The Crossroads (Portage, Michigan)

This article is about a shopping center in Michigan. For other shopping centers, see Crossroads Mall (disambiguation).

The Crossroads
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LocationPortage, Michigan, USA
Coordinates42°13′13″N 85°35′39″W / 42.2203°N 85.5943°W / 42.2203; -85.5943
Opening dateJuly 24, 1980; 44 years ago (July 24, 1980)
DeveloperWestcor, Dayton-Hudson Corporation
Management]
Summit Properties USA
Owner
Summit Properties USA
No. of stores and services80
No. of anchor tenants4 (2 open, 2 vacant)
Total retail floor area769,801 square feet (71,516.9 m2)
No. of floors2
Parking4006
Public transit accessBus interchange Metro Transit
Websitewww.thecrossroadsmall.com

The Crossroads is a shopping mall located in Portage, Michigan. The mall features 100 stores and a food court. The anchor stores are JCPenney and Macy's. There are 2 vacant anchor stores that were once Sears and Burlington (previously Mervyn's). The Crossroads Mall had been owned by Brookfield Properties (and predecessor General Growth Properties) from 1999 until its sale to Kohan Retail Investment Group in January 2022.[1] In September of 2024, Summit Properties USA became the new owners and managers of the mall. https://www.summit-us.com/properties/the-crossroads-mall

History

JCPenney court in the mall in 2023

The Crossroads Mall opened in Portage, Michigan, in 1980. At the time, it was the only two-level mall in Michigan outside Metro Detroit. JCPenney and Hudson's were the first two anchor stores,[2] with Sears opening in 1982.[3] Westcor built the mall in association with the Dayton-Hudson Corporation, which owned the Hudson's chain at the time. The mall was built on South Westnedge Avenue south of Interstate 94. Tenants on opening day included Arby's, Casual Corner, Claire's, County Seat, B. Dalton, Hickory Farms, Kinney Shoes, and Consumer Value Stores.[4] Mervyns was later added as a fourth anchor, opening in 1989.[5]

General Growth Properties acquired the mall in 1999,[6] and a food court was added in the early 2000s.

Hudson's was renamed Marshall Field's in 2001, and subsequently became Macy's in September 2006. Mervyns closed in early 2006 along with the rest of the chain's Michigan stores, and Burlington Coat Factory opened its first Kalamazoo store in the space vacated by Mervyn's. On November 10, 2019, Sears closed.[7] In 2021 Burlington Coat relocated to the former Value City Furniture at the Maple Hill Pavilion in Kalamazoo.[8] The mall was purchased for $25 million in January 2022 by the Kohan Retail Investment Group.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Jennerjahn, Allie (January 25, 2022). "Plans in mind for a reimagined Crossroads Mall in Portage". WWMT. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Kalamazoo Magazine. Kalamazoo County Chamber of Commerce. 1981.
  3. ^ Larry B. Massie (January 1, 2006). This Place Called Portage: Its Past and Present. Priscilla Press. ISBN 978-1-886167-27-8.
  4. ^ "The Crossroads mall prepares for opening". Battle Creek Enquirer. July 6, 1980. pp. D1, D3. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  5. ^ "Mervyn's store opens in Portage". Battle Creek Enquirer. February 22, 1989. p. 7A. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "General Growth Acquires Mich. Mall For $68M". Realty Times. January 12, 1999. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
  7. ^ https://searsholdings.com/docs/080619_store_closing_list.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ "Anchor tenant of The Crossroads mall relocating store to West Main Street in Kalamazoo". mlive. September 10, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.

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