Exhibit 21.1

THE MILLS CORPORATION  LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES  (as of March 1, 2003)

|THE MILLS CORPORATION (REIT) SUBSIDIARIES    
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|Arizona Mills SPE Corp.                      
|Concord Mills SPE Corp.                      
|Crosswinds Corp.                             
|Dover Commons SPE Corp.                      
|Dover Mall SPE Corp.                         
|Esplanade Mall SPE Corp.                     
|Fashion Center Corp.                         
|Franklin Mills GP, Inc.                      
|Germantown Corp.                             
|Grapevine Mills II SPE Corp.                 
|Grapevine Mills III SPE Corp.                
|Grapevine Mills IV SPE Corp.                 
|Grapevine Mills V SPE Corp.                  
|Gwinnett Corp.                               
|Katy Mills Mall SPE Corp.                    
|Liberty Plaza GP, Inc.                       
|Mount Prospect Plaza Corp.                   
|Northpark Mall SPE Corp.                     
|Ontario Mills II SPE Corp.                   
|Ontario Mills III SPE Corp.                  
|Ontario Mills Finance Corp.                  
|Opry Mills SPE Corp.                         
|Orange City Mills SPE Corp.                  
|Orange City Mills Mezzanine SPE Corp.        
|Potomac Gurnee SPE Corp.                     
|Riverside Square SPE Corp.                   
|Sawgrass Mills Phase II Corp.                
|Sawgrass Mills Phase III SPE Corp.           
|Sawgrass Mills Phase III Mezzanine SPE Corp. 
|Sawgrass Mills Springing Member Corp.        
|Sunrise Mills Corp.                          
|The Mills Limited Partnership                
|Vaughan Mills Advisory Services, Inc.        
|Western Hills Plaza Corp.                    
|White Plains Galleria SPE Corp.              
|White Plains Galleria, Inc.                  
|SUBSIDIARIES OF THE MILLS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
|Aiken SC Business Trust                      
|Arizona Mills L.L.C.                         
|Arizona Mills II, L.L.C.                     
|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         

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|Barnwell SC Business Trust                                              
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|Brevard NC Business Trust                                               
|Broward Mall Investors, L.P.                                            
|Broward Mall Limited Partnership                                        
|Broward Mall Operating Company, L.L.C.                                  
|Burnsville NC Business Trust                                            
|Candlestick Mills, L.L.C.                                               
|Candlestick Mills Limited Partnership                                   
|Cleveland OH Business Trust                                             
|Colonial Heights VA Business Trust                                      
|Colorado Mills Limited Partnership                                      
|Colorado Retail Development Company, L.L.C.                             
|Concord Mills, L.L.C.                                                   
|Concord Mills Limited Partnership                                       
|Concord Mills Mall GP, L.L.C.                                           
|Concord Mills Mall Limited Partnership                                  
|Concord Mills Residual III, L.L.C.                                      
|Concord Mills Residual III Limited Partnership                          
|Covifa Luxembourg International S.á r.l.                                
|Crosswinds L.L.C.                                                       
|Crosswinds Center Associates of St. Petersburg (MLP) Limited Partnership
|Denver West Holding Company, L.L.C.                                     
|Dillon SC Business Trust                                                
|Dover Commons Investors, L.P.                                           
|Dover Commons Limited Partnership                                       
|Dover Commons Operating Company, L.L.C.                                 
|Dover Mall II Limited Partnership                                       
|Dover Mall II Operating Company, L.L.C.                                 
|Dover Mall Investors, L.P.                                              
|Dover Mall Operating Company, L.L.C.                                    
|Elkin NC Business Trust                                                 
|Esplanade Mall Investors, L.P.                                          
|Esplanade Mall Limited Partnership                                      
|Esplanade Mall Operating Company, L.L.C.                                
|Fashion Center L.L.C.                                                   
|Fashion Center Associates of Illinois No. 1 (MLP) Limited Partnership   
|Flatwoods KY Business Trust                                             
|Frankfort KY Business Trust                                             
|Franklin Mills, L.L.C.                                                  
|Franklin Mills Associates Limited Partnership                           
|Germantown Development Associates L.L.C.                                
|Germantown Development Associates (MLP) Limited Partnership             
|Grapevine Mills Limited Partnership                                     
|Grapevine Mills II Limited Partnership                                  
|Grapevine Mills III Limited Partnership                                 
|Grapevine Mills IV Limited Partnership                                  
|Grapevine Mills V Limited Partnership                                   
|Grapevine Mills Development Company, L.L.C.                             
|Grapevine Mills Operating Company, L.L.C.                               
|Grapevine Mills Operating Company II, L.L.C.                            

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|Grapevine Mills Operating Company III, L.L.C.           
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|Grapevine Mills Operating Company IV, L.L.C.            
|Grapevine Mills Operating Company V, L.L.C.             
|Gurnee Mills L.L.C.                                     
|Gurnee Mills Operating Company, L.L.C.                  
|Gwinnett L.L.C.                                         
|Gwinnett Marketfair Associates Limited Partnership      
|Houston Development I L.P.                              
|Hunt Club Road Properties Associates Limited Partnership
|Jahold B.V.                                             
|Katy Mills, L.L.C.                                      
|Katy Mills Limited Partnership                          
|Katy Mills II, L.L.C.                                   
|Katy Mills II Limited Partnership                       
|Katy Mills Mall GP, L.L.C.                              
|Katy Mills Mall Limited Partnership                     
|Lakewood Commercial Development Company, L.L.C.         
|Liberty Plaza, L.L.C.                                   
|Liberty Plaza Limited Partnership                       
|Madrid Xanadú 2003 S.L.                                 
|Madrid Xanadú 2004 S.L.                                 
|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 CF Holdings Investors GP, L.L.C.                  
|Mills CF Holdings, L.P.                                 
|Mills Consolidation I, LLC                              
|Mills Development Company of Missouri, L.L.C.           
|Mills Forest Fair, LLC                                  
|Mills Global, L.L.C.                                    
|Mills Global II, L.L.C.                                 
|Mills Global Services Corp.                             
|Mills Global Services of Spain, S.L.                    
|Mills Holdings II, L.P.                                 
|Mills Holdings Investors II GP, L.L.C.                  
|Mills International Acquisitions (Luxembourg) S.à r.l.  
|Mills-Kan Am Colorado Limited Partnership               
|Mills-Kan Am Pittsburgh Limited Partnership             
|Mills Lanett LLC                                        
|Mills Management L.L.C.                                 
|Mills Ontario Acquisitions, L.L.C.                      
|Mills Pell City LLC                                     
|MillsServices Corp.                                     
|Mills Texas Acquisitions Limited Partnership            
|Mills Texas Acquisitions, L.L.C.                        
|Mount Prospect Plaza L.L.C.                             
|Mount Prospect Plaza (MLP) Limited Partnership          

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|Northpark Mall Investors, L.P.                        
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|Northpark Mall Limited Partnership                    
|Northpark Mall Operating Company, L.L.C.              
|Ontario Mills Finance, L.L.C.                         
|Ontario Mills L.L.C.                                  
|Ontario Mills II, L.L.C.                              
|Ontario Mills II Limited Partnership                  
|Ontario Mills III, L.L.C.                             
|Ontario Mills III Limited Partnership                 
|Ontario Mills Limited Partnership                     
|Opry Mills Manager, L.L.C.                            
|Opry Mills Operating Company, L.L.C.                  
|Orange City Mills, L.L.C.                             
|Orange City Mills Limited Partnership                 
|Orange City Mills II, L.L.C.                          
|Orange City Mills II Limited Partnership              
|Orange City Mills GP, L.L.C.                          
|Orange City Mills GP Member, L.L.C.                   
|Orange City Mills Mezzanine GP, L.L.C.                
|Orange City Mills Mezzanine Limited Partnership       
|Owensboro KY Business Trust                           
|Paris KY Business Trust                               
|Philadelphia PA Business Trust                        
|Pittsburgh Mills, L.L.C.                              
|Pittsburgh Mills Limited Partnership                  
|Potomac Mills Operating Company, L.L.C.               
|Reading PA Business Trust                             
|Ringgold GA Business Trust                            
|Riverside Square Limited Partnership                  
|Riverside Square Operating Company, L.L.C.            
|Sawgrass Mills Phase II, L.L.C.                       
|Sawgrass Mills Phase II Limited Partnership           
|Sawgrass Mills Phase II SPE, L.L.C.                   
|Sawgrass Mills Phase III GP, L.L.C.                   
|Sawgrass Mills Phase III GP Member, L.L.C.            
|Sawgrass Mills Phase III Limited Partnership          
|Sawgrass Mills Phase III Mezzanine GP, L.L.C.         
|Sawgrass Mills Phase III Mezzanine Limited Partnership
|Sawgrass Mills Phase IV, L.L.C.                       
|Sawgrass Mills Phase IV Limited Partnership           
|Sawgrass Service, L.L.C.                              
|SF Piers 27-31, L.L.C.                                
|Staten Island NY Business Trust                       
|St. Louis Mills Limited Partnership                   
|Struthers OH Business Trust                           
|Sugarloaf Mills, L.L.C.                               
|Sugarloaf Mills Limited Partnership                   
|Sunrise Mills L.L.C.                                  
|Sunrise Mills/MLP, L.L.C.                             
|Sunrise Mills (MLP) Limited Partnership               

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|Vaughan Mills Irrevocable Grantor Trust        
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|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                                 
|Western Hills Plaza L.L.C.                     
|White Plains Galleria Investors, L.P.          
|White Plains Galleria Limited Partnership      
|White Plains Galleria Operating Company, L.L.C.
|SUBSIDIARIES OF MILLSSERVICES CORP.            
|1199420 Ontario Inc.                           
|Arundel Mills Residual, L.L.C.                 
|Arundel Mills Residual Finance, L.L.C.         
|Arundel Mills Residual Limited Partnership     
|Border Solutions, L.L.C.                       
|Broward Mall Residual I Limited Partnership    
|Broward Mall Residual I, L.L.C.                
|Colorado Mills Residual Limited Partnership    
|Commonwealth Investors, Inc.                   
|Concord Mills Residual, L.L.C.                 
|Concord Mills Residual Limited Partnership     
|Dover Mall Residual I Limited Partnership      
|Dover Mall Residual I, L.L.C.                  
|Esplanade Mall Residual I Limited Partnership  
|Esplanade Mall Residual I, L.L.C.              
|Franklin Mills Residual Corp.                  
|Franklin Mills Residual Limited Partnership    
|Grapevine Mills Finance Corp.                  

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|Grapevine Mills Residual Operating Company, L.L.C.  
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|Grapevine Mills Residual Limited Partnership        
|Katy Mills Residual, L.L.C.                         
|Katy Mills Residual Limited Partnership             
|MTS Services of Tempe, L.L.C.                       
|Mainstreet Retail, Inc.                             
|Mainstreet Ventures, Inc.                           
|Manufacturers @ The Mills Corp.                     
|Mills CF Holdings Residual Investors GP, L.L.C.     
|Mills CF Holdings Residual, L.P.                    
|Mills Enterprises, Inc.                             
|Mills Global, L.L.C.                                
|Mills-Kan Am Colorado Residual Limited Partnership  
|Mills-Kan Am Pittsburgh Residual Limited Partnership
|MillsServices Canada Corp.                          
|MillsServices of Grapevine, Inc.                    
|Mills TV Corp.                                      
|Moe's Beverage, Inc.                                
|Northpark Mall Residual I Limited Partnership       
|Northpark Mall Residual I, L.L.C.                   
|Ontario Mills Residual L.L.C.                       
|Ontario Mills Residual Limited Partnership          
|Orange City Mills II, L.L.C.                        
|Orange City Mills II Limited Partnership            
|Pittsburgh Mills Residual Limited Partnership       
|Premises Providers, Inc.                            
|St. Louis Mills Residual Limited Partnership        
|St. Louis Mills Residual, L.L.C.                    
|Sugarloaf Gwinnett Entertainment Company, L.L.C.    
|Sugarloaf Mills Residual Corp.                      
|Sugarloaf Mills Residual, L.L.C.                    
|Sugarloaf Mills Residual Limited Partnership        
|TMC Maintenance Company                             
|The Mills Corporation Spain B.V.                    
|Venue3D, L.L.C.                                     
|SUBSIDIARIES OF MILLS ENTERPRISES, INC.             
|Fine Furniture Holdings, LLC                        
|FoodBrand, L.L.C.                                   
|FoodBrand Colorado, L.L.C.                          
|FoodBrand Franklin Mills, L.L.C.                    
|FoodBrand Holdings, L.L.C.                          
|FoodBrand Kentucky, L.L.C.                          
|FoodBrand Management Company, L.L.C.                
|FoodBrand Services, Inc.                            
|MEI Retail Holdings I, L.L.C.                       
|MEI Retail Holdings 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.       
|WPFC/Mills Development Company, L.L.C.              

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