American Dream Meadowlands
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American Dream Meadowlands is a large retail and entertainment complex in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[4] As of 2024, it is the second-largest shopping mall in the United States with more than 450 stores.[8]
Location | Meadowlands Sports Complex, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 40°48′36″N 74°04′03″W |
Opening date | October 25, 2019; 4 years ago (2019-10-25) (Nickelodeon Universe and Ice Rink)[1] December 5, 2019; 4 years ago (2019-12-05) (Big Snow)[2] October 1, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-10-01) (DreamWorks Water Park, retail stores and dining)[3] |
Previous names | Meadowlands Mills Meadowlands Xanadu |
Developer | Mills Corporation Triple Five Group |
Owner | Triple Five Group |
No. of stores and services | 450+[4] |
No. of anchor tenants | 6[5] |
Total retail floor area | 3,000,000 sq ft (280,000 m2)[6] |
Parking | 33,000 spaces[7] |
Public transit access | Meadowlands station Meadowlands Rail Line 85, 355, 356, 703, 772 |
Website | www |
The first and second of four opening stages occurred on October 25, 2019, and on December 5, 2019.[9][10] The remaining opening stages occurred on or after October 1, 2020.[11]
The project was first proposed in 2003 by the Mills Corporation as the Meadowlands Xanadu, with construction beginning in 2004.[12] 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. Triple Five Group announced intent to take over the mall in May 2011, and on July 31, 2013, officially gained control of the mall and the surrounding site.[13]
After a series of ownership changes, financing issues, construction delays, and legal challenges, construction stopped again in December 2016.[14][15] In late June 2017, construction had resumed, after new financing had been secured,[16][17] though the project would suffer a series of "chronically delayed" opening dates. Among the attractions that opened in 2019 were the Nickelodeon Universe theme park in October and the Big Snow American Dream ski slope in December. The DreamWorks Water Park, which was scheduled to open March 19, 2020,[18] as well as the mall's retail shops and restaurants, were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic,[19] which forced the mall's temporary closure on March 8.[20] Following Governor Phil Murphy's August 26 announcement that amusements could open with restrictions on September 1, Big Snow American Dream announced it would reopen on that date,[21] while other amusements and the mall's first major retail outlets reopened on October 1.[22][23]
As of December 2021, the mall has approximately 200 tenants.[24]