mall


caption =
location = Gainesville, Florida, United States
opening_date = 1978
manager = General Growth Properties
owner = General Growth Properties
developer =
building_costs =
number_of_stores = 140
number_of_anchors = 5
floor_area = convert|910000|sqft|m2|abbr=on
floors = 1
parking = 5,000
website = [http://www.theoaksmall.com/html/Index2.asp Offical site]

The Oaks Mall is a shopping center located in Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A. It has convert|901000|sqft|m2 of gross leasable area, and is a super-regional shopping center. [ [http://www.ivanhoecambridge.com/ASP/WebPage.asp?siteid=35&MainSection=3&SubSection=31] www.ivanhoecambridge.com retrieved June 17, 2007] [ [http://www.icsc.org/srch/sct/current/sct0901/page73.php ICSC] ] It is located at 6419 W. Newberry Rd., Gainesville, Florida.

The mall is owned by General Growth Properties.

The mall serves an extremely large trade area stretching into 11 counties with a population growth rate nearly double the national average. The center also benefits from its close proximity to over 64,000 students attending the nearby University of Florida and Santa Fe Community College.

The mall has several stores for the youth generation including: American Eagle, Hollister, Aeropostale, Abercrombie & Fitch, Hot Topic, and Buckle.

In late May 2007, thieves stole thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from Jewelry Works and Creative Jewelry, two jewelry stores at the mall. [ [http://www.gainesville.com/article/20070601/LOCAL/706010333&SearchID=7328451628157 The Gainesville Sun, June 1, 2007 - Thieves target Oaks Mall jewelry stores]

An adjacent shopping center, Oaks Mall Plaza, was bought by Southern Management and Development of Boca Raton, Florida in 2004 for $12.23 million. [ [http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2004/06/07/daily25.html South Florida Business Journal - June 9, 2004 - SMD buys Oaks Mall Plaza] ]

Major Events

*On December 6, 2007, a shooting took place in the Oaks Mall's parking lot.

Anchor Stores

*Belk
*J.C. Penney
*Sephora (inside J.C. Penney)
*Macy's
*Sears
*Dillard's

Food Court

*Chick-fil-A
*Subway
*Great Steak and Potato Company
*Suki Hana
*Lotus Express
*Wendy's
*Nature's Table
*Auntie Anne's Pretzels
*Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream

Kiosks

*Island Smoothie
*Cellular Express (Cingular Wireless)

External links

* [http://www.theoaksmall.com/ The Oaks Mall] Official site
* [http://www.ggp.com/properties/malltemplate.asp?smuid=603 General Growth Properties - The Oaks Mall]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=The+Oaks+6419+W.+Newberry+Rd.,+Gainesville,+Florida&ie=UTF8&om=1&ei=WAh2Rvy_IaP-rALB2fW8CA&cd=2&cid=29659560,-82412291,10169245146729875051&li=lmd&ll=29.67023,-82.41231&spn=0.027072,0.058365&z=14&iwloc=A Google Maps]

References

* [http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070607/SUNFRONT/706070345/-1/rss The Gainesville Sun, June 7, 2007 - Downfall of the mall?]
* [http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2004/06/07/daily25.html South Florida Business Journal - June 9, 2004 - SMD buys Oaks Mall Plaza]
* [http://www.ggp.com/properties/MallTemplate.asp?smuid=603 General Growth Properties Website]
* [http://www.gainesvillesun.com/article/20071206/BREAKING/71206029]