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911: Resuscitating a Dead Mall

911: Resuscitating a Dead Mall

Once on the Dead Malls list, the former Sycamore Mall made a huge comeback and is now a vibrant and unique shopping and entertainment destination known as the Iowa City Marketplace.

Mall Anchor Sinks

Mall Anchor Sinks

When Sears went dark at Coral Ridge Mall, it left a large vacancy at the front door to the regional shopping center. Brookfield Properties, the mall’s owner, saw this as an opportunity to create a more dynamic retail presence.

Paul's Discount Store: Raise the (New) Roof

Paul's Discount Store: Raise the (New) Roof

When one door closes another door opens.

Marketplace at Clinton: Hole-y Retail, Big Box!

Marketplace at Clinton: Hole-y Retail, Big Box!

It’s a story familiar across America. A big-box retailer closes its door and leaves a large, dark windowless-building along a major thoroughfare.

Back from the Dead: Breathing Life into Large, Empty Retail Spaces

Back from the Dead: Breathing Life into Large, Empty Retail Spaces

“Back from the Dead” suggests that there is some kind of “Retail Apocalypse” happening in America today…and if you read the headlines, you may think that is true.