Gurnee Mills
| Location |
6170 W. Grand Ave Gurnee, Illinois  United States |
|---|---|
| Opening date | August 8, 1991 |
| Developer | Simon Property Group |
| Owner | Simon Property Group |
| No. of stores and services | 200 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 16 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,912,969 sq. ft. |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Public transit access | Pace |
| Website |
gurneemills |
Gurnee Mills is an indoor mall, established in Gurnee, Illinois, a village west of Waukegan, Illinois. It is located about halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a 40 minute drive either way, and near Six Flags Great America. It is a single-level Z-shaped mall. At 1,912,969 square feet (177,720.6 m2) of gross leasable area,[1] it is the third largest mall in Illinois, and is visited by more than 20 million people each year. Gurnee Mills opened on August 8, 1991.[2]
History
Gurnee Mills was initially owned by Mills Corporation. In 2007, the Simon Property Group acquired the Mills Corporation. In April 2010, plans for a $5 million renovation were announced. The renovations are expected to take up to 3 years to be completed.[3] In July 2013 Macy's and the new full price wing opened.
Anchors
- Sears Grand (180000 sq ft available for sublease)[4]
- Bass Pro Shops
- Macy's
- Kohl's
- Marshalls HomeGoods
- Value City Furniture
- Bed Bath & Beyond
- Neiman Marcus Last Call
- Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th
- T.J.Maxx
- Sports Authority
- Marcus Theatres
- Shoppers World
- Burlington Coat Factory
- Rink Side Sports
Junior anchors
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- Build-A-Bear Workshop
- Forever 21
- Hollister
- H&M
- Nike Factory Store
- Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse
- LEGO
- Hot Topic
Restaurants
- Buffalo Wild Wings (under construction 2015 next to Marshalls)[5]
- Rainforest Cafe
- Ruby Tuesday
Former anchors
- Sears (closed 1993, occupied by JCPenney from 1994-2009)
- Waccamaw Pottery (closed 2001, demolished in 2003 to make way for Sears Grand)
- Spiegel (closed 2002, demolished to make way for Kohl's)
- Phar-Mor (closed 2002, replaced by Value City)
- Value City (closed 2008, occupied by Value City Furniture since 2009)
- Circuit City (closed 2009, demolished in 2011 to make way for Macy's)
- J. C. Penney (closed 2009, occupied by Shoppers World since 2011)
Former restaurants
- Planet Hollywood (closed, now occupied by stores)
References
- ↑ http://business.simon.com/leasing/gurnee-mills
- ↑ "About Gurnee Mills". Simon Company. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ↑ Sandra M. Jones (April 28, 2010). "Gurnee Mills to get $5 million facelift". Chicago Breaking Business. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
- ↑ http://metrocre.com/pdf/brochure/353.pdf
- ↑ http://www.gurnee.il.us/village-board/agendas/02-02-2015
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Coordinates: 42°23′20″N 87°57′27″W / 42.38889°N 87.95750°W