River Hills Mall Explained

River Hills Mall
Location:Mankato, Minnesota, United States
Address:1850 Adams Street
Developer:General Growth Properties
Owner:Kohan Retail Investment Group
Summit Properties USA
Number Of Stores:87
Number Of Anchors:8 (5 open, 3 vacant)
Floor Area:716224abbr=on0abbr=on
Floors:1 (2 plus closed basement in Scheels All Sports)
Publictransit: MTS
Footnotes:[1]

River Hills Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Mankato, Minnesota. The mall's anchor stores are Barnes & Noble, JCPenney, Target, Cinemark Theatres, and Scheels All Sports. There are 2 vacant anchor stores that were once Herberger's and Sears. A food court and movie theater are among the mall's tenants.

History

The mall opened in 1991 with Herberger's, Target and JCPenney.[2] Scheels All Sports was added in 1993[3] and relocated in 2006.[4] A health clinic opened at the mall in 2007.[5] Barnes & Noble moved from an existing store nearby in 2008,[6] replacing the original Scheels location. Sears closed in early 2017 and the building is currently vacant.With the announcement of Herbergers parent company, The Bon Ton being bought out by liquidators, Herberger's closed in mid 2018 and the building is currently vacant. River Hills Mall was sold to the Kohan Retail Investment Group in 2021 for $29.4 million.[7] [8]

PetSmart opened outside the mall on January 5, 2018.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: River Hills Mall . Brookfield Properties Retail Group.
  2. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PD&s_site=twincities&p_multi=SP&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB5DB01D86AB5FB&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Pioneer Press: Search
  3. Book: International directory of company histories - Jay P. Pederson, Tina Gant - Google Books . 9781558625082 . 2012-06-04. Gant . Tina . 2004 .
  4. Web site: Thomas . Dylan . Shoppers flock to Scheels opening » Local News » The Free Press, Mankato, MN . Mankatofreepress.com . 2006-04-02 . 2012-06-04.
  5. Web site: Tim Krohn . NEW: Mankato Clinic site opening in R.H. Mall » Local News » The Free Press, Mankato, MN . Mankatofreepress.com . 2007-09-19 . 2012-06-04.
  6. Web site: Tim Krohn . Former Barnes and Noble strip mall sold » Local News » The Free Press, Mankato, MN . Mankatofreepress.com . 2008-01-10 . 2012-06-04 . dead . https://archive.today/20130128071021/http://mankatofreepress.com/local/x519279440/Former-Barnes-and-Noble-strip-mall-sold . 2013-01-28 .
  7. News: Thomas . Dylan . Mankato's River Hills Mall sells for $29.4 million to Burnsville Center owner . 22 November 2021 . Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal . American City Business Journals . September 8, 2021.
  8. News: Krohn . Tim . River Hills Mall has a new owner . 13 August 2021 . Mankato Free Press . July 30, 2021 . en.
  9. Web site: Mankato PetSmart opens today.