Hilltop Mall
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| Hilltop Mall | |
 Hilltop Mall on a foggy day (Dec. 9 2006) |
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| Location | Richmond, California |
| Opening date | 1976 |
| Developer | A. Alfred Taubman |
| Management | Mills Corporation |
| Owner | Mills Corporation & GM Pension Trusts |
| No. of stores and services | 150 [2] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 |
| Total retail floor area | 1.1 million ft² [3] |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | www.shophilltop.com |
Hilltop Mall Shopping Center is a mall in of Richmond, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Hilltop is managed and co-owned by The Mills Corporation, and is anchored by JCPenney, Macy's and Sears. A Wal-Mart will join the center, opening April 11, 2007. [4]
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[edit] History
Hilltop Mall opened in September of 1976, built on land previously occupied by the Hilltop Drive-In outdoor movie theater. The mall was developed by the A. Alfred Taubman, who also developed several other shopping malls in the East Bay Area, including Eastridge Mall in San Jose, Stoneridge Shopping Center in Pleasanton and Sunvalley Mall in Concord. Originally it was anchored by a bright red-tiled Capwell's, JCPenney and Sears. Macy's soon followed, closing their neighboring store in downtown Richmond at the same time.[5] Capwell's changed their name to Emporium-Capwell in 1979, before becoming simply Emporium in 1990.
The mall remained largely unchanged until 1996 when the Emporium store closed following its merger with Macy's. The store remained vacant until October 1998, when Macy's refurbished and relocated their existing store into the former Emporium space, vacating their own location.
The Taubman shopping center interests, which had become a publicly traded real estate investment trust in 1992, were reorganized in 1998 and the GM Pension Trust assumed full-ownership of Hilltop Mall at this time, retaining Taubman Centers as manager.[6] In its turn, in 2004 the GM Pension Trust sold a half-interest in a portfolio of shopping centers, including Hilltop to The Mills Corporation, which also assumed management of the center. After several years of delay, Wal-Mart is to open in a store on April 11, 2007 on the site Macy's vacated in 1998.
[edit] Wal-Mart Controversy
This proposed "upscale" Wal-Mart has been met with intense and fervent community opposition. In response to at least one community concern, Wal-Mart officials have indicated they are willing not to sell guns at this location.[1] The mall location for this Wal-Mart is an alternative to the company's first choice pick of a lot in more affluent Hercules, however that city used eminent domain to prevent its construction after the community there would not hear of it.
[edit] Anchors
- JCPenney (207,600 ft²)
- Sears (135,000 ft²)
- Macy's (190,700 ft²)
- Wal-Mart (150,000 ft²; opening April 2007 on site of former Macy's)
- 24-Hour Fitness Magic Johnson Sport (37,383 ft²)
[edit] Mall Stores
Hilltop also has dozens of smaller clothing boutiques for men, women, teens, and children. It has shoe stores including six Foot Locker stores (including a Lady Footlocker and Kids' Footlocker), electronics stores such as EB Games, RadioShack and Ritz Camera, and athletic stores such as Champs Sports and Copeland Sports.
There are also jewelry stores, bookstores, stationers, luggage shops, music, video, gift and toy stores. There are also restaunts, mostly fast food, that include Burger King, McDonalds and others. Miscellaneous services include a hair salon, manicurist, portrait studios, a dentist and optometrists. There is a wide range of catering facilities and a health bar at the 24-Hour Fitness Magic Johnson Sport gym.
[edit] See also
- Hilltop Plaza
[edit] References
Oakland Tribune (Richmond area edition), Sept. 3, 1976, page 13
[edit] External links
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- Satellite image from WikiMapia, Google Maps or Windows Live Local
- Street map from MapQuest or Google Maps
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image from TerraServer-USA
| The Mills Corporation facilities | ||
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| Operating centers
Arizona Mills - Arundel Mills - The Block at Orange - Briarwood Mall - Broward Mall - Cincinnati Mills - The Colonnade Outlets at Sawgrass - Colorado Mills - Concord Mills - Columbus City Center - Del Amo Fashion Center - Discover Mills - Dover Mall - The Esplanade - The Falls - Franklin Mills - Galleria at White Plains - Grapevine Mills - Great Mall of the Bay Area - Gurnee Mills - Hilltop Mall - Katy Mills - Lakeforest Mall - The Mall at Tuttle Crossing - Marley Station - Meadowood Mall - Northpark Mall - Ontario Mills - Opry Mills - Potomac Mills - The Shops at Riverside - Sawgrass Mills - Southdale Center - Southridge Mall - Stoneridge Mall - St. Louis Mills - Westland Mall |
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| Under development
United States - 108 North State Street - Potomac Town Center Italy - Mercati Generali |
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