First Colony Mall, Sugar Land, Texas

In the United States there are a fairly large amount of real estate property companies which help build the numerous malls. One of those companies is GGP. GGP is the current owner of First Colony Mall in Sugar Land, Texas. GGP was started in 1954 building shopping centers, both indoor and outdoor. They have malls in 44 of the states, and they have plans to continue into three more states. They currently own over 200 regional shopping malls and a total of approximately 200 square feet of retail space.

First Colony Mall is located at 16535 Southwest Freeway in Sugar Land. It is nicely located for both residents and tourists to the state. In 2006 GGP began adding onto the mall in order to improve its condition. This expansion allowed an additional 40,000 square feet to be added for a restaurant plaza. Mall hours can vary depending on what holidays are occurring. For example Christmas day the mall is closed. Regular mall hours for First Colony are 10am to 9pm Monday to Saturday, and Sunday noon to 6pm.

GGP's mall has over a hundred store locations for visitors. For accessory shops shoppers can go to Charms, Claire's, Coach, Fashion Leather and Buckle, Forever 21, Fossil, Icing, Lids, NYS Collection, Sunglass Hut, Swarovski Crystal, and Zumiez. Bath and beauty stores include All About Hair, KM Nails, MasterCuts, Mineral Make Up, Origins, Proactive, Sephora, Soapranos, The Body Shop, Tip to Toe, Trade Secret, and Victoria's Secret. The typically cards and gifts stores such as American Greetings, Spencer Gifts, and Things Remembered are also at the mall.

Children's apparel can be located at Abercrombie kids, Gap Kids, Gymboree, Janie and Jack, Justice, and the Children's Place. The four anchors at First Colony Mall include Dillard's, JC Penney, and Macy's. Among the other shops available at the mall are American Contemporary Furniture, Kendall's Home and Gift, Pottery Barn, Yankee Candle, Ben Bridge Jewelers, Body Shack, Jewel Palace, Kay Jewelers, and Barnes and Nobles. For Men's and women's apparel shoppers have American Eagle Outfitters, Avalanche Sports, Banana Republic, Guess, Hollister, Hot Topic, Levi's, and Vans.

Every mall is going to have a food court with plenty of different cuisines. At First Colony Mall the food court offers Auntie Anne's Pretzels, Black Walnut Cafe, Cheesecake Factory, Chick-fil-A, Cinnabon, Dippin Dots, Famous Cajun, Famous Wok, Great Steak and Potato, Great Wraps, Grimaldi's Pizzeria, Kona Grill, Marble Slab Creamery, and McDonald's. Also at the mall for food are Nuts World, Paciugo, Sarku Japan, Sbarro, Starbucks, Taco Bell, Thirsty's, and Wetzel's Pretzels. There is something for everyone at the mall. There are even a few sit down restaurants like the Cheesecake Factory which have fine dining options.

First Colony Mall does have a cinema. They play the top movies that have come out for the year. There are also events held at the mall like a scavenger hunt, product line debut, and days where visitors can shop tax free. The events do vary each year to keep residents interested.