Location Champaign, Illinois Opening date 1975 No. of anchor tenants 4 | Address 2000 North Neil Street No. of stores and services 100 | |
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Management General Growth Properties | ||
Market Place Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in Champaign, Illinois, USA. Its anchor stores are Bergner's, J. C. Penney, Dick's Sporting Goods and Macy's.
History
The mall opened in 1975.
In May 2004, the management, General Growth Properties, was successful in signing JCPenney back into the mall. JCPenney had left the property (and the region) 5 years previously.
The shopping center acquired a Tuscany-themed Italian villa setting as part of a renovation and expansion project, completed in August 1999. This same renovation and expansion project brought the mall up to 1,000,000 sq ft (92,903 m2) of Gross leasable area.
In 2013, it was announced that Sears would be closing in 2014. Sears had operated in Champaign continuously since 1928, and opened its store at the mall in 1975. Dick's Sporting Goods and Field & Stream took over the space in October 2015.