Twelve Oaks Mall

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Twelve Oaks Mall

Location	Novi, Michigan, USA
Opening date	1977
Developer	A. Alfred Taubman
Management	Taubman Centers
Owner	Taubman Centers
No. of stores and services	180
No. of anchor tenants	4
Total retail floor area	1.2 million ft² (expanding to 1.5 fall 2007) Macy's - 240,200 ft² (expanding to 300,000 ft²) Nordstrom - 165,000 ft² (opening fall 2007) Sears - 207,000 ft² JC Penney - 156,000 ft² Lord & Taylor - 122,000 ft²
Parking	7,051
No. of floors	2 (3 in Macy's)
Website	http://www.shoptwelveoaks.com/

Twelve Oaks Mall is a shopping mall located in Novi, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The mall is located on the Northeast corner of I-96 and Novi Road. Taubman Centers is the owner and manager of the mall, and it is anchored by Macy's, Lord & Taylor, JCPenney and Sears and includes 180 specialty stores.

1 History
2 Renovations
3 Trivia
4 Anchors
5 External links

[edit] History

Twelve Oaks Mall was developed by A. Alfred Taubman and was completed and opened on August 3, 1977, anchored by Hudson's, JCPenney and Sears; the mall was designed by Victor Gruen and Richard Prince. Lord & Taylor was added as a fourth anchor a year after the mall opened.

The mall was constructed on the site of a former gravel pit. Prior to its development as the Mall, the site was proposed to be used as a landfill. Opposition by residents and the then Village of Novi prevented the establishment of the landfill. A regional mall was originally proposed to be built in Farmington Township (now Farmington Hills) at Thirteen Mile and Haggerty Roads. Opposition to the proposal in Farmington Township and West Bloomfield Township pushed the developers west to the location in Novi.

Originally, the interior décor comprised largely of wood accents. Each court (e.g. Sears Court, Hudson's Court) also contained a large modern art sculpture, and the original three anchors each had four trees.

[edit] Renovations

Between 1996 and 1998, the mall underwent a multi-million dollar renovation which included new entrances, new flooring, an additional elevator in center court, as well as new signage, fixtures, and furnishings. At the same time, the sculptures and some of the trees were removed. Interior ashtrays were also removed, as Twelve Oaks became a smoke-free mall near the end of the renovation.

Additionally, the seating areas in the JCPenney Court and Hudson's Court were simplified to create more open space and make navigation easier. A play area for children was also built in the Lord and Taylor Court, and valet parking became a permanent offering instead of a seasonal service.

In 2002, The Taubman Corporation demolished the defunct United Artists Theatres and made way for a new "Lifestyle Cafe" food court, and allowed kiosks in the mall for the first time. This marked a change in Taubman policy, as it was originally believed that a food court would invite teenage loitering, and that kiosks diminished the upscale atmosphere of the mall.

In 2005, The Taubman Corporation announced a multi-million expansion project which will include a 60,000 sq. ft. expansion to Macy's, a new 165,000 sq. ft. Nordstrom store, as well as 75,000 sq. ft. of new mall retail space to create 25 new stores. Construction has begun as of Feburary 2006, with Clark Construction Company taking on the project. The new anchor store will be built on the southeast side of the mall, adjacent to the existing Lord & Taylor store. During construction, valet parking will not be available as the former valet entrance must be demolished. This expansion is scheduled to open in September 2007.

[edit] Trivia

The Franklin Covey store is the only other store that is allowed to maintain different hours from the other stores in the mall. Because the company is a Mormon corporation, the store is closed on Sundays for religious observance.
On average, 1,000,000 people visit the mall each month.