page_title: Charlestowne Mall
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Charlestowne Mall / History
caption_attribution_description: Charlestowne Mall in late May 2014, before construction for The Quad St. Charles
context_page_description: Charlestowne Mall was a two-story shopping mall located in St. Charles, Illinois. The majority of the mall closed on December 1, 2017. The mall's anchor stores are Classic Cinemas and Von Maur. There are 3 vacant anchor stores that were once Sears, Carson Pirie Scott, and Kohl's.
context_section_description: Charlestowne Mall was built on the far east side of St. Charles. It opened in 1991. In 1995, then-owners Wilmorite Properties planned to expand the mall with a new anchor store.
  Original anchor store JCPenney closed in 2000 and became Von Maur the same year.
  In June 2010, a California-based investment group acquired the mall with plans to revitalize it. However, as of early 2012, there were numerous vacancies in the mall. While marketing and signage have advertised the construction of an indoor ice rink and a large sushi and seafood buffet., After over a year later there have been no indications of communication between mall ownership and the city in terms of beginning construction for these projects, On January 4, 2011, Sears announced that their Charlestowne location would close before April 3, 2011 after negotiations between the new mall management company and Sears officials broke down, leaving only Carson Pirie Scott (now known as Carson's), Kohl's, and Von Maur the remaining anchor stores. Sears shut its doors for the last time on March 20, 2011.
  After two years of no contact with the mall's ownership, city officials stated a plan in 2012 to spend $35,000 on a study to determine the best options for the mall site.
  In mid-August the abandoned mall was put under contract to be sold by Mark Goodman & Associates. They hoped to close on the property as soon as mid September, according to the Daily Herald. A full presentation of the future plans of the mall was to be given to the city within the next 30–45 days they stated. "Goodman said his group 'absolutely' intends to keep the mall property as some form of a shopping center."
caption: Charlestowne Mall in late May 2014, before construction for The Quad St. Charles
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