Nice to see most of the commenters have no clue what is being built. To the poster who likes the Boca mall . . . I live in Boca, it’s almost only for shopping . . . have fun, that Mall bores me.
This is well beyond that . . . many entertainment features, lots of fun stuff for the kids. Indoor pool and beach, waterslides, ‘ski’ slopes, ferris wheel, etc. A place for locals who don’t want to pay $100 a day per person to go to Disney. Even Cirque de Soleil.
This will be marketed to the Latin traveler just like Mall of America (same developer) is marketed to the Canadian visitor. Just like cruise ships get more entertaining each iteration so is something like this. Perfect location too! Near I-75 meets the Sawgrass (80 miles from Naples and two hours or less for Ft. Myers is an easy day trip from there). Easy to get to from the Cruise port in Ft. Lauderdale, right off the end of Alligator Alley, etc. Also near the Miami and Ft. Lauderdale Airports.
But sometimes Freepers have to jump to conclusions.
Mall of America — ha, ha. Bad comparison. They added an express transit line to make it easier for the ferals in Minneapolis to visit. Guess what happened.
Agreed. Snarky comments are more valued here than informed ones. Fact is, this mall will cater to rich tourists, especially South Americans. That demographic already fills other south florida malls (Aventura and Sawgrass for instance, both doing VERY well). This new Mall will be wildly successful.
Well said...I know that area well. And most Hispanics in Miami Dade voted TRUMP.
So has something happened to Sawgrass Mills or are there to be two supermalls in competition with one another?