| Location | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA |
|---|---|
| Opening date | 1975 |
| Developer | General Growth Cos. |
| Management | The Macerich Company |
| Owner | The Macerich Company Simon Property Group |
| No. of stores and services | 140 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,341,202 square feet (124,601.7 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | http://www.theempiremall.com |
Empire Mall is a shopping mall in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. Opened in 1975, the mall comprises more than 140 tenants (180 including carts, kiosks, hotels, ATMs, grocery stores and surrounding outdoor retail which can vary by season) in 1,341,202 square feet (124,601.7 m2) of retail space, including four anchor stores (JCPenney, Macy's, Sears and Younkers) and a food court. It is also the 3rd largest mall located between Minneapolis, Minnesota and Denver, Colorado with Iowa's Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines, IA having the largest with 2,000,000 square feet (190,000 m2) which ranks it 23rd in the List of largest shopping malls in the United States. Empire Mall is, however, the largest tourist attraction in South Dakota, with more than seven million visitors annually.[1] The mall is owned and managed by The Macerich Company.
Originally developed in 1975 by developer General Growth Cos. (led by the Buckbaum Brothers, and a predecessor of General Growth Properties), it was sold when that early REIT was liquidated in 1984. In 1998 it was acquired by a joint venture of The Macerich Company and Simon Property Group, with Macerich assuming the role of managing partner.[2]