Biggest Mall in America coming to NJ ... 5 mins from my house .. NOOOOOO!!!!

[revsto9k]

What will this do to residential property values in the surrounding areas? <--a question for you guys

http://www.meadowlandsxanadu.com (more pictures and drawings)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadowl...Xanadu_Project

NJ already has many malls, why do we need this one. Tell you the truth, I wouldn't mind but since I live so close to that area, it concerns me. Sounds very selfish and it probably is. Wait until I tell my dad about the increased traffic he will encounter on his way home from NYC every weeknight.

The photo to the left is of the construction of the entertainment and shopping portion of Meadowlands Xanadu, the 4.8 million-square-foot family entertainment, sports, retail, office and hotel complex. The planned opening date is in 2008. Meadowlands Xanadu will be located at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in Bergen County, New Jersey, within five miles of Manhattan.

http://www.meadowlandsxanadu.com/ste...ets/016914.jpg

Year-round skiing on real snow in the country's first indoor ski slope; watching the game on a three-story tall video wall; casting for trout with a hand-tied lure; even watching a minor-league baseball game at a new outdoor stadium. These activities and much more are planned at the Meadowlands Xanadu Sports District.

http://www.meadowlandsxanadu.com/ste...ets/013823.jpg

Meadowlands Xanadu is the ultimate sports, leisure, family entertainment and shopping complex in the United States.

Rising at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in Northern New Jersey—one of the most dynamic and affluent regions of the country—this 4.8 million-square-foot entertainment destination will offer visitors of all ages a broad array of engaging experiences, including interactive entertainment venues, fine dining, outdoor amusements, runway fashion shows and its main attraction—America's first Snow Dome for indoor skiing. Meadowlands Xanadu will also offer a luxury hotel and Class A office buildings.

Created by The Mills Corporation in partnership with Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and financing partner KanAm. In cooperation with the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. Designed by noted architecture firm The Rockwell Group.

http://www.meadowlandsxanadu.com/ste...g1_main_mx.jpg

[Parikh1234]

I am all in favor of that mall......Guess who might be doing all the video technology for that mall Is that orange Gallardo still on sale at LoBC?

[arnaget]

so is this thing bigger than the mall of america? i've been to that one before when i was out in MN for work. having a huge mall is just more confusing and a pain (parking?..traffic?..) than anything else. not sure which metric is commonly used to determine the scale of "bigness," but I would imagine it would be something like gross sq footage as opposed to just # of stores

[Cscat87]

o nice, more traffic

[ghost]

Unbelieveable (in a bad sort of way).

[SilvrPorsche]

Wow...that sucks.

[rpps]

Thank god i live in Northern Bergen County.

This is a terrible idea for the already congested area.

Then you have to consider how many malls are already in the area, theres two of many stores in Paramus alone! Now we'll have 3+ of the same store in one county?

There is no need for this super complex.

[Greg G]

Anuj... you sound as if this is new information. The Xanadu project has been in play for years.

[BWS550]

Originally Posted by Greg G

Anuj... you sound as if this is new information. The Xanadu project has been in play for years.

ITS A SPIFF TO TRY AND FIND JIMMY HOFFA"S BODY.....................

[Greg G]

Speaking of the dead... wussup Brucie!

[BWS550]

Originally Posted by Greg G

Speaking of the dead... wussup Brucie!

IM HERE CALL ME BRO !!

[zjpj]

As I've worked on the legal matters surrounding this and Giants stadium, I have no comment. I will say two words: Blue Laws.

[zitro]

old news. It's been in the works for quite some time. North Jersey is just gonna be so much more fun to drive through now. Well not really drive more like sit in traffic through. I'm gonna start looking for more games to put on my treo.

[DodgeViper01]

Sad news about the traffic and congestion it will cause but otherwise I think it is an amazing project. Can not wait to see it in person. Anyone know when it is expected to be completed? I could not find it on the website provided.

[FasterIsBetter]

You just found out about this? Have you been living in a cave? This has been in the works for several years. It's tied in with all of the nonsense about the Nets moving to Brooklyn, the Devils to Newark, Giants stadium being replaced, etc. Traffic congestion is an understatement. Of course, the light rail connection they are talking about putting in will avoid all of those traffic problems (he says sarcastically).

[Cscat87]

guess ill be seeing a lot more of penn station, ef driving

[Parikh1234]

Originally Posted by zjpj

As I've worked on the legal matters surrounding this and Giants stadium, I have no comment. I will say two words: Blue Laws.

Technically, it might be outside bergen county, so they wouldnt have to worry about blue laws.

[rpps]

Originally Posted by Parikh1234

Technically, it might be outside bergen county, so they wouldnt have to worry about blue laws.

isn't east rutherford still bergen county?

[ClydeM]

We should have a new rule.
Anybody who advocates this mall going in must;
1) Live within 1 mile of it not on a cul-de-sac
2) Drive through the traffic daily during rush hour
3) pick up every scrap of paper that people leave behind in the parking lots: daily
4) spend 2 hours each day at the side of the road in a dunk tank with a sign saying "I helped cause this traffic mess. Pelt me with a tomatoe if you can"
5) Pay for comparable land for the wildlife displaced....themselves.

So as NewYorkers flood over to Jersey to bypass the 8% sales tax be prepared for NJ to raise it again. Or is the new mall falling under the jurisdiction of the "Reduced tax rate"?

[TMINUS]

They are biting off the indoor ski slopes in the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai.

America's late as usual.