Renderings: Chapel Hill Mall getting ready for future tenants
The days of shopping at Chapel Hill Mall are numbered. Owners are working on prepping the retail mainstay for industrial and commercial use as soon as this summer. Author: Brandon Simmons Updated: 7:39 PM EDT April 19, 2021
AKRON, Ohio There aren’t many places left to visit in Akron s Chapel Hill Mall. All that remains is the shell of what use to be a retail mainstay in the region.
The property was recently purchased by Industrial Commercial Properties based in Solon. The company is already planning for the mall’s future with plans to bring in the first commercial tenants this summer.
The 1970s-era Paradise Valley Mall has been rezoned to allow the sprawling plot of land to include high-end grocery options, restaurants, 3.25 million square feet of residential space, office buildings and some retail shops. As the retail landscape continues to evolve here in Arizona and around the country, our decision to realize the market value of this non-core asset makes sense for Macerich, Macerich President Ed Coppola said in a statement.
Malls packed full of clothing, footwear and other retail shops are looking for a new life, as more consumers buy online and skip trips to dated department stores and archaic food courts. This transition was only accelerated by the Covid pandemic, which has kept many Americans stuck at home, surfing the web.