The Taubman Realty Group and The Cordish Companies have signed an agreement to bring 62,000 square feet of dining and entertainment to Dolphin Mall, Miami’s largest outlet shopping center. Cordish will develop 32,000 square feet of interior space and an expansive 30,000 square foot outdoor plaza. Anchored by Sports & Social, one of the fastest-growing restaurant entertainment concepts in the United States, the new outdoor plaza will create a community gathering space for live music, sports watch parties, family-friendly events, cultural celebrations, food and beverage festivals and more. Sports & Social and the adjacent outdoor plaza are slated to open in winter 2022.
Sports & Social, which can be found at the front door of professional sports stadiums, entertainment and lifestyle districts and world-class casino resorts, is a highly curated dining, entertainment, sports viewing and social concept by Live! Dining & Entertainment, a division of The Cordish Companies. Sports & Social at Dolphin Mall will offer an elevated menu of made-from-scratch game day favorites, curated cocktails, specialty drinks and local and national brews. Live music and entertainment will be featured throughout the week in addition to the region’s best sports-watching experiences made possible by premier game-day Sports Watch activations. Outfitted with state-of-the-art AV technology, the 15,000-square-foot space will offer an LED display that allows for the simultaneous viewing of multiple games and sporting events.
The Dolphin Mall Sports & Social will be conceptualized by internationally acclaimed Knauer Incorporated under the direction of Mark Knauer who has created some of country’s top destinations in dining, hospitality, and entertainment. The company’s other Sports & Social concepts have also been uniquely and carefully designed by high-profile firms including Knauer Incorporated, Icrave and Jeffrey Beers International. Sports & Social locations include The Battery adjacent to Truist Park in Atlanta; Ballpark Village adjacent to Busch Stadium in St. Louis; Texas Live! in the Arlington Entertainment District; Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland in the Baltimore/Washington Corridor and Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.
