California has the most with 15,285, followed by Texas’s 12,834 and Florida’s 10,843, according to CoStar data presented in the International Council of Shopping Center’s annual State Statistics report.

In June 2018, the developer indicated that most of the complex was scheduled to open in early 2019, though the water park would open at the end of 2019. In August 2018, a Triple Five executive, Tony Amrlin, specified that the project was 68% complete and would open in April 2019.

the American Dream mall
When the American Dream mall, a massive shopping and entertainment complex next to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., finally opened its doors to the public last October, its owner, the Triple Five Group, was eager to prove naysayers wrong.

Triple Five Worldwide
Canadian conglomerate Triple Five Worldwide, which opened the 3-million-sq-ft mall last year, fell behind on debt payments on the $1 billion-plus loan to help fund the project,.

3-million-square-foot
In the shadow of New York City is American Dream, a 3-million-square-foot mall and one of the largest in North America.

For the American mall mogul, the reality is clear: rethink what it means to be a mall, or die. The last new enclosed mall was built in 2006; 2007 marked the first time since the 1950s that a new mall wasn’t built in the United States.

It is one of Europe’s largest shopping centres, housing an intoxicating mix of over 250 retail outlets ranging from well known Spanish stores to international brand name establishments. Xanadu welcomes visitors with a spacious modern environment covering 91 hectares with an attractive 7,000 parking spaces.

Xanadu welcomes visitors with a spacious modern environment covering 91 hectares with an attractive 7,000 parking spaces. More than 30 restaurants, cafes and bars provide a variety of opportunities to enjoy a memorable and delicious meal or snack, many with an international flavour.

In May 2009, construction on Xanadu, which was nearly 80% complete (and whose common areas were about 88% complete), came to a halt after a subsidiary of bankrupt Lehman Brothers missed payments, causing other lenders to withdraw from the project, and lost $500 million worth of construction funding.

The project was first proposed in 2003 by the Mills Corporation as the Meadowlands Xanadu, with construction beginning in 2004. After the Mills Corporation’s bankruptcy in 2007, the project was taken over by Colony Capital. In May 2009, construction stalled due to the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers.