Briarwood Mall facts for kids
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| Location | Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 42°14′25.8″N 83°44′47.3″W / 42.240500°N 83.746472°W |
| Opening date | October 3, 1973 |
| Developer | A. Alfred Taubman |
| Management | Simon Property Group |
| Owner | Simon Property Group (50%) & GM Pension Trust |
| No. of stores and services | 120+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 (3 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 980,224 sq ft (91,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in Macy's, JCPenney, and Von Maur) |
| Public transit access | AAATA 6, 24, 62 |
Briarwood Mall is a popular shopping mall located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. It's a major shopping spot for people in Washtenaw County. The mall has three main stores, called anchor stores: Macy's, JCPenney, and Von Maur. Many other shops, restaurants, and hotels are also found around the mall. Simon Property Group helps manage and partly owns Briarwood Mall.
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History of Briarwood Mall
How Briarwood Mall Started
Briarwood Mall first opened its doors on October 3, 1973. It was built by a developer named A. Alfred Taubman. When it first opened, the mall had big stores like JCPenney and Sears. Another large store, Hudson's, joined a year later.
Changes and New Stores Over Time
In 1980, a fourth big store called Lord & Taylor was added to the mall. This store later closed in 1993 and became Jacobson's.
Over the years, some of the main stores changed their names. Hudson's became Marshall Field's in 2001, and then it changed to Macy's five years later. Jacobson's closed in 2002. Its spot was then taken by the first Von Maur store in Michigan, which opened in September 2003. The mall also got a big makeover in 2004.
New Management and Updates
In 2007, Simon Property Group started managing Briarwood Mall. This was their first mall to manage in Michigan.
Briarwood Mall used to have a movie theater when it first opened. It changed names several times over the years. Eventually, the theater closed in 2010. Part of that space was later used by a store called MC Sports.
In 2013, Briarwood Mall had another big renovation. This update brought new flooring, better lighting, and redesigned entrances. They also added a skating rink, new LED lights, and improved seating and bathrooms for shoppers.
In 2014, a larger Forever 21 store opened in the JCPenney area. In 2017, MC Sports closed. The space was then divided for other businesses. On October 15, 2018, the Sears store at Briarwood Mall announced it would close.
