Lakeview Square Mall

Lakeview Square Mall
Location Battle Creek, Michigan
Coordinates 42°15′47″N 85°11′02″W / 42.263°N 85.184°W / 42.263; -85.184Coordinates: 42°15′47″N 85°11′02″W / 42.263°N 85.184°W / 42.263; -85.184
Address 5775 Beckley Rd.
Opening date 1983[1]
Developer Forbes/Cohen
Management GK Development
No. of stores and services 50+[1]
No. of anchor tenants 4
Total retail floor area 550,000 square feet (51,000 m2) (GLA)[1]
No. of floors 1
Website www.lakeviewsquare.com

Lakeview Square Mall is an enclosed shopping mall serving the city of Battle Creek, Michigan. It opened in 1983 and features three anchor stores: JCPenney, Macy's and Sears. The mall is managed by GK Development.

History

Sidney Forbes and Maurice Cohen, owners of Forbes/Cohen Properties, opened Lakeview Square on May 15, 1983.[2] More than 10,000 people were present at the mall's opening ceremony.[3] It was first proposed in 1978, but development was delayed by a homeowners' association lawsuit.[4] When it opened, the mall featured three anchor stores: J.C. Penney, Sears and Hudson's (which became Marshall Field's in 2001 and Macy's in 2006).[4] General Growth Properties bought the mall, along with Westwood Mall and Lansing Mall, from Forbes/Cohen in 1998.[5]

Dunham's Sports also opened a store at the mall in 2006, relocating from a nearby plaza.[6] Steve & Barry's opened a store at the mall in 2007, replacing a space that had been previously occupied by Old Navy. The Steve & Barry's went out of business during the company's bankruptcy in 2008.[7][8]

The mall was sold to Cushman & Wakefield in 2011,[9] and again to GK Development in 2013.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lakeview Square". General Growth Properties. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  2. ↑ Massie, Larry B.; Schmitt, Peter J. (1984). Battle Creek, the place behind the products: an illustrated history. Windsor Publications. p. 116. ISBN 0-89781-117-8.
  3. ↑ Hanna, Stacy (2 April 2006). "The mall at 23". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  4. 1 2 Willis, Elizabeth (12 October 2008). "Looking good in silver: Mall marks 25th year". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  5. ↑ Sinderman, Martin (February 1, 1998). "Retail Investment Forecast -- 1998". Retail Traffic. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  6. ↑ Hanna, Stacy (31 May 2006). "Plaza to get new tenant". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  7. ↑ Antonian Rutherford, Stephanie (5 December 2007). "Holiday shoppers notice changes at Lakeview Square Mall". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  8. ↑ Antonian Rutherford, Stephanie (18 October 2007). "Steve & Barry's moving into mall". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  9. ↑ http://specialtyretail.com/2011/02/lakeview_square_mall_now_under_new_management/
  10. ↑ http://nreionline.com/midwest/gk-development-buys-lakeview-square-9m

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