Eden Prairie Center

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

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

Present day

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,[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7][8] 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 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]

location	Eden Prairie, Minnesota
coordinates	44.85459°N, -93.42509°W
opening date	1976
developer	Homart Development Company
owner	Jones Lang LaSalle
architect	North Architectonics‡R1R‡
number of stores	90+
number of anchors	5 (4 open, 1 closed)
floor area	1100000 sqft
floors	2 plus partial basement (1 in Target)

Eden Prairie Center

History

The 1970s and 1980s

The 1990s

Present day

Film appearances

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