Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk

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Coordinates: 42°29′31″N 83°28′55″W / 42.492°N 83.482°W / 42.492; -83.482
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Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk
Total retail floor area
737,000 square feet (68,469.5 m2)
No. of floors1
Public transit accessBus transport SMART 740, 805

Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk is an open-air

game room
, and several restaurants.

History

After initial delays that saw the cancellation of two proposed anchor stores (a

Ramco-Gershenson, two Detroit-area based developers; Schostak Corporation was later hired as a leasing agent.[2]

The first stores to open were

Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[2]

Difficulty of access to the mall has been cited as a factor limiting the center's growth,[4] as the mall lacks visibility from 12 Mile Road, Novi Road, and Interstate 96, the three major roads that surround it. The center has been no more than seventy percent leased since its opening, and several major tenants have closed.[5] Modern Skate & Surf announced on its website that it was moving because "the landlord is remodeling the mall and our building will be torn down."[6]

Approximately 60,000 square feet (5,574.2 m2) of the mall was demolished in 2006 and re-developed;

Cost Plus World Market announced the closure of all its Detroit locations in April 2008.[10] The middle portion of the mall was then torn down, and a large section of retail space was converted to a gym. After parent company Sears closed all of its Great Indoors stores in 2012, the location at Fountain Walk was converted to a Sears Outlet store.[11]
Mall developers have also presented the City of Novi with a plan to construct multiple tenant buildings along with a large retail/supermarket space to be built behind Dick's.

On August 14, 2019, Sears Outlet closed. Floor & Decor has since moved into the vacated store.

References

  1. ^ "Rocky road to Novi; Fountain Walk ready to go after overcoming early pitfalls.(Cover Story)(Brief Article)". Crain's Detroit Business. 2002-09-16. Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
  2. ^ a b c "Mall owner's bankruptcy filing doesn't faze tenants". Oakland Press.com. 2004-09-21. Archived from the original on September 7, 2006. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
  3. ^ a b "Retailers debut at Detroit's Fountain Walk retail project". Detroit Building Trades.com. 2001-12-07. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
  4. Detroit News. 2005-06-26. Retrieved 2007-08-22. [dead link
    ]
  5. ^ a b "Fountain Walk to be remodeled". Oakland Press.com. 2006-06-24. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
  6. ^ "Modern Skate & Surf website". Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  7. ^ "Fountain Walk to be remodeled". Oakland Press.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  8. ^ "Library building authority approved". HometownLife.com. 2007-08-16. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
  9. ^ Marshall, Carroll (2007-10-18). "Fountain Walk redevelopment steps forward with $50M loan". Mlive.com. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
  10. ^ Jackett, Chris (2008-04-03). "Fountain Walk developments moving smoothly". HometownLife.com. Retrieved 2008-06-01.[dead link]
  11. ^ "Sears Outlet to Open in Fountain Walk". 24 July 2012.

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