The Mall at Short Hills

Shopping mall in New Jersey

The Mall at Short Hills

Interior of mall near Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom

Address| 1200 Morris Tpke, Short Hills, New Jersey, U.S.
Opening date| 1961
Developer| Prudential Insurance Company of America; The Taubman Company
Owner| The Taubman Company
No. of stores and services| 160+
No. of anchor tenants| 9[1]
Total retail floor area| 1,374,000 square feet
No. of floors| 2
Parking| Surface parking lots & multi-level parking garage
Public transit access|  NJ Transit Bus: 70, 873
Website| shopshorthills.com

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, JFK Parkway (CR 649), and Route 124.[2] It is located 10 miles (16 km) west of Newark Airport and 19 miles (31 km) west of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The mall is situated near affluent communities in neighboring Morris and Union counties along the Passaic River.

The mall features Macy's, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's, and Neiman Marcus.[3] The mall has 150 specialty stores and restaurants. Over 40 boutiques have their only New Jersey location at the mall.

## History

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Interior of mall between Macy's and Bloomingdale's

Throughout the first half of the 20th 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 (12,000 m2) store on the land and eventually added an additional 50,000 square feet (4,600 m2) to meet market demands.

Local residents continued their demand for expanded retailing and in the early 1960s, a small shopping center opened. This open-air center included Bonwit Teller alongside retailers such as FAO Schwarz, Pottery Barn and Brentano's. Soon after, Bloomingdale's premiered on the site in 1967.[4] The 243,000-square-foot (22,600 m2) store included an entire floor devoted to furniture and decorative accessories.

In 1974, Prudential Insurance Company of America began working with The Taubman Company, which was The Mall at Short Hills' owner at that time. By 1980, the two organizations had completed a two-year, $100 million project to enclose the mall, which by then included 1,160,000 square feet (108,000 m2) of gross leasable space and three anchor stores. New retailers included Godiva Chocolatier, Black Star and Frost, The Limited and Gap. In 1981, Abraham & Straus joined the center.[5]

The first phase of another major expansion began in 1993 and was completed in November 1994, adding a 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) Saks Fifth Avenue. Bloomingdale's was renovated, and Abraham & Straus became Macy's.[6][7] The next expansion phase was completed in August 1995 adding two anchors—a 129,000-square-foot (12,000 m2) Neiman Marcus and a 172,000-square-foot (16,000 m2) 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.[8] 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 space.[9][10]

## References

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1. ^ "Web Home". The Mall at Short Hills.
2. ^ "OpenStreetMap". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
3. ^ Chen, I-Chun (November 10, 2021). "Industrious to open co-working location at Newport Tower in Jersey City". New York Business Journal. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
4. ^ "Bloomingdale's Opens a Store in Short Hills Today". September 15, 1967 - via NYTimes.com.
5. ^ "'A&S plans gala opening". The Star-Ledger. March 1, 1981. p. 12. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
6. ^ "Thriving centers of commerce". The Star-Ledger. February 5, 1995. p. 278.
7. ^ "'Retailing' section". The Star-Ledger. February 5, 1995. p. 279.
8. ^ Bush, Susan Brierly (July 19, 2016). "Saks Short Hills CLOSING: Shop the Liquidation Sale!". New Jersey Monthly. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
9. ^ Wilson, Marianne (October 8, 2018). "First Look: Canada's Indigo Books and Music makes U.S debut". Chain Store Age. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
10. ^ Anzidei, Melanie. "Industrious opening its first NJ co-working space inside the Mall at Short Hills". The Record. Woodland Park. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

## External links

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