Patricia Karevich, the mayor of Novi at the time, stated that the opening was the beginning of a downtown for the city.
"[4] Trammell Crow developed the 485,000-square-foot (45,100 m2) commercial section of the mall along with the Lake Pointe Corporate Center.
The couple, Sonali and Rakesh Gangwani, began screening Bollywood and other Indian films on a daily basis there.
[8] The center experienced financial difficulties in a period until 2011 due to the closure of Borders, CompUSA, and Mervyn's.
[3] Greta Guest of the Detroit Free Press stated that new retailers planned to open as the Wal-Mart was developed.