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Originally Posted by CRWMSPPGH
the best hope for the mall is to try and get it sold to a Company that knows how to reinvent and successfully run the thing.......does anyone have Simon's number on their phone? They do a great job of both redeveloping and recruiting higher end retailers and restaurants to their properties.
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I agree. The mall needs an owner with a vision. US Bank has no plans for the mall other than make some money off a potential buyer. They won’t be dumping money into it anytime soon, nor will they be recruiting new tenants for the anchors. I’m glad that the hotel plan appears to have fallen through because that leaves space for redevelopment. I wish that a high end theater would come, but with Marquee remodeling and stepping up in quality, I doubt one would come. Park Place moving over is unlikely. I still believe that subdividing one of those anchor spaces would be best. I was at Grand Central mall in Parkersburg a couple weeks ago and noticed that they are replacing their former Sears (I think) with 4 medium sized stores.
As for the Civic Center, it needs a marquee event to happen annually. Something that is unique to the region, and will draw people regionally.