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, located just off

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. It is owned by Rialto Capital Management, on land leased from the Primm family. The mall has 58 stores and restaurants, with some of its largest shops being outlets of

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. The mall is divided into two themed courts: the Urban Court and the

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Court. The Fashion Outlets are connected to the Primm Valley Resort.

History

Plans for the mall were announced in September 1995. Construction began in May 1997. It began as a joint project between two shopping center developers, the Gordon Group and TrizecHahn. The mall opened on July 16, 1998, at a cost of $75 million. TrizecHahn was set to sell its interests in the mall to

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, but the sale did not materialize. Talisman Cos., a Florida-based real estate developer focused on turning around underperforming shopping centers, acquired a stake in the property in 2000, and by the following year, was reported to be seeking full ownership. Talisman announced in 2007 that it had obtained a $141 million loan to finance an expansion of the mall from to . In 2012, the mall took out a $73-million mortgage, along with a $32-million loan from

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. Brookfield foreclosed in 2016, taking ownership of the mall. By late 2017, the mall's mortgage was reportedly in default. The mortgageholder, Miami-based real estate firm Rialto Capital Management, repossessed the property in 2018. By December 2019, more than $2 million had been spent on upgrades for the mall. Rialto changed the mall's name to Prizm Outlets. In 2021, the outlets at auction was purchased by the

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for $1.525 million. The loan on the mall suffered a loss of 120% or $74 million dollars.

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* {{Shopping malls in Nevada Buildings and structures in Primm, Nevada Shopping malls established in 1998 Shopping malls in Nevada Outlet malls in the United States Kohan Retail Investment Group