Woodbridge Center
Total retail floor area 1,633,000 square feet (151,700 m2)[1] | | |
No. of floors | 2 (3 in Macy's) | |
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Parking | Parking lot with 8,651 spaces[1] | |
Public transit access | NJ Transit bus: 48, 810, 815 | |
Website | www |
Woodbridge Center is a major two-level shopping mall located in
The land that Woodbridge Center now stands on used to be the location of Maple Hill Dairy farm and old clay pits.[2] The mall is owned and managed by JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.).[3] The mall features a fountain, carousel, train ride, and children's play area. Although most malls have a food court, Woodbridge Center's eating establishments are spread throughout the mall with their own individual seating areas and restrooms.[4]
The mall's location near
.Lord & Taylor and Sears closed in 2019.[5]
Mall history
The mall was developed by the
In October 2007, the carousel ride was relocated near the J. C. Penney. The train ride was also reconfigured to ensure both rides stay together at the same location. A toddler's play area, "Tiny Town", is located near the carousel and train rides.
On November 14, 2017, Dave & Buster's opened on the upper level by Sears, their first location in New Jersey.[8]
On October 15, 2019, it was announced that Lord & Taylor would be closing.[9]
On February 4, 2020, it was announced that Sears would also be closing during a series of closures.[10]
In February 2024, Brookfield Properties sold the mall to JLL Properties. [11]
Incidents
On March 8, 2012, police shot and killed a shoplifter in the Sears wing who had held a woman hostage.[12]
See also
- List of neighborhoods in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
- List of neighborhoods in Edison, New Jersey
References
- ^ Brookfield Properties Retail Group.
- ISBN 9780760739792. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ Jones, Stacy. "Boscov's readies Woodbridge store for debut", The Star-Ledger, August 4, 2013. Accessed February 14, 2018. "A steady stream of empty cardboard boxes leaving Woodbridge Center and 50 empty tractor-trailers only begin to hint at the more than 350 people transforming what used to be a Fortunoff into the mall’s newest anchor.... The Woodbridge location will be the mall’s sixth anchor store, joining Dick’s Sporting Goods, J.C. Penney, Lord & Taylor, Macy’s and Sears."
- ^ "Dining & Entertainment". Woodbridge Center Mall. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ Goldman, Jeff. "Lord & Taylor at N.J. mall to close. Up to 84 could lose jobs on Christmas Eve.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 15, 2019. Accessed October 15, 2019. "The Lord & Taylor store in the Woodbridge Center Mall plans to close with Christmas Eve listed as the day up to 84 employees could lose their jobs, officials said."
- ^ "Indiana-Based Sports Retailer Joins Woodbridge, N.J., Mall.", Home News Tribune, August 28, 2002. Accessed February 14, 2018. "Indiana-based Galyan's Sports & Outdoor Adventure, an innovative specialty retailer offering a broad range of products for customers with active lifestyles, plans to build its first New Jersey store at Woodbridge Center. Galyan's, which has 26 stores in 14 states, will join the five existing anchors -- Macy's, Fortunoff, Lord & Taylor, Sears and JC Penney."
- ^ "Woodbridge, N.J., sporting goods store to become Dick's.", Home News Tribune, October 25, 2004. Accessed February 14, 2018. "Sporting-goods and specialty-apparel retailer Galyans Sports and Outdoor Adventure's first New Jersey store in the township is about to become Dick's Sporting Goods. At 10 a.m. on tomorrow the 100,000-square-foot store near Macy's in Woodbridge Center will hold its grand reopening."
- ^ "Dave And Buster's Opened Tuesday In Woodbridge". Woodbridge, NJ Patch. November 14, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ Russell, Suzanne. "Lord & Taylor at Woodbridge Center closing". My Central Jersey.
- ^ Russell, Suzanne. "Sears at Woodbridge Center closing". My Central Jersey.
- ^ https://www.aol.com/news/woodbridge-center-mall-sold-does-102335945.html
- ^ "Shooting at Woodbridge Center mall: Alleged shoplifter shot, killed by police; customers run for cover". The Star-Ledger. March 8, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2012.