Smith Haven Mall

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Smith Haven Mall is a shopping mall and nearby complex of big box stores located in Lake Grove, New York and is the main mall for the "Mid Island" area of Long Island. It is owned by Simon Malls. The complex covers an area of 1,400,000 foot² of retail space with the key building (opened in 1969) being a single-story, 800,000 foot² which includes over 140 shops and restaurants. The mall is owned and managed by Melvin Simon and Associates, one of the largest developers of shopping malls in the United States and owner of Long Island's largest mall, Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City. Its name is a portmanteau of two nearby towns, Smithtown and Brookhaven.

The food court is notable in that it was home to one of the final works of noted sculptor Alexander Calder which was made especially for the mall. The food court was named Calder Court for the sculptor, although this was later changed to Saturn Court as the car dealership picked up the food court's sponsorship. No artwork remains from the gallery which existed at the mall's inception, which included work from Peter Max and Larry Rivers, among others.

Smith Haven is currently undergoing a massive multi-million dollar renovation project, in which a lifestyle center will be built over the space once occupied by Stern's and the adjacent unused parking lots. Future major retailers will include Barnes & Noble and Dick's Sporting Goods. On September 9th, 2006, an Apple Store was added to the mall with many visitors on hand to commemorate it. In addition to the new Apple Store, on November 16, 2006 the newly constructed Cheesecake Factory upscale causal dining restraunt was opened.[1]