2 with partial third floors (3 in both Macy's locations, Bloomingdale's, Treats Food Hall, 4 in the Nordstrom parking garage, 6 in the Macy's Men and Bloomingdale's parking garages as well as the 2017 wing parking garage, 7 in the Macy's women garage)
Aventura Mall has more than 50 eateries and restaurants, including Treats Food Hall,[1] and the experiential Arts Aventura Mall[2] program.
The Brightline Aventura Station, which opened in December 2022, is located across Biscayne Boulevard from the mall. A pedestrian bridge across Biscayne Blvd. is planned, to provide direct access to the mall from the station. In the interim, Brightline provided free shuttle bus service for some time, and the price is $1.3 billion.[clarification needed]
On board as an original investor in the project was mall-developer Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. The mall was originally designed to accommodate a fifth anchor, and there was a section of drywall in a place where its mall entrance would be located.
Soon after its construction, Soffer left Oxford. As part of the break-up of assets, Soffer's new firm, Turnberry Associates assumed control of the Aventura Mall. In 1996, the DeBartolo Realty Corporation, which owned the minority interest once held by Edward J. DeBartolo, was acquired by Simon Property Group.
In 1996, the ground was broken for a major expansion of Aventura Mall. The addition, built onto the southeast end of the existing complex, consisted of a three-story atrium with an multiplex cinema and restaurants at a new entrance.[3] Part of the new development were two three-story parking garages surrounding the new anchor stores' southeast facades.
The Mall continued to expand, with major additions being added in November 1997 and August 1999. The mall underwent a $20 million renovation in late 2006. The mall expanded again in 2017 by opening a new three-level, 241,000-square-foot (22,400 m2) expansion wing.[4][5]
In March 2019, LEVEL THREE, a 25,000-square-foot (2,300 m2) venue designed by Carlos Zapata, was launched.
