Quail Springs Mall
Quail Springs Mall is a super-regional shopping center and mixed-use trade area in far northern Oklahoma City, anchored by department stores, entertainment venues, fitness, dining, and specialty attractions.
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Overview
Quail Springs Mall is a super-regional shopping center and surrounding trade area in far northern Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The mall opened on October 23, 1980, and became a major retail destination for the northern Oklahoma City market and nearby communities. Its location near West Memorial Road, North Pennsylvania Avenue, and the Kilpatrick Turnpike places it within a large and growing residential and commercial area, although the intersection serving the property is also known for severe congestion and difficult traffic conditions. The original mall was designed by architect William Pereira and developed by DayJay Associates, a joint venture of JCPenney and The Center Companies, a division of Dayton-Hudson Corporation, the predecessor of Target Corporation. The development originally included four anchor stores and was conceived as a large regional shopping destination rather than a neighborhood shopping center. Over time, its tenant mix evolved in response to changes in department-store retailing, entertainment, fitness, and experiential leisure. A major renovation completed in 1998 substantially refreshed the property. Exterior elements were updated, the interior was redesigned around an Oklahoma prairie theme, and the lower-level food court received a 1950s drive-in-inspired design. The renovation also added a 24-screen AMC Theatre next to the food court, strengthening the mall's role as an entertainment destination as well as a shopping venue. The property now contains approximately 1,115,000 square feet of gross leasable area and about 111 tenants, according to the cited reference material. Its principal anchors and major attractions include JCPenney, Dillard's, Von Maur, Life Time Fitness, AMC Theatres, Round One Entertainment, and Blue Zoo Aquarium. Former anchors include Sears and Macy's, the latter having previously operated under the Foley's name. The replacement of Sears by Von Maur and the later conversion of the former Macy's site into a Life Time Fitness complex illustrate the mall's shift from a traditional department-store-centered format toward a broader combination of retail, dining, entertainment, recreation, and family-oriented experiences. Quail Springs Mall remains a focal point for development in northern Oklahoma City. Its current offer is organized less around a single dominant retail category than around a destination experience combining department stores, specialty tenants, cinema, arcade and bowling entertainment, aquarium attractions, fitness, and food-service facilities. The mall is therefore best understood as an active regional shopping and leisure destination rather than simply as a conventional enclosed retail center.
History
Quail Springs Mall opened on October 23, 1980, in far northern Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It was developed as a super-regional shopping center intended to serve the expanding northern portion of the city and surrounding Central Oklahoma communities. The original development was built by DayJay Associates, a joint venture involving JCPenney and The Center Companies, a division of Dayton-Hudson Corporation, which later became associated with Target Corporation. Architect William Pereira designed the original building. From its opening, the mall operated as a large enclosed retail destination with multiple department-store anchors and a broad specialty-retail tenant base. It was originally configured with four anchor stores, reflecting the department-store-centered model common among major American shopping malls of the period. Its location near West Memorial Road, North Pennsylvania Avenue, and the Kilpatrick Turnpike helped make it accessible to a large trade area, while the surrounding area subsequently became a focus of residential and commercial development. The nearby road junction also developed a reputation for heavy congestion and challenging traffic conditions. The mall underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation in 1998. The work modernized the exterior and substantially changed the interior design, which was recast around an Oklahoma prairie theme. The lower-level food court was redesigned with a 1950s drive-in concept. A 24-screen AMC Theatre was added next to the food court, broadening the center's appeal beyond shopping and giving it a significant entertainment component. This renovation helped establish the property as a combined retail, dining, and leisure destination. The anchor lineup changed substantially in the 2010s. In late 2013, Sears announced that its store would close in early 2014. Von Maur was selected as its replacement. During the summer of 2014, the former Sears structure was extensively rebuilt, with the building taken back to its structural frame before receiving a new interior and exterior. Von Maur opened at the property in early 2015, replacing a traditional department-store anchor with a newer department-store operator and refreshed physical presence. Macy's, which had previously operated at the site as Foley's, announced in late 2015 that it would close its Quail Springs location by February 2016. The closure was part of Macy's broader reduction of stores and effort to address underperforming locations. In January 2017, plans were announced to demolish the former Macy's building and redevelop the site. Life Time Fitness proposed a large standalone facility of approximately 181,400 square feet, while the former store footprint was to be converted into additional parking serving the fitness complex and the mall. Life Time Fitness opened in October 2018. The redevelopment altered the property's traditional anchor arrangement and added a substantial fitness, wellness, and recreation component. The former Macy's upper-level mall entrance became an additional direct entrance into the mall, while the former store's ground-level area was repurposed in connection with the new parking layout. According to the cited reference material, Quail Springs Mall contains approximately 1,115,000 square feet of gross leasable area and around 111 tenants. Its major current anchors and attractions include JCPenney, Dillard's, Von Maur, AMC Theatres, Round One Entertainment, Blue Zoo Aquarium, and Life Time Fitness. Former anchors include Sears and Macy's. The resulting tenant mix reflects the changing economics of enclosed retail: department stores remain important, but entertainment, dining, family attractions, fitness, and experiential uses have become central to the property's identity. Today, Quail Springs Mall functions as both a shopping center and a broader trade-area destination. It serves northern Oklahoma City and nearby communities with department stores, specialty retail, food service, cinema, arcade and other entertainment, aquarium attractions, and fitness facilities. Its continuing role is tied to the growth of the surrounding area and to its ability to combine conventional shopping with leisure and service-oriented uses.
- 2018
Life Time Fitness opens
[1]The approximately 181,400-square-foot Life Time Fitness facility opens in October.
- 2017
Life Time Fitness redevelopment announced
[1]Plans are announced for a large Life Time Fitness complex on and around the former Macy's site.
- 2016
Macy's exits the mall
[1]The Macy's store closes by February as part of the chain's store-reduction program.
- 2015
Von Maur opens
[1]Von Maur opens in the rebuilt former Sears location.
- 2014
Former Sears building rebuilt
[1]The former Sears building is gutted to its structural frame and extensively reconstructed for Von Maur.
- 2013
Von Maur replacement announced
[1]The planned departure of Sears and its replacement by Von Maur are announced.
- 1998
Major renovation completed
[1]A multimillion-dollar renovation updates the exterior, introduces an Oklahoma prairie interior theme, redesigns the food court, and adds a 24-screen AMC Theatre.
- 1980
Mall opens
[1]Quail Springs Mall opens on October 23 in far northern Oklahoma City as a major regional shopping center.
Products and positioning
A large regional shopping and entertainment destination serving northern Oklahoma City and the wider Central Oklahoma trade area, with a tenant mix that combines department stores, specialty retail, cinema, family attractions, recreation, fitness, and food service.
Retail · 1980
Department-store retail
Department-store shopping is a core part of Quail Springs Mall's tenant mix. Current major department-store anchors include JCPenney, Dillard's, and Von Maur. These stores provide broad assortments of apparel, accessories, home goods, beauty products, and other general merchandise, while also serving as destination anchors that draw customers across the wider shopping center.
Entertainment · 1998
AMC Theatres
The mall's 24-screen AMC Theatre was added during the 1998 renovation. It expanded the property beyond traditional retail by providing a substantial cinema operation adjacent to the food court. The theater contributes to evening, weekend, and event-driven visitation and supports the mall's positioning as a combined shopping and entertainment destination.
Entertainment
Round One Entertainment
Round One Entertainment is a major leisure attraction at the property. Its presence represents the mall's move toward experiential uses, complementing conventional retail with activities designed for social and family visits. The reference material identifies Round One among the mall's principal anchors and attractions.
Family entertainment
Blue Zoo Aquarium
Blue Zoo Aquarium adds a family-oriented attraction to the mall's offer. The aquarium broadens the center's audience and reinforces its role as a destination for experiences as well as shopping. It is listed among the property's principal current attractions.
Fitness and wellness · 2018
Life Time Fitness
Life Time Fitness opened in October 2018 in an approximately 181,400-square-foot standalone complex developed after Macy's departure. The facility introduced a major fitness, wellness, and recreation use to the property and replaced the former Macy's presence as one of the mall area's principal destination anchors.
Brand decisions
2017
Former Macy's site converted to fitness and parkingStrategyBackground
Macy's closed its store by February 2016, leaving a major former department-store space requiring a new use.
Action taken
Plans called for demolition of the former Macy's building and development of an approximately 181,400-square-foot Life Time Fitness facility, with associated parking changes.
Aftermath
Life Time Fitness opened in October 2018, adding fitness and wellness services while the former store area was incorporated into a revised parking and entrance arrangement.
2013
Sears replaced by Von MaurGeneration changeBackground
Sears announced that it would close its Quail Springs Mall store in early 2014.
Action taken
The former Sears building was selected for replacement by Von Maur and was comprehensively rebuilt rather than merely re-tenanted.
Aftermath
Von Maur opened in early 2015 after the building was reconstructed with new interior and exterior treatments.
1998
Experience-led mall renovationStrategyBackground
The mall required a substantial modernization more than a decade after opening and sought to strengthen its appeal as a destination.
Action taken
The property updated its exterior, redesigned the interior around an Oklahoma prairie theme, reworked the food court with a 1950s drive-in concept, and added a 24-screen AMC Theatre.
Aftermath
The renovation expanded the mall's role from a conventional shopping center into a combined retail, dining, and entertainment destination.
Recent events
- 2018
Life Time Fitness complex opens[1]
Product launch
The approximately 181,400-square-foot Life Time Fitness facility opened in October, adding a major fitness and wellness destination to the property.
- 2017
Life Time Fitness redevelopment announced for former Macy's site[1]
Product launch
Plans were announced to demolish the former Macy's building and develop a large standalone Life Time Fitness complex on the site and adjoining parking area.
- 2015
Von Maur opens after major former Sears redevelopment[1]
Product launch
The former Sears building was stripped back to its structural frame and rebuilt with a new interior and exterior. Von Maur began operating at the mall in early 2015.
- 2015
Macy's announces closure[1]
Bankruptcy
Macy's announced that its Quail Springs Mall store would close by February 2016 as part of a broader effort to reduce its store base and exit unprofitable locations.
- 2013
Sears closure and Von Maur replacement announced[1]
Leadership change · M&A
The mall announced that Sears would leave the property in early 2014 and that Von Maur would take over the former department-store location.
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