Taubman Centers, Inc. is an American real estate investment trust headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The company invests in shopping centers, and is a subsidiary of

Simon Property Group Simon Property Group, Inc. is an American real estate investment trust that invests in shopping malls, outlet centers, and community/ lifestyle centers. It is the largest owner of shopping malls in the United States and is headquartered in Ind ...

since 2020.

History

The company was founded in 1950 by

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. In 1953, it opened its first shopping center, North Flint Plaza, in Flint, Michigan. In 1964, the company opened its first enclosed mall, Southland Mall, in Hayward, California. In 1973, the company was incorporated as Taubman Centers, Inc. In 1987, the company sold Southridge Mall, in Milwaukee County,

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. In 1992, the company became a

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via an

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. In 1997, the company sold

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to Macerich. In 1998, the company sold

The Mall at Tuttle Crossing The Mall at Tuttle Crossing is an enclosed shopping mall located in northwest Columbus, Ohio. It has a Dublin, Ohio mailing address, but it is in the Columbus city limits. It was developed by a joint venture of Taubman Centers and the Georgetown ...

, Hilltop Mall, Marley Station,

Meadowood Mall Meadowood Mall is a one-level, super-regional mall in Reno, Nevada, managed by Simon Property Group, which owns 50% of it. Meadowood Mall contains 125 retailers and restaurants and it is anchored by Macy's Women, Macy's Men/Home, JCPenney, and D ...

Lakeforest Mall Lakeforest Mall, also known as Lakeforest, is an enclosed shopping center located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. It is owned by WRS Inc. Real Estate Investments who is planning to redevelop the site. Currently its two levels house approximately 15 st ...

, Briarwood Mall,

Stoneridge Shopping Center Stoneridge Shopping Center is an upscale major shopping mall in Pleasanton, California. The mall is managed and co-owned by Simon Property Group, and is adjacent to Interstate 680. The mall is anchored by JCPenney and two Macy's stores - a wome ...

, The Falls Mall, and Columbus City Center to GM Pension Trust. The company continued to manage the properties until 2003 when they were sold again. In 2000, the company traded Lakeside Mall Rodamco for full ownership of Twelve Oaks. In 2003, Simon Property Group attempted to acquire the company via a hostile takeover. In 2011, the company transferred

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to its lenders. In January 2012,

Regency Square Regency Mall is an enclosed shopping mall outside of Richmond, Virginia in unincorporated Henrico County, Virginia, United States. Opened in 1975 as Regency Square, the mall features a food court and more than 60 tenants, currently with no anchors ...

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, was surrendered to creditors to avoid foreclosure. In January 2014, the company sold Arizona Mills and land for the proposed The Mall at Oyster Bay to Simon Property Group. In October 2014, the company sold The Mall at Partridge Creek, MacArthur Center, Northlake Mall, The Mall at Wellington Green,

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, and Fairlane Town Center to Starwood Capital Group. In April 2015, the founder, Alfred Taubman, died at the age of 91. In March 2016, in a

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with Macerich, the company acquired Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri, for $660 million. In October 2020, Taubman sold Stamford Town Center for $20 million. In February 2020, the company agreed to be acquired by

. This would have ended family control but the Taubman family will retain an ownership stake in its malls. In June 2020, Simon announced that it terminated the merger agreement with Taubman, before reversing its decision and modifying certain terms of the original merger agreement, including a modified purchase price of $43.00 per share in cash in November 2020. The merger closed in December 2020.

Investments

As of December 31, 2019, the company owned interests in 24 shopping centers in 11 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, South Korea, and China. The company's largest tenants include Forever 21, The Gap, H&M,

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, Williams Sonoma,

Urban Outfitters Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) is a multinational lifestyle retail corporation headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Operating in the U.S., the United Kingdom, Canada, select Western European countries, Poland the United Arab Emirates, K ...

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, Inditex, and Foot Locker. Notable properties owned by the company include: * Beverly Center -

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* Cherry Creek Shopping Center -

Denver, Colorado Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the United ...

* City Creek Center -

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* Country Club Plaza - Kansas City, Missouri (50/50 partnership with Macerich) *

Dolphin Mall Dolphin Mall is a outlet shopping mall in Sweetwater, Miami-Dade County, Florida, west of the city of Miami. There are over 240 retail outlets and name-brand discounters as anchors. The mall opened in March 2001, the first of four Taubman Center ...

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* Fair Oaks Mall -

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* Great Lakes Crossing Outlets - Auburn Hills, Michigan * International Plaza and Bay Street -

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* Mall at Green Hills -

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* The Mall at Millenia - Orlando, Florida ''(50% equity stake, managed by The Forbes Company)'' * The Mall at Short Hills - Short Hills, New Jersey *

The Mall at University Town Center The Mall at University Town Center is a shopping mall located in Sarasota County, Florida, United States, just south of the Manatee County line near the planned community of Lakewood Ranch. It opened on October 16, 2014 and is anchored by Saks F ...

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The Mall of San Juan The Mall of San Juan is a upscale shopping mall located across from the San José Lagoon at the south end of the Teodoro Moscoso Bridge, near the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It opened its doors on March 2 ...

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Miami Worldcenter Miami Worldcenter is a large mixed-use development under construction led by principals Arthur Falcone and Nitin Motwani, spanning several blocks in the Park West neighborhood of Miami, Florida, just north of downtown. It may include over 25 a ...

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* Twelve Oaks Mall - Novi, Michigan *

Waterside Shops Waterside Shops is an open-air mall located on Tamiami Trail in Pelican Bay, Florida, just to the north of Naples, Florida. Opened in November 1992, the mall features Saks Fifth Avenue as the anchor tenant. The mall opened with 85% of its retail ...

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''(50% equity stake, managed by The Forbes Company)'' * Westfarms -

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CityOn Zhengzhou Shopping Center CityOn Zhengzhou Shopping Center () is a shopping mall on Nongye E. Road in Zhengdong New Area, Zhengzhou, China. It was opened on 16 March 2017. Features The mall mainly features some fast fashion brands, including H&M, Zara, Massimo Dutti, B ...

- Zhengzhou, China * Starfield Hanam - Hanam,

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References

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