Owner Cullinan Properties No. of anchor tenants 4 Phone +1 309-862-3761 Number of anchor tenants 4 | No. of stores and services approx. 25 Opened 17 August 2005 Number of stores and services 25 | |
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Opening date August 14, 1980 (1980-08-14) (Mall)August 17, 2005 (2005-08-17) (Shoppes) Total retail floor area 450,000 square feet (42,000 m) Address 314 Towanda Ave, Normal, IL 61761, USA Hours Closed now Saturday10AM–9PMSunday11AM–6PMMonday10AM–9PMTuesday10AM–9PMWednesday10AM–9PMThursday10AM–9PMFriday10AM–9PMSuggest an edit Similar Eastland Mall, Urbana‑Lincoln Hotel‑Lincoln Square M, Machesney Park Mall, Galleria Center, Lakehurst Mall Profiles | ||
The Shoppes at College Hills is a lifestyle center retail complex located in the city of Normal, Illinois, USA. It is one of two major shopping centers in the Bloomington-Normal area (the other being Eastland Mall). The complex was built in 1980 as a small enclosed shopping mall called College Hills Mall, and was demolished and rebuilt in 2005 as an outdoor center. Anchor stores include Gordmans, Hobby Lobby, Target and Von Maur.
History
Plans were first announced for College Hills Mall in 1978. The mall's first stage, comprising a Carson Pirie Scott department store and other mall shops, opened on August 14, 1980, followed by a Montgomery Ward anchor on September 25. Two years later, Target was added as a third anchor. MetLife bought the mall in 1986 for $21 million. In 1989, Carson Pirie Scott sold its store to Von Maur, as a condition of Carson's merger with Bergner's, which had a store at nearby Eastland Mall.
Montgomery Ward closed its store in 1997 and was replaced with a Hobby Lobby crafts store in 1999. Also in 1997, Stein Mart added its first central Illinois location to the middle of the mall, while MC Sports moved to Eastland. Over time, many other stores relocated to the larger mall as well, leaving College Hills without most of its major chain stores. In addition, Stein Mart closed in October 2000. By June 2004, the only tenants remaining at the mall were the three anchor stores and a Diamond Dave's Mexican restaurant. After its closure, the entire mall building was demolished except for Hobby Lobby, Target and Von Maur. Cullinan Properties then redeveloped the property as an outdoor mall, with Gordmans being added as a fourth anchor. The new center officially opened in August 2005.