River Hills Mall

River Hills Mall

Location	Mankato, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates	44.1729°N 93.9536°W / 44.1729; -93.9536
Address	1850 Adams Street
Opening date	1991; 34 years ago (1991)
Developer	General Growth Properties
Owner	Kohan Retail Investment Group[1] Summit Properties USA
No. of stores and services	87[2]
No. of anchor tenants	8 (5 open, 3 vacant)[2]
Total retail floor area	716,224 sq ft (66,539 m^2)[2]
No. of floors	1 (2 plus closed basement in Scheels All Sports)
Public transit access	MTS
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River Hills Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Mankato, Minnesota. The mall's anchor stores are Barnes & Noble, JCPenney, Target, Cinemark Theatres, and Scheels All Sports. There are 2 vacant anchor stores that were once Herberger's and Sears. A food court and movie theater are among the mall's tenants.

History

The mall opened in 1991 with Herberger's, Target and JCPenney.[3] Scheels All Sports was added in 1993[4] and relocated in 2006.[5] A health clinic opened at the mall in 2007.[6] Barnes & Noble moved from an existing store nearby in 2008,[7] replacing the original Scheels location. Sears closed in early 2017 and the building is currently vacant. With the announcement of Herbergers parent company, The Bon Ton being bought out by liquidators, Herberger's closed in mid 2018 and the building is currently vacant. River Hills Mall was sold to the Kohan Retail Investment Group in 2021 for $29.4 million.[1][8]

PetSmart opened outside the mall on January 5, 2018.[9]

References

1. Thomas, Dylan (September 8, 2021). "Mankato's River Hills Mall sells for $29.4 million to Burnsville Center owner". Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
2. "River Hills Mall". Brookfield Properties Retail Group.
3. Pioneer Press: Search
4. Gant, Tina (2004). International directory of company histories - Jay P. Pederson, Tina Gant - Google Books. St. James Press. ISBN 9781558625082. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
5. Thomas, Dylan (2006-04-02). "Shoppers flock to Scheels opening » Local News » The Free Press, Mankato, MN". Mankatofreepress.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
6. Tim Krohn (2007-09-19). "NEW: Mankato Clinic site opening in R.H. Mall » Local News » The Free Press, Mankato, MN". Mankatofreepress.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
7. Tim Krohn (2008-01-10). "Former Barnes and Noble strip mall sold » Local News » The Free Press, Mankato, MN". Mankatofreepress.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
8. Krohn, Tim (July 30, 2021). "River Hills Mall has a new owner". Mankato Free Press. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
9. "Mankato PetSmart opens today". 5 January 2018.

External links

• Official website