It has a gross leasable area of 1,245,741 sq ft (115,733.1 m2)[1] which includes Macy's, JCPenney, Raymour & Flanigan, and over 140 other stores.

[6] Most were located on the first floor and reached up through openings to the second; a 20-foot (6.1 m) long stainless steel and brass American flag hung from the ceiling.

Major stores that have since closed include: Bamberger's which was in the location currently occupied by Macy's (it was converted along with the other Bamberger's stores to the Macy's nameplate in 1986[8]), Hahne's which was replaced by Lord & Taylor after Hahne’s converted to the L&T nameplate in 1988 (later closed in 2020), Child World at Rockaway Commons, which was replaced by Kids "R" Us after Child World went out of business in 1992, later replaced by Office Depot in 2003 and currently occupied by DSW, relocated from the existing Marketplace at Rockaway location, Toys R Us/Babies R Us, located next to Rockaway Commons, closed in 2018 when all locations closed, & is currently occupied by Party City, & Acme, also at Rockaway Commons, closed in the early 2010s & is currently occupied by Nordstrom Rack.

In 2020 it was announced Sears would shutter as part of an ongoing decision to eliminate its traditional brick-and-mortar format.

[17] In August 2020, Lord & Taylor announced that it would close its brick-and-mortar format as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

These include Rockaway Commons, a strip mall in the southeast corner of the property featuring anchors Best Buy, Nordstrom Rack, and DSW, a Hilton Garden Inn & a Morristown Medical Center health pavilion.