Arundel Mills

Arundel Mills Mall

Location	7000 Arundel Mills Circle, Hanover, Maryland, United States
Opening date	2000
Developer	The Mills Corporation
Owner	Simon Property Group
No. of stores and services	225
No. of anchor tenants	17
Total retail floor area	1,300,000 sq ft (120,000 m2)
No. of floors	1
Website	www.arundelmills.com

Oblique air photo of Arundel Mills Mall, Jan. 2009

The Coca-Cola Entry 2

The Rowhouse Entry #1 at night

Cinemark Egyptian 24 Megaplex Theaters main entry

Arundel Mills is a mall located in Hanover, Maryland (south of Baltimore, near BWI Airport) and is now owned by Simon Property Group. With its 1,300,000 sq ft (120,000 m²) GLA, it was the largest mall in Maryland, until the Westfield Annapolis Mall surpassed it with its 2007 expansion. The mall is located at the intersection of Maryland Route 100 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Maryland Route 295) in northwestern Anne Arundel County (hence the name "Arundel" Mills).

Arundel Mills opened in November 2000. It is the first enclosed mall to feature a Medieval Times dinner theater.^[1] In addition to 17 large anchor stores, Arundel Mills also features a Dave & Buster's and an Egyptian-themed 24-screen megaplex theater. The movie theater is the highest-attended in the United States^[2] and was the only outlet of its Muvico chain in the state of Maryland before being sold to Cinemark in March 2009.^[3] The theater is one of only two in Maryland that utilize the Dolby Digital Cinema technology for showing digitally formatted movies.^[4]

The mall's interior layout features a "racetrack" design or, more noticeably, the outline of a boat. Mall sponsors are Toyota, The Baltimore Sun, Comcast, Discover Card, and Coca-Cola. Arundel Mills has over 225 stores.^[5]

Mall neighborhoods

Arundel Mills has 5 distinct neighborhoods with anchors and at least one mall entry. The Neighborhoods are designed after Maryland's culture.

• Charm City Neighborhood 1 – with the Rowhouse entry (2 top pictures), sponsored by Toyota.
• Maryland Scenic Drive Neighborhood 2 – with the Coca-Cola bottle entry leading into the Roundhouse (train station) food court (see top picture), sponsored by Safeway.
• Ocean City Boardwalk Neighborhood 3 – with the Crab entry, Cinemark 24 movie theater entrance and another separate restaurant entry. It's sponsored by Comcast Cable.
• Fashion Avenue Neighborhood 4 – with the Marsh entry, sponsored by Discover Card. This neighborhood has the most apparel stores.
• Boating the Bay Neighborhood 5 – with the Nautical entry, was formerly sponsored by EarthLink.

Anchor & Department Stores

• Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World
• Bed Bath & Beyond
• Best Buy
• Books-A-Million
• Burlington Coat Factory
• The Children's Place
• Cinemark Egyptian 24 Theatres
• Dave & Buster's
• F.Y.E. For Your Entertainment
• H&M
• Last Call (a Neiman Marcus outlet)
• Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
• Michaels Arts & Crafts
• Modell's Sporting Goods
• Nike Factory Store
• OFF 5th Saks Fifth Avenue Outlet
• OFF Broadway Shoes
• Old Navy
• T.J. Maxx

Former Anchor Stores

• Crayola Works (first location in the chain; opened June 2002, closed February 2004, replaced by Last Call in 2006)
• Jillian's (location acquired by Dave & Buster's)
• Muvico (location acquired by Cinemark in March 2009)
• Sun & Ski Sports (replaced by Modell's Sporting Goods)

Surrounding Area

While not officially a part of Arundel Mills mall, big-box stores, major retailers, and restaurants adjacent to the property include Wal-Mart, Costco, Michaels, hhgregg, Staples, Safeway, Men's Wearhouse, Chick-fil-A, Wendy's, Potbelly Sandwich Works, Chipotle Mexican Grill, McDonald's, T.G.I. Friday's, Panera Bread, Damon's Grill, Golden Corral, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, and Longhorn Steakhouse.

Lodging facilities in the immediate vicinity include Aloft Arundel Mills, Residence Inn by Marriott, Element by Westin Arundel Mills, TownePlace Suites by Marriott, and Hampton Inn & Suites.

Maryland Live! at Arundel Mills (Gaming Casino)

After Maryland voters approved slot machine gambling in Maryland in 2008, The Cordish Company has planned a slots parlor next to the mall. The proposal for slots at Arundel Mills was on the ballot as a referendum in the November 2010 elections; the referendum passed, and construction began on the casino shortly afterward, with construction to be completed by July 2012.^[6] Maryland Live! will have about 380,000 sq. ft. of floor space^[7] and feature 4,750 gaming slots.^[7] Maryland Live! will be a separate, free-standing facility, separated from Arundel Mills by the inner mall ring road.^[8] Although not directly connected to the mall, the casino will be within walking distance of the food court entrance. Maryland Live! will add a state-of-the-art, 5,000-space parking structure at Arundel Mills, complete with a "smart park" system featuring a green and red light space availability feature, such as the system used at nearby BWI Airport.^[8] Parking will be available free of charge during all mall hours for Arundel Mills shoppers.^[8]

In addition to gaming, Maryland Live! will feature big name dining options: the award-winning chef, restaurateur, television personality, and cookbook author Bobby Flay, will open a brand new, upscale restaurant;^[6] The Cheesecake Factory will open a 10,000 sq. ft. restaurant, at the location;^[6] and an 8,000 sq. ft. Ruth's Chris Steak House, will also open.^[6] The project was to feature the world famous Baltimore-based crab house, Obrycki’s Crab House and Seafood Restaurant; however, the restaurant announced in November 2011 that it will not be opening a location there. Maryland Live! will also feature a new live music venue operated by Annapolis-based Rams Head.^[6] Rams Head Live! will feature fixed seating for approximately 300 in an intimate cabaret-style design with several stepped viewing levels of the stage.^[6]

Crime

On the evening of Friday, November 12, 2011, two people were shot and killed outside of the entrance to Dave and Buster's.

References

1. ^ "The Mills Corporation 2003 Annual Report" (PDF). Ticker Online Magazine. 2003. http://www.ticker.com/Annualreport/MLS/MLS-2003.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-26. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Fuchs, Andreas (March 12, 2007). "Muvin' on up". Film Journal International. Nielsen Business Media. http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003556879. Retrieved 2009-03-26. 
3. ^ DiOrio, Carl (March 24, 2009). "Nat'l Amusements fails to attract bidders". The Hollywood Reporter. Nielsen Business Media. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i21fd82b8e716e671e4644e5918ab4fde. Retrieved 2009-03-26. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Dolby At the Movies - Dolby Digital Cinema Movie Theater Locations". http://www.dolby.com/consumer/motion_picture/ddcinemas/#Maryland. Retrieved 2007-09-18. 
5. ^ "Arundel Mills Information". http://www.simon.com/mall/mall_info.aspx?ID=1230. Retrieved 2007-07-21. 
6. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "Maryland Live! At Arundel Mills Unveils Plans for Nationally-Acclaimed Restaurants & Music Venue". The Cordish Companies. http://www.cordish.com/sub.cfm?section=news&type=press&newsid=370. Retrieved 14 October 2010. 
7. ^ ^{a b} "Maryland Live! Casino at Arundel Mills Breaks Ground". CityBiz Real Estate. http://baltimorerealestate.citybizlist.com/1/2011/1/27/Maryland-Live!-Casino-at-Arundel-Mills-Breaks-Ground.aspx. Retrieved 27 January 2011. 
8. ^ ^{a b c} "Casino is a good fit for Arundel Mills". The Baltimore Sun. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-10-29/news/bs-ed-pro-slots-20101029_1_arundel-mills-casino-parking-structure. Retrieved 29 October 2010. 

External links

• Arundel Mills website
• Simon Property Group
• Arundel Mills Review
• Arundel Mills on Google Street View

Coordinates: 39°9′29.82″N 76°43′29.22″W / 39.1582833°N 76.7247833°W / 39.1582833; -76.7247833