Meadowood Mall is a one-level,
super-regional mall
A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refe ...
in
Reno, Nevada
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, managed by
Simon Property Group
Simon Property Group, Inc. is an American real estate investment trust that invests in shopping malls, outlet centers, and community/lifestyle centers. It is the largest owner of shopping malls in the United States and is headquartered in Indian ...
, which owns 50% of it. Meadowood Mall contains 125 retailers and restaurants and it is anchored by
Macy's Women,
Macy's Men/Home,
JCPenney
Penney OpCo LLC, doing business as JCPenney and often abbreviated JCP, is a midscale American department store chain operating 667 stores across 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. Departments inside JCPenney stores include Mens, Womens, Boys, Gir ...
, and
Dick's Sporting Goods
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (stylized as "DICK'S Sporting Goods") is an American sporting goods retail company, based in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. The company was established by Richard "Dick" Stack in 1948, and has approximately 854 stores an ...
.
History
Meadowood Mall opened in March 1979 anchored by
JCPenney
Penney OpCo LLC, doing business as JCPenney and often abbreviated JCP, is a midscale American department store chain operating 667 stores across 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. Departments inside JCPenney stores include Mens, Womens, Boys, Gir ...
,
Liberty House, and
Macy's
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. Liberty House closed in 1983 and Macy's South moved in the following year. The mall added a Copeland's Sporting Goods Superstore in 1989 as a fourth anchor. An expansion in 1995 added
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Co. ( ), commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began a ...
as a fifth anchor, with additional in-line shops, and the Palms Food Court, now no longer referred to as Palms Food Court after the 2013 renovation. Following Copeland's bankruptcy filing in 2006, the company was acquired by
Sports Authority
Sports Authority, Inc. (formerly The Sports Authority) was an American sports retailer. At its peak, Sports Authority operated 463 stores in 45 States and Puerto Rico. The company's website was on the GSI Commerce platform and supported the reta ...
. Meadowood Mall's superstore was subsequently re-branded, despite Sports Authority having a stand-alone location less than a mile away. Due to operating costs of having two stores in such a close proximity, the Meadowood location was closed in 2011. The mall underwent cosmetic renovations and inline expansions in 2013 and added
Dick's Sporting Goods
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (stylized as "DICK'S Sporting Goods") is an American sporting goods retail company, based in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. The company was established by Richard "Dick" Stack in 1948, and has approximately 854 stores an ...
in a newly constructed anchor location in 2016. In 2015,
Sears Holdings
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spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Meadowood Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties. Meadowood Mall currently features 125 shops, a food court and one full-service restaurant. On April 20, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 42 stores nationwide. The store closed in July 2018. Seritage plans to lease half of the first level of the former Sears into
Round One Entertainment
, stylized as ROUND1, is a Japan-based amusement store chain. In Japan, the amusement centers offer bowling alleys, arcade games, karaoke, and billiards. They also have a larger variation of Round One known as SpoCha, abbreviated for Sports Chal ...
.
1995 Expansion
Despite renovations, nearby Park Lane Mall struggled to compete with Meadowood Mall and had been failing to retain tenants for several years. The
Taubman Company
Taubman Centers, Inc. is an American real estate investment trust headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The company invests in shopping centers, and is a subsidiary of Simon Property Group since 2020.
History
The company was founded in 19 ...
, which owned Meadowood Mall at the time, took advantage and was able to woo several tenants from Park Lane as part of an expansion project. The most notable addition was Sears, which built a two-story anchor location on the north end of the mall, with a new hallway and several new inline store locations leading to the new anchor. The addition also created space for a
food court
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, named the Palms Food Court, to house 12 eateries.
Ownership Changes
The mall was built and operated by Taubman Company for its first two decades. General Motors Pension Trusts acquired the mall from Taubman in 1998 in exchange for equity it had in the mall company. In April 2004, General Motors Pension Trusts sold the mall to
Mills Corporation
The Mills Corporation was a publicly traded real estate investment trust headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States, acquired on April 3, 2007 by an investment group composed of Simon Property Group and Farallon Capital Management. Th ...
, which, in turn, was bought by
Simon Property Group
Simon Property Group, Inc. is an American real estate investment trust that invests in shopping malls, outlet centers, and community/lifestyle centers. It is the largest owner of shopping malls in the United States and is headquartered in Indian ...
in 2007.
2013 Modernization
The 2006 opening of the upscale Summit Sierra Marketplace in south Reno coupled with the 2008 opening of
Legends at Sparks Marina
The Outlets at Legends is an upscale outlet center in Sparks, Nevada, owned and managed by RED Development. Legends contains around 45 retailers and restaurants and it is anchored by Scheels All Sports. Lowes and Target also anchor the mall. A ca ...
in
Sparks, NV
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left Meadowood Mall trailing in shopping destinations for the region despite it being the lone enclosed mall in the region. As a result, Simon Properties and the mall announced plans for a $3.5 million renovation to bring new stores, restaurants, and a much needed facelift updating the 1970s decor as well as adding more seating areas and device charging stations for mall patrons. The announcement made on 22 January 2013 included the following new stores:
Vans
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scheduled to open in August
in a location vacated by
The Disney Store
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,
Pink
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by
Victoria's Secret
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, scheduled to open in May,
[ and ]Forever 21
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, scheduled to open in July.[
As part of the renovation, many existing tenants relocated to larger, renovated locations closer to the center of the mall and the food court. These moves gave new tenants opportunities to expand into large format stores built from two or three previous tenants. The new Forever 21 store occupied a space from three previous tenants: Borders Express (seasonally occupied by Go Games and Calendars in 2012), ]Buckle
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(seasonally occupied by Toys"R"Us Express in 2012) and Claire's
Claire's (formerly known as Claire's Boutiques, Claire's Boutique and Claire's Accessories) is an American retailer of accessories, jewelry, and toys primarily aimed toward tween and teen
girls. It was founded in 1961 and is based in Hoffman E ...
. Buckle relocated within the mall in 2012; Claire's relocated into their Icing brand store which was closed. Additionally, Champs Sports
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moved to a renovated location vacated by Pac Sun
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and Kiddie Kandids
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and Spencer's relocated to the former No Fear
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location to create space for a new H&M location. Victoria's Secret temporarily moved, as Pink took their current location near center court. The new Victoria's Secret store was built adjacent to the new Pink store.
The renovation also includes updated restrooms and a new private nursing area for mothers.
Layout
Meadowood Mall has a unique semicircular design, with a straight corridor leading to Round One. A large food court can be found near Round One. Many of the stores in between the anchors are upscale, with many health and beauty and high-end clothing shoppes. A restaurant and small casino can be found near several entrances.
Anchors
Meadowood Leasing identified the following tenants as anchors:Meadowood Mall Leasing Web Page
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*JCPenney
Penney OpCo LLC, doing business as JCPenney and often abbreviated JCP, is a midscale American department store chain operating 667 stores across 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. Departments inside JCPenney stores include Mens, Womens, Boys, Gir ...
(148,800 sq ft.) opened in 1978
*Macy's
Macy's (originally R. H. Macy & Co.) is an American chain of high-end department stores founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. It became a division of the Cincinnati-based Federated Department Stores in 1994, through which it is affiliated wi ...
Men's and Home (98,700 sq ft.) opened in 1984
*Macy's
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Women's and Children's (165,500 sq ft.) opened in 1978
*Dick's Sporting Goods
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (stylized as "DICK'S Sporting Goods") is an American sporting goods retail company, based in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. The company was established by Richard "Dick" Stack in 1948, and has approximately 854 stores an ...
(50,000 sq ft.) opened in 2016
Former Anchors
* Liberty House (1978-1983) Closed when the Hawaii-based company began to close mainland stores.
* Copeland's/Sports Authority (1989-2011) Rebranded as Sports Authority in 1996; closed in 2011.
*Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Co. ( ), commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began a ...
(1995-2018) Closed in July 2018.
Dining
The mall's food court features 12 fast food
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eateries to choose from, with options ranging from typical American
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** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
, Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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, Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, to sandwich
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es and desserts
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.
There are also five additional drink and snack options throughout the mall outside of the food court and one full-service restaurant, The Cheesecake Factory
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated is an American restaurant company and distributor of cheesecakes based in the United States. The company operates 219 full-service restaurants: 206 under The Cheesecake Factory brand and 13 under the Grand Lux ...
.
References
External links
Simon Malls Website
Meadowood Mall Website
775 Gastropub Website
{{Simon Property Group, west
Shopping malls in Nevada
Shopping malls established in 1978
Buildings and structures in Reno, Nevada
Tourist attractions in Reno, Nevada
Simon Property Group