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| Location | 651 Kapkowski Road Elizabeth, NJ 07201 United States |
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| Opening date | October 21, 1999; 26 years ago (October 21, 1999) |
| Developer | Glimcher Realty Trust |
| Owner | Simon Property Group |
| Stores and services | 230 |
| Floor area | 1,292,611 square feet (120,087.5 m2) |
| Floors | 2 |
| Public transit |   NJ Transit bus: 24, 40, 111, 115 |
| Website | http://www.jerseygardens.com |
The Mills at Jersey Gardens, originally and also stillcolloquially calledJersey Gardens, is a two-level indooroutlet mall inElizabeth, New Jersey. The mall opened on October 21, 1999, and is the largest outlet mall in New Jersey, and much closer toNew York City than its largest outlet mall competitor,Woodbury Common.[1]
The mall was developed byGlimcher Realty Trust and owned and managed by Glimcher until January 2015, when it was sold toSimon Property Group as part of an acquisition of Glimcher by Simon's spinoff Washington Prime Group.[2] Simon owns and manages much of Jersey Gardens' outlet mall competition in the area, including Woodbury Common, and has integrated Jersey Gardens into its "Mills" outlet mall portfolio by renaming it "The Mills at Jersey Gardens".[3]
The mall was built on a former landfill, which required remediation prior to the mall development.[4] Plans for the 1,300,000-square-foot (120,000 m2) mall were announced in 1998 by Glimcher Realty Trust, emphasizing the sites proximity to theNew Jersey Turnpike and its location in anUrban Enterprise Zone, making purchases eligible for a reduced 3½% (now 3.3125% as of January 1, 2018) sales tax rate, a potent lure for New York City residents paying a sales tax rate over 8%.[5] However, the sales tax on certain items, such as food and drink, have an additional 3% Elizabeth City Franchise Fee.
The mall is located near theElizabeth Center inElizabeth, New Jersey, off theNew Jersey Turnpike at Exit 13A nearNewark Airport and is 30 minutes fromMidtown Manhattan. The outlet mall has agross leasable area of 1,292,611 square feet (120,087.5 m2),[6] placing it in the top ten among the largestshopping malls in New Jersey. The mall contains 230 stores and restaurants. Bus service is available on theNJ Transit111 bus route that runs between Jersey Gardens and thePort Authority Bus Terminal inNew York City.
A direct exit to the facility was constructed, allowing drivers direct access to the mall from theNew Jersey Turnpike without driving through local Elizabeth streets. The developer covered the $130 million cost of bonds for the overpass and ramps through property tax payments.[1]
Century 21's Mills at Jersey Gardens location closed by October 5, 2020,[7] after the department store had filed for bankruptcy.[8]
Round 1 Bowling & Arcade opened at the site of the former Bed Bath & Beyond on March 1, 2025.[9]
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