Mamilla Mall

31°46′38.33″N 35°13′33.38″E / 31.7773139°N 35.2259389°E / 31.7773139; 35.2259389

Mamilla Mall
Mamilla Mall at night, with Old City Walls in background
Map
Alternative namesAlrov Mamilla Avenue
General information
StatusCompleted
LocationJerusalem
Construction started1997[1]
Completed2008
Opened2007–2008
Cost$150 million[1]
OwnerAlrov Properties and Lodgings Ltd.
Dimensions
Other dimensions2,000-foot (610 m) pedestrian promenade[2]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Moshe Safdie
Other information
Number of stores140[2]
Parking1600 spaces
Website
http://www.alrovmamilla.com/en

Mamilla Mall, also called Alrov Mamilla Avenue, is an upscale[3][4][5] shopping street and the only open-air mall in West Jerusalem.[6] Located northwest of Jaffa Gate, the mall consists of a 2,000-foot (610 m) pedestrian promenade called Alrov Mamilla Avenue lined by 140 stores, restaurants, and cafes,[2] and office space on upper floors.[7] It sits atop a multi-story parking garage for 1,600 cars and buses, and a bus terminal. Designed by Moshe Safdie and developed by Alrov Properties and Lodgings Ltd. of Tel Aviv, the mall incorporates the facades of 19th-century buildings from the original Mamilla Street, as well as the original structures of the Convent of St. Vincent de Paul, the Stern House, and the Clark House.

The mall is part of the Alrov Mamilla Quarter, a $400 million[8][9] mixed-use development that also includes the 28-acre (11 ha)[10] David's Village luxury condominium project, the David Citadel Hotel, the Alrov Mamilla Hotel, and the Karta parking lot.[1] While the overall project was approved by the municipality in the early 1970s, and most of the condominiums and the David Citadel Hotel were completed in the 1990s, construction of the mall was delayed time and again – first due to opposition by preservationist, environmentalist, and religious groups, and then due to bureaucratic disputes, litigation, and arbitration. The mall was finally completed and opened in stages from 2007 to 2008, thirty-seven years after its initial proposal.[11]

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