Southlake Mall (Indiana) facts for kids
| Location | Hobart, Indiana, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°28′06″N 87°18′39″W / 41.468418°N 87.310939°W |
| Address | 2109 Southlake Mall |
| Opening date | 1974 |
| Developer | Richard E. Jacobs Group |
| Management | Starwood Capital Group |
| Owner | Starwood Retail Partners |
| No. of stores and services | 148 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 9 (7 open, 2 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 1,300,000 sq ft (120,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website |
Southlake Mall is a big shopping mall in Hobart, Indiana. Even though it's in Hobart, many people think it's in Merrillville, Indiana. This is because it uses the Merrillville zip code. The mall is a major shopping spot in the Chicago metropolitan area. It's the only large enclosed mall in Northwest Indiana. It's also one of the biggest malls in the whole state!
Southlake Mall has many popular stores. Some of the main stores are Kohl's, JCPenney, Macy's, Dick's Sporting Goods, H&M, Books-A-Million, and Forever 21. There are also two big empty spots where stores used to be. These were once Carson Pirie Scott and Sears. The Macy's store used to be a different store called L. S. Ayres until 2006. When the mall first opened, it only had two main stores: JCPenney and Sears. The other parts of the mall were added later.
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Mall History: How It Grew
The Southlake Mall was built by a company called Jacobs Visconsi Jacobs group in 1974. The company was led by Richard E. Jacobs. In 1999, they decided to sell the mall. It was finally bought in 2002 by The Westfield Group. They changed its name to Westfield Shoppingtown Southlake. Later, they shortened the name to Westfield Southlake.
New Stores Join the Mall
Over the years, many new stores and places opened at the mall.
- On March 12, 1993, a two-story Kohl's store opened right in the mall's parking lot.
- Later that year, on October 6, 1993, a Target Greatland store opened east of where Sears was.
Big Changes and New Additions
In 2006, Westfield Southlake got a big upgrade.
- They added new stores like Dick's Sporting Goods and a Borders bookstore.
- Outside the mall, new buildings were added. These included a 12-screen AMC movie theater, a Fifth Third Bank, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Potbelly Sandwich Works, Red Robin, and Buffalo Wild Wings.
Store Changes Over Time
- In July 2011, Borders Group announced they were closing all their stores. This included the Borders at Southlake Mall.
- After Borders closed, a new bookstore called Books-A-Million opened in that spot.
- In August 2012, a restaurant called Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants opened.
- A clothing store called rue21 opened in the JCPenney part of the mall in March 2013.
Back to Southlake Mall
In September 2013, the Westfield Group sold the mall to a company called Starwood Capital. When this happened, the mall's name went back to being Southlake Mall.
More New Stores and Closures
- In 2014, Books-A-Million moved to a new spot in the mall. The old Books-A-Million location became a Forever 21 store that same year.
- H&M, a popular clothing store, opened in the same part of the mall in 2015.
- On April 12, 2018, the Sears building was put up for sale.
- On April 18, 2018, it was announced that Carson's would be closing. The store closed on August 29, 2018.
- On August 6, 2019, Sears also announced it would be closing. The store closed on November 10, 2019.
See also
In Spanish: Westfield Southlake para niños
