The Promenade Bolingbrook, also known as The Promenade, is a open-air

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in Bolingbrook, Illinois, a southwest suburb of

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. It opened on April 26, 2007, at the intersection of Boughton Road and

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. Anchor tenants include Bass Pro Shops,

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, iPic Theaters,

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and DSW. It is owned and managed by

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. Macy's was originally planned to be a Marshall Field's while Binny's was a

Circuit City Circuit City is an American consumer electronics retail company, which was founded in 1949 by Samuel Wurtzel as the Wards Company, operated stores across the United States, and pioneered the electronics superstore format in the 1970s. After m ...

which closed in 2009. The Promenade Bolingbrook received LEED certification from the

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History

On May 21, 2002, Meijer opened on the shopping center's property, five years prior to its grand opening. The Promenade Bolingbrook officially opened on April 26, 2007, with

, Bass Pro Shops,

, and

as initial anchors. Originally, Macy's was planned to be a Marshall Field's prior to Macy's rebranding all of their department stores under the Macy's banner. In the fall of 2009, Gold Class Cinema would open to the public. It was renamed to iPic Theaters in 2011. On October 15, 2010,

opened in the former spot of

which went out of business in 2009.

Expansion

Forest City is developing twenty-one acres adjacent to The Promenade Bolingbrook into a mixed-use residential/office development. The development will include at least 160 apartments for low-income residents aged 55 or older. The office space, which is planned to include at least three buildings and will take up 2/3 of the site, is being developed build-to-suit. While construction on the first 80 units of the residential portion is scheduled for late 2009, the office development may take several years to begin, once market conditions rebound. Chicago Real Estate Daily, 2/11/2009 accessed vi

June 21, 2009.

References

External links

Official website

Forest City Development Site
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