David Simon, America’s Mall Giant and Fierce Competitor, Dies at 64

The real estate giant also accumulated partnership stakes in several major retail properties including the upscale Aventura Mall in north Miami. Most notably, Simon purchased a 27.5 percent stake in the mega Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., from a third party, but the majority owner and original developer of the property, The Triple Five Group, contested Simon’s purchase in court, which forced Simon to sell its stake to Triple Five in 2004.Among Simon’s biggest, most productive and recognized malls to ...