Freehold Raceway Mall

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Freehold Raceway Mall
Facts and statistics
Location Freehold, New Jersey, USA
Opening date 1990
Developer Wilmorite
Owner The Macerich Company
No. of stores and services 225
No. of anchor tenants 5
Total retail floor area 1,594,888 square feet (148,170 m²)
Parking Lighted Lot
No. of floors 2, some anchors have 3
Website [1]

Freehold Raceway Mall is a super-regional mall in Freehold, New Jersey, United States. The mall's anchor stores are J.C. Penney, Lord & Taylor, Macy's, Nordstrom and Sears. The mall is managed by The Macerich Company and has 1,594,888 square feet (148,170 m²) of gross leasable area,[1][2] making it the third largest of all shopping malls in New Jersey). An outdoor lifestyle addition, begun in January 2007, added 100,000 square feet (10,000 m²) of additional retail space.

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[edit] History

The Freehold Raceway Mall was built across the street from the Freehold Raceway on land used for stables. The stables are still there, connected by a small bridge over Route 9, but they can only be accessed via mall entrance road.

The fully-enclosed mall originally opened in 1990 with two anchors: Sears and Lord & Taylor (originally planned to be Hahne's, but the company went out of business), with construction already underway on JCPenney which later opened in 1991 and Nordstrom, which later opened in 1992. A fifth anchor, Macy's, was added in 1998 (on a pad originally planned for Stern's and later for Abraham & Straus).

Shopping hours at the Freehold Raceway Mall are from ten in the morning to nine- thirty in the evening on Mondays until Saturdays. Sunday hours are from eleven in the morning to seven in the evening. It is located at the intersection of US Route 9, Business Route 33 and County 537 in Freehold.

[edit] Anchors

[edit] Expansion and Renovation

The Freehold Raceway Mall was expanded in 2007, and construction began in January. The expansion has taken up the space between JCPenney and Sears in the upper floor parking lot near Johnny Rockets. An interesting feature of the expansion is the fact that it is completely open-air, making the Freehold Raceway Mall the only mall in New Jersey to have both an indoor and outdoor shopping area.

The addition includes a strip of outdoor stores along the J.C. Penney side of the mall, occupied by 13 to 15 stores, a 25,150-square-foot (2,337 m²) Borders, two restaurants, a promenade and an area for community events. A P.F. Chang's China Bistro was built adjacent to the addition, but is free-standing, while a Cheesecake Factory occupies a corner space in the main structure.

Next to the promenade's Coldwater Creek store, a new 4,375 square foot Bath & Body Works will open. Next to the Bath & Body Works, will be a 8,333 square foot Urban Outfitters. Both stores are currently vacant. There are also talks about Chevy's Fresh Mex opening up in the vacant spot next to P.F. Chang's.

In April 2007, the mall's first renovation project was underway. The renovation replaced the flooring, replaced the green paint on the ceilings and ironwork with a more beige/earthtone, replaced the brass rails in favor of wooden rails, added new lighting, replaced the globe lighting along the skylights, pillars and ironwork, added a new escalator next to Sears, added soft, carpeted seating areas and replaced the large center court fountain with a smaller fountain, soft seating area and Starbuck's kiosk. [3]

Two new parking lots were built on site to replace those that were lost along the Raceway Mall Drive entrance and on the opposite side of the ring road next to Nordstrom.

The completed outdoor expansion opened for the general public on November 9, 2007 at 10:00 AM and the renovation was complete by the 2007 holiday season. (Article)

[edit] New/Renovated Stores

[edit] Coming Soon

[edit] References

  1. ^ Macerich Announces $2.333 Billion Agreement to Acquire Wilmorite, accessed July 26, 2006
  2. ^ International Council of Shopping Centers: Freehold Raceway Mall, accessed September 21, 2006
  3. ^ http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070511/BUSINESS/705110374/1003

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