# Arborland Center

Ann Arbor, MI · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-59bf529477` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/ann-arbor-arborland-center/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-59bf529477.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-59bf529477.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-59bf529477

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Current anchor stores include Marshalls, Petco, Kroger, Ulta, Old Navy, Gardner-White Furniture (that used to be a Toys "R" Us), and Bed Bath & Beyond. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1961 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 1998 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Freed and Associates | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “Opened in 1961 as an unenclosed shopping mall, the center was redeveloped as a power center in 1998.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arborland_Center
- **after_notes**: “Current anchor stores include Marshalls, Petco, Kroger, Ulta, Old Navy, Gardner-White Furniture (that used to be a Toys "R" Us), and Bed Bath & Beyond.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arborland_Center
- **status**: “Current anchor stores include Marshalls, Petco, Kroger, Ulta, Old Navy, Gardner-White Furniture (that used to be a Toys "R" Us), and Bed Bath & Beyond.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arborland_Center
- **strategy**: “Opened in 1961 as an unenclosed shopping mall, the center was redeveloped as a power center in 1998.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arborland_Center

## Anchors

Marshalls, Bed Bath & Beyond, Kroger, Old Navy, Gardner-White Furniture, Petco, Ulta

## Parties

- E.N. Maisel & Associates — owner (from text) (1980–)
- Melvin Simon & Associates (now Simon Property Group) — owner (from text) (1983–)
- Freed and Associates — owner (from text)
- AmCap (joint venture with Hart Realty Advisers) — owner (from text)

## Timeline

- 1961: Opened as unenclosed shopping mall
- 1973: Briarwood Mall opened; JCPenney moved to newer store
- 1980: E.N. Maisel & Associates purchased mall and enclosed concourses
- 1983: Melvin Simon & Associates began renovations to discount/outlet format
- 1998: Freed and Associates purchased and razed most of structure, transforming to big box cluster
- 1998: Redeveloped as a power center
- 2005: Sold to AmCap joint venture for $102 million
- 2011: Borders closed
- 2012: Space split between Five Below and Ulta
- 2013: Nordstrom Rack confirmed

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Arborland Center is a shopping center located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Opened in 1961 as an unenclosed shopping mall, the center was redeveloped as a power center in 1998. Current anchor stores include Marshalls, Petco, Kroger, Ulta, Old Navy, Gardner-White Furniture, and Bed Bath & Beyond.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arborland_Center

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arborland_Center

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Arborland Center, Ann Arbor, MI." Record m-59bf529477, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/ann-arbor-arborland-center/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_annarborarborlandcenter,
  title = {Arborland Center, Ann Arbor, MI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/ann-arbor-arborland-center/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-59bf529477, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.