Eden Prairie Center

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Eden Prairie Center
Eden Prairie Center
Location Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°51′17″N93°25′30″W / 44.8545935°N 93.425088°W / 44.8545935; -93.425088
Opening date1976;48 years ago (1976)
Developer Homart Development Company
OwnerCypress Equities
ArchitectNorth Architectonics [1]
No. of stores and services90+
No. of anchor tenants 5 (4 open, 1 closed)
Total retail floor area 1,100,000 square feet (100,000 m2)
No. of floors2 plus partial basement (1 in Target)
Entrance to Food Court Eden Prairie Center mall.jpg
Entrance to Food Court

The Eden Prairie Center is a mall located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. It has been managed by Jones Lang LaSalle as of 2020. [2] [3] It is anchored by Kohl's, Target, Von Maur and Scheels Sporting Goods.

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History

The 1970s and 1980s

The mall was developed in 1976 by Homart Development Company and originally had wood and glass railings and an overall off-white and brown theme. The pillars in the mall were made of white pebbles. There was no elevator in the mall and originally the mall featured a large ramp for access to the second floor by wheelchair. The mall was designed with a sunken basement-level foodcourt. The mall featured the department stores Powers Dry Goods and Sears. Powers' store became Donaldson's in 1985, then Carson Pirie Scott in 1987. On October 13, 1984, a Target store opened and was connected by a walkway that was adjacent to the mall.

The 1990s

The mall underwent a major renovation and the color scheme was changed to a pink and aqua pastel theme. The white pebble pillars were covered with pastel aqua round casings. The ramp was removed and replaced with a free standing elevator. The glass and wood railings were replaced with aqua painted metal. The food court was decorated with large neon palm trees and given a fountain that changed colors.

In preparation of a $60 million renovation plan in 1996, the mall worked hard to lure premiere Minneapolis retailer Dayton's; [4] and it appeared to be a plan Dayton's was considering, though they eventually decided against it.

The Carson Pirie Scott store became a Mervyns, and work began on adding a Kohl's department store. A second United Artists movie theater was built, called "Eden Prairie East" and the old theater located beneath the Target walkway was renamed "Eden Prairie West". The mall entrances at this time had large white pyramids. In June 1997, General Growth purchased the rest of the development that it did not already own from Homart. [5]

Present day

JCPenney was one of the anchor stores at Eden Prairie Center JCPenney at Eden Prairie Center.jpg
JCPenney was one of the anchor stores at Eden Prairie Center

The mall underwent the most major renovation in 2001. A new wing was added to the mall and the floor plan changed considerably to make the mall more modern and upscale. The food court was moved out of the recessed basement, which has been sealed in and now serves as the mall offices and other offices, [6] changing the mall's store layout from a three-story mall to two stories. A large AMC movie theater was added to the mall and the two United Artists theatres have closed. The Target expanded into a Target Greatland and connected to the mall, replacing the old walkway. A Von Maur department store was added to the mall in August 2001, the mall entrance utilizing space that had been smaller mall stores near the old food court area. The mall has a simplified stylized "EP" logo to replace the older handwritten style logo, and the pastel theme disappeared in favor of wood and stonework. After the Mervyns store closed in August 2004, the owner of the mall acquired the store. [7] Department Store Discounters had a brief stay in the Mervyn's location in 2005. JCPenney opened a new store in the former Mervyn's location in March 2007. [8] The current department stores in the mall are JCPenney, Kohl's, Target, and Von Maur. In October 2013, General Growth Properties sold the mall to Cypress Equities for $99 million. [2] [3] Sears closed in 2016. 75% of the original building was demolished and a 248,000 sq/ft Scheels All Sports opened in July 2020. [9] On June 4, 2020, it was announced that JCPenney would be closing as part of a plan to close 154 stores nationwide. However that store was removed from the closing list and will remain open for now. [10] In June of 2020 ownership was transferred to Eden Prairie Center, LLC- c/o Metlife Investment Mgmt. In April 2024, a transformer fire started in the aforementioned JCPenney which would cause the store to close temporarily. [11] However, in August 2024, Mall management stated that the store would no longer re-open and stay permanently closed, ending the anchor's 17-year run at the mall. [12]

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