GALLERIA DALLAS

The 'Galleria Dallas,' an upscale shopping mall and mixed-use development located in north Dallas, Texas (USA), was developed by long time owner Hines Interests in 1982. The mall is modeled after a similar Hines development, the Houston Galleria, which opened in 1970. Both Galleria malls have an ice skating rink and a glass vaulted ceiling that is modeled after the historic Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy.
Today there are over 200 stores and restaurants including an ice rink and The Westin Galleria Hotel. The Dallas Galleria is located at the intersection of Interstate 635 and the Dallas North Tollway. The property is currently owned by UBS Realty Investors LLC, a subsidiary of UBS AG of Zurich, Switzerland and managed by General Growth Properties of Chicago, Illinois.

Contents

History

Anchors

See Also

References

External links

History

★ 1982 - Hines Interests opens The Dallas Galleria with anchors Marshall Field's and Saks Fifth Avenue as well as a 432-room Westin Hotel.

★ 1985 - The mall is expanded and Macy's opens.

★ 1995 - The mall opens a expansion in November.

★ 1996 - In March. Nordstrom opens as anchor of the mall's new wing.

★ 1997 - Marshall Field's sells its Texas locations. The Dallas Galleria location is purchased by Saks Fifth Avenue.

★ 1999 - Saks Fifth Avenue renovates and moves into the original Marshall Field's location. The original Saks location is converted to a Gap, Inc. megastore housing Banana Republic (first level), Gap (second level), and Old Navy (third level).

★ 2002 - Hines Interests sells the Dallas Galleria to UBS Realty Investors LLC of Hartford, CT, for an estimated US$300 million.

★ 2003 - A major renovation of the mall is begun, with the mall's name changed from "Dallas Galleria" to "Galleria Dallas"^[3]

★ 2005 - UBS Realty Investors LLC acquires the Westin Galleria Hotel from Hines Interests for $95 million.^[4]

Anchors

The following stores are anchor stores:^[5]

★ Macy's (242,692 sq. ft.)

★ Nordstrom (214,485 sq. ft.)

★ Saks Fifth Avenue (156,601 sq. ft.)

★ Old Navy (44,856 sq. ft.)

★ Banana Republic flagship (39,277 sq. ft.)

★ Gap flagship (43,506 sq. ft.)

★ The Westin Galleria Hotel (475,000 sq. ft.)

★ American Girl Boutique and Bistro (coming soon)

See Also

★ List of shopping malls in Dallas, Texas

References

1. Property details, Hines, Retrieved on 9 September 2006.
2. Visitor & Guest Services, Galleria Dallas, Retrieved on 9 September 2006.
3. A grander Galleria, International Council of Shopping Centers, November 2003.
4. UBS Realty Investors Acquires the 432-room Westin Galleria Hotel in North Dallas for million, ''The Dallas Morning News'', 8 April 2005.
5. Store Directory, Galleria Dallas, Retrieved on 14 February 2007.

External links

★ Galleria Dallas Official Website