Opening date October 1962 Owner WS Development No. of anchor tenants 4 Phone +1 608-238-6640 Number of anchor tenants 4 | Developer UW Foundation No. of stores and services 50+ Opened October 1962 Number of stores and services 50 | |
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Location Madison, Wisconsin
United States Address 726 N Midvale Blvd, Madison, WI 53705, USA Hours Open today · 9AM–9PMSaturday9AM–9PMSunday11AM–6PMMonday9AM–9PMTuesday9AM–9PMWednesday9AM–9PMThursday9AM–9PMFriday9AM–9PM Similar West Towne Mall, East Towne Mall, Henry Vilas Zoo, Overture Center for the Arts, Monona Terrace Profiles | ||
Hilldale shopping center
Hilldale Shopping Center, also known locally as Hilldale, is a partially enclosed shopping mall in Madison, Wisconsin. Originally opened in October 1962, Hilldale has four anchor stores, Macy's, Target, Metcalfe's Market, and the Sundance 608 movie theaters, as well as over 50 specialty stores as of May 2011. The mall has struck controversy among locals for being too congested and overdeveloped.
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Hilldale shopping center raze the roof construction ceremony
History
Hilldale Shopping Center was initially developed as part of the Hill Farms Neighborhood in Madison. In the early 1950s the University of Wisconsin–Madison Board of Regents formed a plan to sell 600 acres (2.4 km2) of University Hill Farms land (which was used by the School of Agriculture) to an expanding city of Madison. As part of the development plan, Kelab Inc. was formed in 1958 to direct the operation of the 33-acre (130,000 m2) shopping center. Construction was delayed in 1960 when Glendale Development brought suit against the Board of Regents, Kelab Inc. and Hilldale Inc., blocking construction until the United States Supreme Court refused to review the suit in 1961.
After the legal issues were resolved, Hilldale opened on October 25, 1962, with a Gimbels anchor store. In 1986 the Gimbels store was converted to a Marshall Field's, which was subsequently rebranded as a Macy's in 2006. Hilldale underwent expansion in 1969, then again in 1985, and was renovated in 1997.
Recent renovations
Hilldale was acquired by Joseph Freed and Associates LLC in 2004 and completed a major redevelopment/expansion in 2006.
Among the changes:
The Wisconsin State Journal reported on March 29, 2011, that the property was in foreclosure, with a sheriff's sale set for June 21, 2011.
The shopping center, which had been in court appointed receivership since mid-2011, was purchased by Massachusetts based WS Development in May, 2012. The company is planning on a major redevelopment to convert a portion of the enclosed mall into an open air streetscape.