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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/04/ny...er=rss&emc=rss
Developers and Christie Detail a Plan for Xanadu http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/...ticleLarge.jpg An interior view of the unfinished Xanadu mall in the Meadowlands. On Tuesday, Gov. Chris Christie and developers laid out a new vision for completing and expanding the vast complex. By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA May 3, 2011 Quote:
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The developers say this will have 7.5 million square feet, and will be the largest mall on earth.
Much bigger than either Mall of America or West Edmonton Mall. But Phase I, for 2013, will only be slightly over 3 million feet. |
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...let's think about dreams, that is Xanadu
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West Edmonton's 3.8 million square feet is the leaseable retail square footage only. The total size of the mall including common areas, waterpark, amusement park, mini-golf etc. is probably twice that.
They would really benefit if NJ Transit could create a one-seat ride to the Meadowlands. That would make a huge difference to the number of tourists they could potentially attract instead of forcing them to transfer and wait in Secaucus. |
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I'm sure the amusement park aspect will do okay, but the mall is only going to succeed in poaching business from older nearby malls, resulting in a net zero gain in sales tax for the state. I don't know why New Jersey persists in these stupid development schemes in the Meadowlands. They've been nothing but a money-suck since day one. New Jersey taxpayers are still paying for the old Giants stadium - even though it was demolished last year. And how much money does the useless Izod Center cost the state to maintain? |
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I think it will be attractive mainly to people who want to drive there.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/re...er=rss&emc=rss
Bringing the Mall of America Magic to New Jersey http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/...ian1-popup.jpg http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/...ian2-popup.jpg The roller coaster at Mall of America. By TERRY PRISTIN May 10, 2011 Quote:
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One of the rendering of the interior had windows that showed skyscrapers outside making it look like it was in the middle of Manhattan, lol.
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From the new interior renderings, it looks like they would ditch the ugly saturated color scheme for something bright and light colored. I like that. The scheme in the existing photos is already very dated. It reminds me of the malls that went up in the early 2000's. They'd paint the ceilings purple or blue, and splash red or orange on the walls.
http://www.waterwinterwonderland.com.../c%5Egames.jpg waterwinterwonderland |
It's fine to have "entertainment" options, but if they want people coming back regularly, it needs to be more of a full-fledged "regular" shopping centre as well than it was originally going to be. Seeing as how it's Triple Five in charge now, I'm sure it will be more of an actual mall, and not just an alternative "entertainment centre".
On a side not, I was on a flight from Toronto to Edmonton with one of the Ghermezian brothers years ago. |
http://www.rew-online.com/2011/10/19...in-new-jersey/
Officials say no more “ugly” for New Jersey http://www.rew-online.com/wordpress/...grandstand.jpg October 19, 2011 By Liana Grey Quote:
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suburban Times Square?
“has the potential to become a suburban Times Square”
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