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| location = [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]], [[United States]]
| location = [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]], [[United States]]
| coordinates =
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| opening_date = 1961, redeveloped approximately 1999
| opening_date = 1962
| closing_date =
| closing_date = 1972
| developer =
| developer = poop in my fuckin' butt
| manager = AmCap Incorporated
| manager = AmCap Incorporated
| owner =
| owner =
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'''Arborland Center''' is a [[shopping mall]] located in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]], [[United States]]. Opened in 1961 as an enclosed shopping mall, the center was 'De-Malled' around 1998 and redeveloped as a [[power centre]]<ref>{{cite news | title=The Company - Timeline | publisher=Josephfreed.com | url =http://www.jfreed.com/cgi-bin/general_pdf.pl?item=CompanyTimeline | accessdate = 2008-01-18 }}</ref>, retaining the name Arborland Center. Current [[anchor stores]] include [[Marshalls]], [[PetSmart]], [[Circuit City]], [[Bed Bath & Beyond]], [[Borders]] and [[Toys-R-Us]].
'''Arborland Center''' is a piece of shit [[shopping mall]] located in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]], [[United States]]. Opened in 1961 as an enclosed shopping mall, the center was 'De-Malled' around 1998 and redeveloped as a [[power centre]]<ref>{{cite news | title=The Company - Timeline | publisher=Josephfreed.com | url =http://www.jfreed.com/cgi-bin/general_pdf.pl?item=CompanyTimeline | accessdate = 2008-01-18 }}</ref>, retaining the name Arborland Center. Current [[anchor stores]] include [[Marshalls]], [[PetSmart]], [[Circuit City]], [[Bed Bath & Beyond]], [[Borders]] and [[Toys-R-Us]].


==History==
==History==
fuck this stores; by the 1990s, [[Toys "R" Us]], [[Marshalls]], [[Service Merchandise]], [[Burlington Coat Factory]], and [[Linens 'n Things]] would be added as well.
Arborland was Ann Arbor's first suburban mall, opened in the early 1960s was originally a California-style open mall. After the opening of nearby [[Briarwood Mall]] in the 1970s, Arborland was enclosed.<ref>{{cite news | first=PAULA | last=GARDNER | coauthors= | title=Owners list Arborland mall for sale | date= | publisher=mlive.com | url =http://www.mlive.com/mbusinessreview/stories/index.ssf?/mbusinessreview/se/stories/20050630_owner.html | work =Ann Arbor Business Review | pages = | accessdate = 2008-01-17 | language = }}</ref> The original Arborland featured Federal Department Store, and [[Crowley's]], [[Montgomery Ward]] among its anchor stores; by the 1990s, [[Toys "R" Us]], [[Marshalls]], [[Service Merchandise]], [[Burlington Coat Factory]], and [[Linens 'n Things]] would be added as well.


In the late 1990s Freed and Associates purchased it on the cheap and razed most of the structure, transforming it into a [[big box]] cluster. Toys "R" Us and Marshalls also received newly-built stores during the "de-malling" of the center. Freed's purchase price was around $6 million; within a decade, in 2005, Freed was said to be seeking a buyer for over $100 million.<ref>{{cite news | first=PAULA | last=GARDNER | coauthors= | title=Owners list Arborland mall for sale | date= | publisher=mlive.com | url =http://www.mlive.com/mbusinessreview/stories/index.ssf?/mbusinessreview/se/stories/20050630_owner.html | work =Ann Arbor Business Review | pages = | accessdate = 2008-01-17 | language = }}</ref> Freed did shortly find a buyer for the {{convert|409000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. Centre. The facility was purchased by [[AmCap]], through a joint venture with Los Angeles-based [[Hart Realty Advisers]] for a reported $102 million.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=News From October 14, 2005 | date=2005-10-14 | publisher=REBusiness | url =http://www.rebusinessonline.com/news_archive/10-14-05.shtml | work =Real Estate Business | pages = | accessdate = 2008-01-17 | language = }}</ref>
In the late 1990s Freed and Associates purchased it on the cheap and razed most of the structure, transforming it into a [[big box]] cluster. Toys "R" Us and Marshalls also received newly-built stores during the "de-malling" of the center. Freed's purchase price was around $6 million; within a decade, in 2005, Freed was said to be seeking a buyer for over $100 million.<ref>{{cite news | first=PAULA | last=GARDNER | coauthors= | title=Owners list Arborland mall for sale | date= | publisher=mlive.com | url =http://www.mlive.com/mbusinessreview/stories/index.ssf?/mbusinessreview/se/stories/20050630_owner.html | work =Ann Arbor Business Review | pages = | accessdate = 2008-01-17 | language = }}</ref> Freed did shortly find a buyer for the {{convert|409000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. Centre. The facility was purchased by [[AmCap]], through a joint venture with Los Angeles-based [[Hart Realty Advisers]] for a reported $102 million.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=News From October 14, 2005 | date=2005-10-14 | publisher=REBusiness | url =http://www.rebusinessonline.com/news_archive/10-14-05.shtml | work =Real Estate Business | pages = | accessdate = 2008-01-17 | language = }}</ref>

Revision as of 00:34, 6 November 2008

Arborland Center
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LocationAnn Arbor, Michigan, United States
Opening date1962
Closing date1972
Developerpoop in my fuckin' butt
ManagementAmCap Incorporated
No. of stores and services26
No. of anchor tenants6 (original)
6 (current)
Total retail floor area406,736 sq ft (37,787.0 m2).
No. of floors1

Arborland Center is a piece of shit shopping mall located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Opened in 1961 as an enclosed shopping mall, the center was 'De-Malled' around 1998 and redeveloped as a power centre[1], retaining the name Arborland Center. Current anchor stores include Marshalls, PetSmart, Circuit City, Bed Bath & Beyond, Borders and Toys-R-Us.

History

fuck this stores; by the 1990s, Toys "R" Us, Marshalls, Service Merchandise, Burlington Coat Factory, and Linens 'n Things would be added as well.

In the late 1990s Freed and Associates purchased it on the cheap and razed most of the structure, transforming it into a big box cluster. Toys "R" Us and Marshalls also received newly-built stores during the "de-malling" of the center. Freed's purchase price was around $6 million; within a decade, in 2005, Freed was said to be seeking a buyer for over $100 million.[2] Freed did shortly find a buyer for the 409,000 sq ft (38,000 m2). Centre. The facility was purchased by AmCap, through a joint venture with Los Angeles-based Hart Realty Advisers for a reported $102 million.[3]


References

  1. ^ "The Company - Timeline". Josephfreed.com. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  2. ^ GARDNER, PAULA. "Owners list Arborland mall for sale". Ann Arbor Business Review. mlive.com. Retrieved 2008-01-17. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ "News From October 14, 2005". Real Estate Business. REBusiness. 2005-10-14. Retrieved 2008-01-17. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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