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Western Hills Mall
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Exterior view of Western Hills Mall, July 2012
Western Hills Mall
Location Fairfield, Alabama
Opening date1969
DeveloperAronov Realty
OwnerPeleg Group
No. of stores and services37
No. of anchor tenants 0 (space for 2)
Total retail floor area 547,926 square feet (50,904.0 m2) [1]
No. of floors1
Website shopmalls.com
Interior view of Western Hills Mall, July 2012 Western Hills Mall (7702343990).jpg
Interior view of Western Hills Mall, July 2012

Western Hills Mall is a shopping mall located in Fairfield, Alabama, United States, a suburb of Birmingham.

The mall opened in 1969 as the second in Birmingham, [2] under the development of Aronov Realty. [3] Loveman's of Alabama, which became Pizitz in 1980, was one of its original anchor stores. [4] Pizitz later became McRae's, then Parisian. JCPenney was the other major store, with Yeilding's and F.W. Woolworth Company as the other major tenants. [5] The Yeilding's space was later occupied by Goody's Family Clothing.

In 2006, Western Hills Mall underwent a major transformation. The JCPenney location was demolished, with the mall building being truncated at the former Penney entrance. A new Walmart Supercenter was built on the site of the former JCPenney. [6] Parisian also closed in the late 2000s and a Burlington Coat Factory took its place. [7]

In January 2016, Walmart Supercenter closed its doors. [8] In February 2017, Burlington Coat Factory also went out of business from the mall, which left the mall with no anchors. [9]

On February 16, 2018, a shootout occurred at the mall. Anthony Alberigi, the manager of the mall, was killed in the gunfire. [10]

In January 2022, the Peleg Group of Miami, Florida, bought the mall from Aronov Realty for $2.94 million. [11] Once taking ownership, they went forward with a $4 million renovation project that included new AC, new paint, a new parking lot and fixing various roof issues. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ http://aronov.com/uploadedFiles/Aronov/Retail/Property_Portfolio/Malls/ar03-23007-WesternHillsMall-ICSC-LeaseFlyers-2012-web.pdf%5B%5D [ bare URL PDF ]
  2. ↑ Hollis, Tim (January 1, 2008). Vintage Birmingham Signs. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   9780738553764.
  3. ↑ Chain Store Age, Executives Edition Combined with Shopping Center Age. Lebhar-Friedman. July 1, 1967.
  4. ↑ Hollis, Tim (January 1, 2008). Vintage Birmingham Signs. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   9780738553764.
  5. ↑ Directory of major malls. MJJTM Publications Corp. 1990. p. 9.
  6. ↑ "Western Hills getting Wal-Mart Supercenter - Birmingham Business Journal". Birmingham Business Journal. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Burlington Coat Factory set to open in Western Hills Mall - Birmingham Business Journal". Birmingham Business Journal. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Walmart closing could be devastating for Fairfield". January 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Western Hills Mall loses anchor store". February 24, 2017.
  10. ↑ Staff, CBS 42 (February 16, 2018). "Mall manager killed after "reckless" shootout at Western Hills Mall; 1 suspect still at large". WIAT. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  11. ↑ Parker, Illyshia (May 5, 2022). "Developer of Fairfield mall sells property to Florida investment firm". Birmingham Business Journal.
  12. ↑ Robinson, Aajene (November 17, 2022). "Renovations almost complete at Western Hills Mall". WBRC Fox 6.

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