| Location | 7000 Arundel Mills Circle, Hanover, Maryland, United States |
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| Opening date | 2000 |
| Developer | The Mills Corporation |
| Owner | Simon Property Group |
| No. of stores and services | 225 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 17 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,300,000 sq ft (120,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | www.arundelmills.com |
Arundel Mills is a mall located in Hanover, Maryland (south of Baltimore, near BWI Airport) and is now owned by Simon Property Group. With its 1,300,000 sq ft (120,000 m2) GLA, it was the largest mall in Maryland, until the Westfield Annapolis Mall surpassed it with its 2007 expansion. The mall is located at the intersection of Maryland Route 100 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Maryland Route 295) in northwestern Anne Arundel County (hence the name "Arundel" Mills).
Arundel Mills opened in November 2000. It is the first enclosed mall to feature a Medieval Times dinner theater.[1] In addition to 17 large anchor stores, Arundel Mills also features a Dave & Buster's and an Egyptian-themed 24-screen megaplex theater. The movie theater is the highest-attended in the United States[2] and was the only outlet of its Muvico chain in the state of Maryland before being sold to Cinemark in March 2009.[3] The theater is one of only two in Maryland that utilize the Dolby Digital Cinema technology for showing digitally formatted movies.[4]
The mall's interior layout features a "racetrack" design or, more noticeably, the outline of a boat. Mall sponsors are Toyota, The Baltimore Sun, Comcast, Discover Card, and Coca-Cola. Arundel Mills has over 225 stores.[5]
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Arundel Mills has 5 distinct neighborhoods with anchors and at least one mall entry. The Neighborhoods are designed after Maryland's culture.
While not officially a part of Arundel Mills mall, big-box stores, major retailers, and restaurants adjacent to the property include Wal-Mart, Costco, Michaels, hhgregg, Staples, Safeway, Men's Wearhouse, Chick-fil-A, Wendy's, Potbelly Sandwich Works, Chipotle Mexican Grill, McDonald's, T.G.I. Friday's, Panera Bread, Damon's Grill, Golden Corral, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, and Longhorn Steakhouse.
Lodging facilities in the immediate vicinity include Aloft Arundel Mills, Residence Inn by Marriott, Element by Westin Arundel Mills, TownePlace Suites by Marriott, and Hampton Inn & Suites.
After Maryland voters approved slot machine gambling in Maryland in 2008, The Cordish Company has planned a slots parlor next to the mall. The proposal for slots at Arundel Mills was on the ballot as a referendum in the November 2010 elections; the referendum passed, and construction began on the casino shortly afterward, with the opening of a temporarily facility scheduled for June 15, 2012, and the opening of a permanent building scheduled for October 1, 2012.[6] Maryland Live! will have about 380,000 sq. ft. of floor space[7] and feature 4,750 gaming slots.[7] Maryland Live! will be a separate, free-standing facility, separated from Arundel Mills by the inner mall ring road.[8] Although not directly connected to the mall, the casino will be within walking distance of the food court entrance. Maryland Live! will add a state-of-the-art, 5,000-space parking structure at Arundel Mills, complete with a "smart park" system featuring a green and red light space availability feature, such as the system used at nearby BWI Airport.[8] Parking will be available free of charge during all mall hours for Arundel Mills shoppers.[8]
In addition to gambling, Maryland Live! will feature several dining options: the chef, restaurateur, television personality, and cookbook author Bobby Flay will open a brand new, upscale restaurant;[6] The Cheesecake Factory will open a 10,000 sq. ft. restaurant, at the location;[6] and an 8,000 sq. ft. Ruth's Chris Steak House and Phillips Seafood Restaurant will also open.[6] The project was to feature the world famous Baltimore-based crab house, Obrycki’s Crab House and Seafood Restaurant; however, the restaurant announced in November 2011 that it will not be opening a location there. Maryland Live! will also feature a new live music venue operated by Annapolis-based Rams Head.[6] Rams Head Live! will feature fixed seating for approximately 300 in an intimate cabaret-style design with several stepped viewing levels of the stage.[6]
On the night of November 11, 2011, two people were shot and killed outside the entrance to Dave and Buster's in the parking lot. The gunman was later found and killed outside his home in Prince George's County when he pulled a weapon out on police.
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