 The mall was developed by the Frogue Corporation, and was the first U.S. acquisition by Australian mall operator Westfield Group in 1977.Ownership and management were transferred to the Westfield Corporation in 2014, and to Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield in 2018.With of gross leasable area, it surpasses Westfield Meriden as the larger of the two Westfield properties in Connecticut.