Regal Entertainment Group (United Artists Falls 12), and is currently managed and 50% owned by the Simon Property Group
.
History
The Falls opened in 1980 as an upscale, open-air plaza. As its name implies, the center is designed around a lushly landscaped man-made
South Dixie Highway
and S.W. 136th Street (Howard Drive). The center's success has led to the surrounding Howard, Briar Bay and Colonial Palms neighborhoods being encompassed by the generic "The Falls" name.
The center was sold in December 1997 to
Farallon Capital Management
acquired The Mills and subsequently assumed management of The Falls.
On February 7, 2020, Bloomingdale’s parent company, Macy's, Inc., announced that they would close 125 locations across the country, including the Bloomingdale’s location at The Falls. This left Macy’s as the only anchor store at the mall, which is currently still open. Bloomingdale's closed permanently on March 20, 2020. It was demolished soon after for a new Life Time Fitness center, which opened on August 4, 2023.[1]
