The Shoppes at Gateway Park

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shopping_mall_name = The Shoppes at Gateway Park


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location = Detroit, Michigan, USA
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opening_date = 2009?
developer = General Growth Properties
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number_of_stores = approx. 40
number_of_anchors = 3?
floor_area = convert|330000|sqft|m2|1
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The Shoppes at Gateway Park is a proposed outdoor shopping mall, to be located in the city of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The complex will be located at the southeast corner of 8 Mile Road (M-102) and Woodward Avenue (M-1), near the Michigan State Fair complex. When completed, the mall will contain more than forty inline tenants. JCPenney will be the mall's anchor store, and its opening will provide the city of Detroit with its first full-line department store in nearly ten years.

Development

The Shoppes at Gateway Park will be an outdoor shopping mall with approximately convert|330000|sqft|m2|1 of retail space.cite web |url=http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071006/BIZ/710060367 |title=Detroit mall still on track |accessdate=2007-12-04 |last=Hurst |first=Nathan |date=2007-10-06 |work=The Detroit News] Originally, construction on the property was slated to begin in March 2007; however, Chicago, Illinois-based General Growth Properties, the mall's developer, later delayed groundbreaking on the mall until early 2008, in order to secure the interest of prospective tenants. As of late 2008, however, the mall's construction has been delayed again. [cite web |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120286793832764067.html?mod=googlenews_wsj |title=Spending Ebbs as Troubles On Residential Side Spread; Retail Sector Is Hit Hard |accessdate=2008-09-03 |last=Timiraos |first=Nick |date=2008-02-13 |work=The Wall Street Journal]

In March 2007, JCPenney signed a letter of interest to be included as an anchor store of the complex. [cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5251/is_200703/ai_n20138025 |title=Detroit mall may get J.C. Penney; Store would anchor Shoppes at Gateway Park. |accessdate=2007-12-04 |last=Harrison |first=Sheena |date=2007-03 |work=Crain's Detroit Business] This JCPenney will be the first full-line department store within Detroit's city limits since the closure of a Crowley's near downtown in 1999. [cite web |url=http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070321/BIZ/703210369 |title=Penney's comes to Detroit |accessdate=2007-12-04 |last=Smith |first=Joel J. |date=2007-03-21 |work=The Detroit News] More than forty other retailers will be part of the complex, including five big box stores and five restaurants. Another proposed feature of the mall is a special training center, in which General Growth plans to train employees on various retailing skills. [cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5251/is_200610/ai_n20137844 |title=Developer wants to offer retail skills; Training center would be at Gateway Park. |accessdate=2007-12-04 |last=Harrison |first=Sheena |date=2006-10 |work=Crain's Detroit Business]

At a December 2007 meeting, Detroit City Council members held a meeting to approve a special tax status regarding the mall's construction. [cite web |url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071205/NEWS01/71205041/1003/NEWS01 |title=8 Mile-Woodward shopping mall plans move forward |accessdate=2008-01-01 |last=Gorchow |first=Zachary |date=2007-12-05 |work=The Detroit Free Press] In April 2008, Marshalls and TJ Maxx indicated interest in the development. [cite web |url=http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20080417/SUB/747075870|title=Marshalls may open store at retail complex near state fairgrounds |accessdate=2008-08-25 |last=Kaffer |first=Nancy |date=2008-04-17 |work=Crain's Detroit Business]

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