The Forum Shops at Caesars
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The Forum Shops at Caesars, also known as The Forum Shops, is an upscale shopping mall on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is connected to the Caesars Palace resort, and both feature a Roman theme. The mall project was announced in 1987. It was developed and initially owned by The Gordon Company and Melvin Simon & Associates. The land had previously been used for the unsuccessful Caesars Palace Grand Prix. Construction of the Forum Shops began in 1990, and the project opened on May 1, 1992, with 240,000 sq ft (22,000 m2) of leasable space. An expansion opened in 1997. Simon subsequently took over full ownership, and another expansion was opened in 2004.
Location | Paradise, Nevada |
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Coordinates | 36°7′8″N 115°10′34″W |
Address | 3500 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV |
Opening date | May 1, 1992; 32 years ago (1992-05-01) |
Developer | Simon Property Group and Sheldon Gordon |
Management | Simon Property Group |
Owner | Simon Property Group |
Architect | Marnell Corrao Associates and Terry Dougall (1992, 1997) KGA Architecture (2004) |
No. of stores and services | 160 |
Total retail floor area | 675,000-square-foot (62,700 m2) |
No. of floors | 3 |
Website | Official website |
The mall has 675,000 sq ft (62,700 m2) and approximately 160 tenants, including various restaurants. It has also offered several shows featuring animatronic statues. Until 2016, the Forum Shops was the highest grossing mall in the U.S., measured in terms of sales per square foot.