Former JCPenney space at West Coast Mall to become "Beijing Plaza"

WEST COAST, MINECRAFT 05/25/2022
The former JCPenney space will finally be converted into a new space after there was plans for a Kohl's store to open last year in May, 2021. Plans for the new Kohl's store were delayed as West Coast Mall's owners, Simon Property Group, went into bankruptcy which forced them to not be able to help pay Kohl's to move in. Well recently in May of this year, Simon Property Group received a massive grant to get out of bankruptcy and continue on with plans for a new outlet mall in West Coast, a new outlet mall in Fall River and improvements to the West Coast Mall and Richmond Premium Outlets in Richmond. Plans are for the former JCPenney to be converted into Beijing Plaza, a "mall within a mall" consisting of several Chinese shops, restaurants and possibly even a Fresh Asian Mini Mart location inside. The second floor plans to consist of a food court featuring Chinese eateries and buffets. Plans for the project are to be finished by the end of summer or possibly even earlier, Simon Property Group is very excited of the new shopping center. "We are very happy to being able to market to the growing Asian population in the West Coast and Staton Village area, we know this will be a very successful new shopping plaza located conveniently inside of the West Coast Mall!" says David Simon, who owns Simon Property Group. Construction for the new Beijing Plaza at West Coast Mall should begin very soon, remodeling the exterior as well as the interior.