North Riverside Park Mall
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| Location | North Riverside, Illinois, United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°50′50″N 87°48′39″W / 41.8472°N 87.81083°W |
| Address | 7501 West Cermak Road |
| Opening date | 1975 |
| Developer | Heitman/Melvin Simon & Associates |
| Owner | The Feil Organization |
| No. of stores and services | 148 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 7 (5 open, 2 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 1,111,322 sq ft (103,245.2 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 (3rd floor offices in JCPenney) |
| Public transit access | Chicago Transit Authority, Pace |
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North Riverside Park Mall is a shopping mall located in North Riverside, Illinois. It is owned by The Feil Organization and the mall's anchor stores are JCPenney, Forman Mills and Round 1 Entertainment. There is 1 vacant anchor store last occupied by Carson's.
History
[edit]In 1975, the mall opened with 3 department stores which were JCPenney, Carson Pirie Scott, and Montgomery Ward. Madigan's operated as a junior anchor in the mall until the early 1990s, when its space was divided between Foot Locker and TJ Maxx, both of which opened in 1994.[5] By 2005, TJ Maxx had been closed and replaced with Steve & Barry's.[6] After that chain went out of business in 2009, its space was taken over by Conway, a division of National Stores. In May 2015, Conway was converted into Fallas.[7]
The Sears store was originally occupied by Montgomery Ward until that chain went out of business in 2001. The opening of Sears coincided with a $5 million renovation plan.[8]
In December 2010, portions of the film Contagion were filmed at the mall.[9]
In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at North Riverside Park Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties.[10] In 2017, Sears downsized its store to the upper level. Its lower level is now Round One Entertainment and AMITA Health.
On April 18, 2018, it was announced that Carson's would be closing as parent company The Bon-Ton Stores was going out of business. The store closed on August 29, 2018.[11] Fallas also closed in 2018.
In 2020, rioting affected the mall, which was still closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and surrounding shopping centers in North Riverside and neighboring Berwyn, resulting in break-ins, looting, and a shooting fatality on the property.[citation needed]
On July 1, 2020, it was announced that Sears would close in September 2020, as part of a plan to close 28 stores nationwide, leaving JCPenney as the only traditional anchor store left.[12]
Encore Shoes opened in the former Fallas space.
Aldi opened outside the mall on January 26, 2023.[13]
Anchors
[edit]Current
[edit]- JCPenney — Opened in 1975
- Round 1 Entertainment — Opened in 2019
- Forman Mills — Opened in 2022
Former
[edit]- Montgomery Ward — Opened in 1975, closed in 2001, replaced by Sears
- Carson's — Opened in 1975, closed in 2018
- Sears — Opened in 2002, closed in 2020
Bus routes
[edit]21 Cermak[14]
322 Cermak Road/22nd Street[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Property Brochure" (PDF). The Feil Organization.
- ^ "North Riverside Park Mall: Store Directory". North Riverside Park Mall.
- ^ Realty and Building. Economist Publishing Company. 1995. ISSN 0034-1045.
- ^ "Bad News Doesn't Seem To Hit Regional Malls". Chicago Tribune. January 31, 1993.
- ^ "Unsuitable - Page 2 - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Local News: Sportswear retailer moving into mall (04/30/05)". m.semissourian.com. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Two Conway stores to open in Chicago area | Chain Store Age". chainstoreage.com. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Subscription Center | ChicagoBusiness.com". chicagobusiness.com. 9 February 2001. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ Uphues, Bob (10 January 2011). "North Riverside Mall doubles as movie set". Riverside/Brookfield Landmark. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "At North Riverside Park Mall | Seritage".
- ^ "Time's up for Carson's at North Riverside Mall". 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Ax falls for Sears at North Riverside Mall". 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Aldi sets grand opening for new store later this month".
- ^ "21 Cermak (Bus Route Info)".
- ^ "322 - Cermak Road – 22nd Street | Pace Suburban Bus".
External links
[edit]- "North Riverside Park Mall | North Riverside". northriversideparkmall.com. Retrieved 16 April 2015.