The Shoppes at Gateway

The Shoppes at Gateway
The exterior of the mall as seen before the 2015 renovation.
Map
LocationSpringfield, Oregon
44°04′25″N 123°02′43″W / 44.073743°N 123.045158°W / 44.073743; -123.045158
Opening date1990
DeveloperGeneral Growth Properties
ManagementBalboa Retail Partners
OwnerBalboa Retail Partners
No. of stores and services58[1]
No. of anchor tenants5
Total retail floor area820,000 square feet (76,000 m2)[1]
No. of floors1 (2 in Kohl's)
Websitetheshoppesatgateway.com

The Shoppes at Gateway, formerly Gateway Mall, is a shopping center located in Springfield, Oregon, United States owned and managed by Balboa Retail Properties. It has 820,000 square feet (76,000 m2) of retail space. The mall opened in 1990 and is located next to Interstate 5, which largely divides the cities of Eugene and Springfield. Located at the mall is one Cinemark theater and 58 retail stores.[1]

History

Plans for a five-anchor shopping mall began in 1988.[2] Gateway Mall opened in 1990 with stores including Target, Sears, and Troutman's Emporium as anchors.[3] A 12-screen Cinemark theater was located adjacent to the food court. In 1999, a 17-screen Cinemark theater opened at the mall,[4] and the 12-screen Cinemark became a second-run discount theater. Ross Dress for Less added a store in 2002.[3] Kohl's built a new two-story department store at Gateway in 2006.[5] The Troutman's later became Ashley Furniture, then Cabela's in 2011.[6] On September 28, 2014, Movies 12 screened its final film, leaving Cinemark 17 as the only theater in the city of Springfield.[7]

In 2015, redevelopment began on the mall. It was renamed The Shoppes at Gateway and partially converted to an outdoor format. New tenants in the redevelopment include Marshalls, Petco, Ulta, and Hobby Lobby, plus a relocated Ross.[8]

In 2016, the mall was listed for sale by Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated.[9] The mall was sold to Balboa Retail Properties in March 2016 for a then-Lane County record high of $107 million.

On January 4, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 103 stores nationwide. The store closed in April 2018.[10] In February of 2024, it was announced that Crunch Fitness was going to open a location at the mall, occupying the former Sears building. [11]

Mall stores

Original Stores

These stores were all open at the Gateway Mall prior to the change to The Shoppes and are all still in operation as of 2024.

  • Cabela's (direct mall entrance shuttered in 2022 for redevelopment)
  • Cinemark
  • Kohl's (direct mall entrance shuttered in 2023 for redevelopment)
  • Target (direct mall entrance shuttered in 2015 for redevelopment)
  • Oregon Sports (Local store that has been located in the Gateway Mall since 1998[12] and relocated as a result of the mall redo)
  • Ross Dress For Less (originally located in the mall, later moved to the back side of the mall before opening new space next to Marshalls in The Shoppes at Gateway)

List of Shops as of 2024[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Glucklich, Elon. "Gateway mall sells for $107 million, a Lane County record". The Register Guard. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  2. ^ McDonald, Sherri Buri (May 24, 2006). "Ashley Furniture to anchor Gateway Mall". The Register Guard.
  3. ^ a b Mosley, Joe (April 24, 2005). "MALL MAKE-OVERS; Business; Retail centers must constantly evolve to serve changing tastes". The Register-Guard. pp. F1.
  4. ^ Harwood, Joe (November 29, 2005). "Construction begins soon at Valley River theater site; Business". The Register-Guard. pp. B1.
  5. ^ Mosley, Joe (November 11, 2005). "Gateway Mall sees growth spurt; Business; Three new shops open, an indoor play area is installed and walls go up for Kohl's". The Register-Guard. pp. C7.
  6. ^ Gunderson, Laura (March 7, 2011). "Cabela's to open in Springfield on May 5". The Oregonian. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  7. ^ Her, Chenue. "Springfield Movie Theater Closing". KEZI. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  8. ^ Hall, Christian (December 7, 2015). "The Shoppes at Gateway is old mall's new name". The Register-Guard. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  9. ^ Wihtol, Christian (20 September 2016). "The Shoppes at Gateway — formerly Gateway Mall — is for sale". The Register-Guard. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Sears in Springfield's Gateway area to close in March or April". Archived from the original on 2018-01-05.
  11. ^ Bonham, Ryan (2024-02-29). "Crunch Fitness bringing new location soon to the Shoppes at Gateway". KEZI 9 News. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  12. ^ "About Us". www.eoregonsports.com. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  13. ^ "Directory". The Shoppes at Gateway. Retrieved 2024-04-29.