EXHIBIT 21.1  THE MILLS CORPORATION ENTITY STRUCTURE  (as of 12/31/00)

THE MILLS CORPORATION (REIT) SUBSIDIARIES

Arizona Mills SPE Corp.

Coopers
Crossing Corp.

Crosswinds
Corp.

Fashion
Center Corp.

Fashion
Place Corp.

Franklin
Mills GP, Inc.

Germantown
Corp.

Grapevine
Mills II SPE Corp.

Gwinnett
Corp.

Liberty
Plaza GP, Inc.

Montgomery
Village Corp.

Montgomery
Village Ground Corp.

Mount
Prospect Plaza Corp.

Ontario
Mills II SPE Corp.

Ontario
Mills Finance Corp.

Potomac
Gurnee Finance Corp.

Sawgrass
Finance L.L.C.

Sawgrass
Mills Phase II Corp.

Sawgrass
Mills Springing Member Corp.

Sunrise
Mills Corp.

Vaughan
Mills Advisory Services, Inc.

Washington
Potomac Partners Corp.

West
Falls Church Corp.

Western
Hills Plaza Corp.

OPERATING PARTNERSHIP

THE MILLS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP



SUBSIDIARIES OF THE MILLS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Aiken SC Business Trust

Arizona
Mills L.L.C.

Arizona
Mills II, L.L.C.

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Arizona Mills SPE, L.L.C.

Arundel
Finance, L.L.C.

Arundel
Mills, L.L.C.

Arundel
Mills II, L.L.C.

Arundel
Mills Limited Partnership

Arundel
Mills II Limited Partnership

Barnwell
SC Business Trust

Brevard
NC Business Trust

Burnsville
NC Business Trust

Candlestick
Mills, L.L.C.

Candlestick
Mills Limited Partnership

Cleveland
OH Business Trust

Colonial
Heights VA Business Trust

Colorado
Mills, L.L.C.

Colorado
Mills Residual Development Company, L.L.C.

Colorado
Mills Residual, L.L.C.

Colorado
Retail Development Company, L.L.C.

Concord
Mills, L.L.C.

Concord
Mills Limited Partnership

Concord
Mills Residual III, L.L.C.

Concord
Mills Residual III Limited Partnership

Coopers
Crossing L.L.C.

Coopers
Crossing Associates (MLP) Limited Partnership

Crosswinds
L.L.C.

Crosswinds
Center Associates of St. Petersburg (MLP) Limited Partnership

Dillon
SC Business Trust

Echo
Hills Center Associates (MLP) Limited Partnership

Elkin
NC Business Trust

Fashion
Center L.L.C.

Fashion
Center Associates of Illinois No. 1 (MLP) Limited Partnership

Fashion
Place Associates L.L.C.

Fashion
Place Associates Limited Partnership

Flatwoods
KY Business Trust

Frankfort
KY Business Trust

Franklin
Mills, L.L.C.

Franklin
Mills Associates Limited Partnership

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Franklin Mills Residual Limited Partnership

Germantown
Development Associates L.L.C.

Germantown
Development Associates (MLP) Limited Partnership

Grapevine
Mills Development Company, L.L.C.

Grapevine
Mills Operating Company II, L.L.C.

Grapevine
Mills Limited Partnership

Grapevine
Mills II Limited Partnership

Grapevine
Mills III Limited Partnership

Grapevine
Mills Operating Company III, L.L.C.

Grapevine
Mills Operating Company, L.L.C.

Gurnee
Mills L.L.C.

Gurnee
Mills II L.L.C.

Gurnee
Mills (MLP) Limited Partnership

Gwinnett
L.L.C.

Gwinnett
Marketfair Associates Limited Partnership

Houston
Development I L.P.

Houston
Development LLC

Hunt
Club Road Properties Associates Limited Partnership

Katy
Mills, L.L.C.

Katy
Mills Limited Partnership

Liberty
Plaza, L.L.C.

Liberty
Plaza Limited Partnership

Mainstreet
Retail Limited Partnership

Management
Associates Limited Partnership

Marysville
OH Business Trust

Meadowlands
Mills L.L.C.

Meadowlands
Mills Limited Partnership

Middlefield
OH Business Trust

Mills
International Acquisitions (Luxembourg) S.à r.l.

Mills-Kan
Am Sawgrass Phase 3 Limited Partnership

Mills
Lanett LLC

Mills
Management L.L.C.

Milla
Pell City LLC

Mills
Ontario Acquisitions, L.L.C.

MillsServices
Corp.

Mills
Texas Acquisitions Limited Partnership

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Mills Texas Acquisitions, L.L.C.

Montgomery
Village Associates L.L.C.

Montgomery
Village Associates (MLP) Limited Partnership

Montgomery
Village Ground L.L.C.

Montgomery
Village Ground (MLP) Limited Partnership

Mount
Prospect Plaza L.L.C.

Mount
Prospect Plaza (MLP) Limited Partnership

Ontario
Mills Finance, L.L.C.

Ontario
Mills L.L.C.

Ontario
Mills II, L.L.C.

Ontario
Mills II Limited Partnership

Ontario
Mills Limited Partnership

Ontario
Mills Residual Limited Partnership

Ontario
Mills Working On Wishes (O'WOW), Inc.

Opry
Mills, L.L.C.

Opry
Mills Limited Partnership

Orange
City Mills, L.L.C.

Orange
City Mills Limited Partnership

Owensboro
KY Business Trust

Paris
KY Business Trust

Philadelphia
PA Business Trust

Potomac
Mills L.L.C.

Potomac
Mills Limited Partnership

Reading
PA Business Trust

Ringgold
GA Business Trust

Sawgrass
Mills Phase II, L.L.C.

Sawgrass
Mills Phase II Limited Partnership

Sawgrass
Mills Phase II SPE, L.L.C.

Sawgrass
Mills Phase IV, L.L.C.

Sawgrass
Mills Phase IV Limited Partnership

Staten
Island NY Business Trust

Struthers
OH Business Trust

Sugarloaf
Mills, L.L.C.

Sugarloaf
Mills Limited Partnership

Sunrise
Mills L.L.C.

Sunrise
Mills/MLP, L.L.C.

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Sunrise Mills (MLP) Limited Partnership

WEC
99J-13 LLC

WEC
99J-15 LLC

WEC
99J-16 LLC

WEC
99J-17 LLC

WEC
99J-18 LLC

WEC
99J-2 LLC

WEC
99J-20 LLC

WEC
99J-23 LLC

WEC
99J-25 LLC

WEC
99J-3 LLC

WEC
99J-32 LLC

WEC
99J-36 LLC

WEC
99J-38 LLC

WEC
99J-44 LLC

WEC
99J-49 LLC

WEC
99J-5 LLC

WEC
99J-50 LLC

WEC
99J-61 LLC

WEC
99J-62 LLC

WEC
99J-65 LLC

WEC
99J-66 LLC

WEC
99J-68 LLC

WEC
99J-71 LLC

WEC
99J-74 LLC

WEC
99J-78 LLC

West
Falls Church L.L.C.

Western
Hills Plaza L.L.C.

SUBSIDIARIES OF MILLSSERVICES CORP.

1199420 Ontario Inc.

Arundel
Mills Residual, L.L.C.

Arundel
Mills Residual Limited Partnership

Arundel
Theater Company, L.P.

Border
Solutions, L.L.C.

Commonwealth
Investors, Inc.

Concord
Mills Residual, L.L.C.

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Concord Mills Residual Limited Partnership

Franklin
Mills Residual Corp.

Grapevine
Mills Finance Corp.

Grapevine
Mills Residual Operating Company, L.L.C.

Grapevine
Mills Residual Limited Partnership

Katy
Mills Residual, L.L.C.

Katy
Mills Residual Limited Partnership

Katy
Mills Residual II Limited Partnership

MTS
Services of Tempe, L.L.C.

Mainstreet
Retail, Inc.

Mainstreet
Ventures, Inc.

Manufacturers
@ The Mills Corp.

Mills
Global, L.L.C.

Mills
Enterprises, Inc.

MillsServices
Canada Corp.

MillsServices
Canada II Corp.

MillsServices
of Grapevine, Inc.

Mills
TV Corp.

Ontario
Mills Residual L.L.C.

Ontario
Mills Residual Limited Partnership

Orange
City Mills II, L.L.C.

Orange
City Mills II Limited Partnership

Premises
Providers, Inc.

Sugarloaf
Mills Residual Corp.

Sugarloaf
Mills Residual, L.L.C.

Sugarloaf
Mills Residual Limited Partnership

TMC
Maintenance Company

TMC
Property Consulting Services, L.L.C.

SUBSIDIARIES OF MILLS ENTERPRISES, INC.

FoodBrand, L.L.C.

FoodBrand
Services, Inc.

MEI/Kan
Am I, L.L.C.

MEI/Kan
Am II, L.L.C.

Moe's
Beverage, Inc.

Ron
Jon Surf Shop Sawgrass Mills, L.L.C.

Ron
Jon Surf Shop Southern California, L.L.C.

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WPFC/Mills Development Company, L.L.C.

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