The introduction of the typically suburban shopping complex to the urban landscape of Providence required architects to fuse the urban and suburban retail shopping models. Usually a sprawling mall is surrounded by acres of parking lots, has only one or two levels. In contrast, the urban shopping environment usually consists of storefronts on a street with pedestrian traffic. The site of the mall is thirteen acres, and so the parking had to be brought into the structure of the mall itself. Additionally, there are seven main floors of retails stores, restaurants, and kiosks and entertainment venues.