Somerset Collection, Troy, MI

Troy, Michigan is a suburb and commercial section of Detroit. Within the city limits is the Somerset Collection Mall. This is perhaps one of the most intricately developed malls in Michigan. It has numerous floors with glass windows, elevators, and much more. The mall was developed by The Forbes Company and they still own it. The mall first opened in 1969 as Somerset Mall. In 1992 and 1996 Somerset South and Somerset North were built. At this time Somerset Mall became the Somerset Collection in order to refer to the entire set of south, north, and the original section. It is considered the most profitable mall in the United States, which is not owned by a real estate investment trust.

The mall has over 180 stores with 4 anchors in 1.4 million square feet of space. Somerset South has 2 floors and Somerset North has 3 floors. There are 7,000 parking spaces with surface, covered parking, and valet parking options. Annual sales are about $600 million for the Somerset Collection.

In 1967, Saks Fifth Avenue built a store on Big Beaver Road. This led to the idea of an indoor mall, which is why Somerset Mall was built with Saks as the anchor. The other anchor was Bonwit Teller. Bonwit had to close in 1990 due to bankruptcy issues. Their space was reduced to rubble in 1992 in order for Neiman Marcus to have a newer location. Tiffany's also joined in the mall at this time.

Numerous stores opened during this period in the 90's like Nordstrom and Macy to add on to the mall. The expansion not only allowed for more stores but an update in architecture. Inside is an amazing fountain with four statues and a moving sidewalk. The grand court has a glass dome roof with arched glass like the Mall at Millenia in Orlando, Florida. As the mall expanded, so has the square footage for the anchor stores. The anchors are Macy's, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus.

A few of the other features of this mall include the Cranbrook brick and Mankato stone, marble and wood on the interior. Skylights, several fountains like the Granite Sorvikivi floating Stone, and more are all spread throughout the elaborate mall.

Restaurants are set up on the third level of the North section. Some of the restaurants are the Peacock Cafe, Capital Grille, J Alexander's, California Pizza Kitchen, Bistro, PF Chang, Brio, McComick and Schmick's, and the Neiman Marcus Cafe.

Abercrombie and Fitch, Aeropostale, AK Anne Klein, Aldo, Allen Edmonds, American Eagle Outfitters, Anne Fontaine, Build a Bear, EB Games, Eddie Bauer, Loft, Louis Vuitton, Nine west, Steve Madden, The Coach Store, The Walking Company, Field of Dreams, Lululemon Athletica, and Ritz Camera are just some of the store options inside the Somerset Collection.

Mall hours are Monday through Saturday 10am to 9pm, Sunday 12 to 6pm. These hours do vary during the holiday with Santa and other events to add to the excitement at the mall.