What is that opening at your favorite Miami mall? Look at the stores and the plans
South Florida malls are changing before our eyes.
Renovations. New stores. Plans to redevelop as mixed-use complexes.
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Here’s a look at what’s happening:
The Falls
Eight new stores are coming to The Falls. A “refresh” of the South Miami-Dade mall will be finished in July. Shoppers will see new lighting, handrails and other cosmetic tweaks.
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Midway Crossings
Some of us remember it as the Midway Mall. Others as Mall of the Americas. Now, it’s Midway Crossings, and two big pieces are being added.
Construction is wrapping up on Aldi, a growing grocery chain, and Micro Center, a national tech center.
No plans have been released on any renovations inside the mall, which opened in 1970 and has had several glow-ups since.
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Mall at 163rd Street
Will the Mall at 163rd Street be reinvented? The owners have a plan. They are working on a $150 million makeover that would turn the moribund mall into apartments, amusement areas and new shops. The partners plan on renovating the shopping center and bringing in experiential retail, medical services, and reviving the food court. The goal: Make it a destination.
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Miami International Mall
Miami International Mall, a nearly 42-year-old, 1.1 million-square-foot shopping center in Doral, is adding Elev8 Fun. When the community hub is finished in 2025, Elev8 Fun will fill 110,000 square feet with more than 100 arcade games, 12 bowling lanes, a go-kart track, mini-golf, a fitness center and a restaurant. Elev8 Fun will take the space of a Kohl’s department store.
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Dadeland Mall
New stores are on the way or have recently opened at Dadeland Mall in Kendall.
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Brickell City Centre
The Brickell complex, which oepned in 2016, signed a lease with the global fashion retailer H&M to open a multi-level, 25,000-square-foot anchor store. H&M in late 2024.
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