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'{{For|other malls with "Fashion Square" in the name|Fashion Square (disambiguation){{!}}Fashion Square}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox shopping mall | name = Fashion Square Mall | image = Fashion_square.JPG | image_width = 200 | caption = South end of Fashion Square Mall, showing J.C. Penney | location = [[Saginaw Charter Township, Michigan]], United States | address = 4787 Fashion Square Mall | coordinates = {{coord|43.476584|-83.972916|display=inline,title|type:landmark}} | opening_date = October 4, 1972 | developer = [[Richard E. Jacobs]] Group | manager = | owner = [[Kohan Retail Investment Group]]<ref name="mlive032022">{{cite news |last1=Engel |first1=Justin |title=Fashion Square Mall in Saginaw Township purchased by Midland Mall owners |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2022/09/fashion-square-mall-in-saginaw-township-purchased-by-midland-mall-owners.html |access-date=8 November 2022 |work=MLive |date=23 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref><br>Summit Properties USA | architect = | number_of_stores = 50 | number_of_anchors = 3 (2 open, 1 vacant) | floor_area = {{cvt|798016|sqft}}<ref name="cbl">{{cite web|url=http://cblproperties.com/pag.nsf/CorpSiteByAlphaWeb/Fashion+Square?opendocument |title=Fashion Square Mall fact sheet |access-date=2007-12-26 |work=CBL & Associates Properties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095322/http://cblproperties.com/pag.nsf/CorpSiteByAlphaWeb/Fashion+Square?opendocument |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> | floors = 1 (2 in JCPenney and Macy's) | parking = 5235 | publictransit = {{rint|bus|1}} [[Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services|STARS]] | website = {{url|shopfashionsquaremall.com}} | footnotes = }} '''Fashion Square Mall''' is an enclosed [[shopping mall]] located in the northern edge of [[Saginaw Charter Township, Michigan]]. It lies within the boundaries of [[M-84 (Michigan highway)|M-84]] (Bay Road) to the west, Tittabawassee Road to the north, Fashion Square Blvd. to the east, and Schust Road to the south. The mall serves the city of [[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]], its suburbs, and the [[Tri-Cities (Michigan)|greater Great Lakes Bay Region]] . It features more than 100 tenants,<ref name="cbl"/> including a [[food court]], and its [[anchor store]]s are [[JCPenney]] and [[Macy's]].<ref name="cbl"/> ==History== Fashion Square Mall opened on October 4, 1972 with [[JCPenney]] and [[Sears]] as its major anchor stores.<ref>{{cite journal|year=1971|journal=Chain Store Age|publisher=Lebhar Friedman|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MdQSAQAAMAAJ&q=wiechmann+%22fashion+square%22|title=Michigan}}</ref> [[Hudson's]], a chain based in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], was added in 1976 to the eastern end, as a third major anchor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hudson's|url=http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2010/05/j-l-hudson-co-detroit-michigan.html|website=The Department Store Museum|access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> The mall also included branches of two local department stores: William C. Wiechmann Company and Heavenrich's,<ref>{{cite book|last=Gross|first=Stuart D.|title=Saginaw, a history of the land and the city|year=1980|publisher=Saginaw Chamber of Commerce|pages=193|isbn=9780897810166|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XdHhAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Fashion+square+mall%22+saginaw|display-authors=etal}}</ref> the former of which was liquidated in 1992.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O3EiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ra0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3728,3951764&dq=fashion-square+saginaw&hl=en|title=Recession forces liquidation of a family-owned business|date=9 June 1992|work=The Argus-Press|access-date=29 May 2010}}</ref> In 1981, the mall was part of a lawsuit involving the lease of a [[Big Boy (restaurant)|Big Boy]] restaurant which operated within.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.loislaw.com/ogpc/login.htp?WSRet=12&dockey=10011618@MIAPP&OLDURL=/gpc/index.htp&OLDREFURL=http%3A//news.google.com/archivesearch%3Fq%3D%2522fashion%2Bsquare%2Bmall%2522%2Bsaginaw%26hl%3Den%26um%3D1%26sa%3DN%26sugg%3Dd%26as_user_ldate%3D1981%26as_user_hdate%3D2002%26lnav%3Dh1%26hdrange%3D2007%2C2008|title=SAGINAW JOINT VENTURE v. ELIAS, 106 Mich. App. 274 (1981)|work=Loislaw|access-date=2009-01-03}}</ref> [[CBL Properties]] bought the mall from its developer, Richard E. Jacobs Group, in 2000.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.crenews.com/general_news/general/cbl-shareholders-ok-1.3-bln-acquisition-of-mall-portfolio.html | title=CBL Shareholders OK $1.3 Bln Acquisition of Mall Portfolio | work=CRE Direct | date=19 January 2001 | access-date=4 February 2019 | archive-date=22 August 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822061958/http://www.crenews.com/general_news/general/cbl-shareholders-ok-1.3-bln-acquisition-of-mall-portfolio.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> A$10 million mall-wide renovation was completed in 2001, with the addition of new seating areas, family restrooms, and automatic doors. The same year, reflecting nameplate consolidation by Hudson's parent Target Corp., the mall's eastern anchor was re-branded as [[Marshall Field's]], and by 2006, Marshall Field's would be among several nameplates to be converted to the Macy's name. [[Dunham's Sports]] also moved out in the 2000s, with [[Steve & Barry's]] taking its place in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.svsu.edu/clubs/vanguard/stories/246 |title=New Steve & Barry's opens |access-date=2007-12-26 |date=2005-07-19 |work=The Valley Vanguard}}</ref> Steve & Barry's closed in December 2008 after the chain declared bankruptcy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/saginawnews/business/index.ssf/2008/11/steve_barrys_university_sports.html|title=Steve & Barry's University Sportswear to close its store in Fashion Square Mall|last=Wyche|first=Paul|date=2008-11-26|work=The Saginaw News|access-date=2009-01-13}}</ref> [[McDonald's]] closed its food court location in January 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2009/01/mcdonalds_not_loving_it_at_fas.html|title=McDonald's not loving it at Fashion Square Mall, leaving a vacancy|last=Wyche|first=Paul|work=Saginaw News|date=29 January 2009|publisher=Mlive|access-date=2009-05-21}}</ref> as did a Garfield's restaurant in May, only six months after opening in a space vacated by [[Ruby Tuesday (restaurant)|Ruby Tuesday]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wnem.com/news/19430571/detail.html |title=Garfield's Eatery in Fashion Square Closes |work=[[WNEM-TV|WNEM]] |access-date=2009-05-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515083512/http://www.wnem.com/news/19430571/detail.html |archive-date=15 May 2009}}</ref> [[The Shoe Department]] Encore replaced the former Steve & Barry's space in mid-2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2010/07/saginaw_townships_fashion_squa.html|title=Saginaw Township's Fashion Square Mall pumping up its fashion sense with Sephora|last=Lynch-Morin|first=Kathryn|date=19 July 2010|work=The Saginaw News|access-date=20 November 2010}}</ref> [[Seitner's Department Store]] and Wiechmann’s Department Store were tenants.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://websites.delta.edu/michiganremembers/stories/Seitners.htm |title=Seitner's Department Store |first1=Verlinder |last1=Baston |publisher=[[Delta College (Michigan)|Delta College]] |series=Mid-Michigan Remembers Stories About Us|accessdate=February 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/2016/09/two_old_buildings_meet_their_d.html |publisher=[[MLive]] |first1=Jeff |last1=Schrier |title=SAGINAW: Two old buildings meet their demise on East Genesee in downtown Saginaw |date=September 24, 2016 |accessdate=February 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/2010/09/longtime_saginaw_business_stap.html|publisher=[[MLive]] |title=Longtime Saginaw businessman a humble, loving hero |date=September 3, 2010 |first1=Justin |last1=Engel |accessdate=February 19, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Toft">{{cite book |last1=Toft |first1=Larry |title=Downtown Saginaw: Heart of a Historic City |first2=Elizabeth J. |last2=Nagel |first3=Tom |last3=Hammond |edition=illustrated |publisher=[[Walsworth Publishing Company|Donning Company Publishers]] |id=ISBN 1681841967|isbn=9781681841960 |date=December 25, 2018}} {{cite news |url=https://www.mlive.com/life-and-culture/erry-2018/12/9f286c8a596269/old-businesses-highlighted-in.html |title=Old businesses highlighted in downtown Saginaw history book |date=January 3, 2019 |first1=Isis |last1=Simpson-Mersha |accessdate=February 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://puresaginaw.com/wiechmanns/ |title=Wiechmann’s Department Store |date=December 12, 2019 |first1=Mike |last1=Sonnenberg |publisher=Pure Saginaw |accessdate=February 20, 2024}}</ref> In January 2010, the JCPenney store underwent a remodel, including the addition of a [[Sephora]] cosmetics store.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fashion Square's J.C. Penney to become 'brand new store'|last=Lynch-Morin|first=Kathryn|date=2010-01-24|work=[[The Bay City Times]]|page=A12}}</ref> Further renovations in 2011 included the addition of [[Dressbarn]] and [[Maurices]] clothing stores, plus a local restaurant called Willow Tree in the former Ruby Tuesday/Garfield's space.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2011/08/fashion_square_mall_set_to_add.html|title=Fashion Square Mall adding another new store|last=Lynch-Morin|first=Kathryn|date=25 August 2011|work=The Saginaw News|access-date=31 August 2011}}</ref> An [[H&M]] opened in fall 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2016/02/fashion_retailer_hm_coming_to.html|title = Fashion retailer H&M coming to Saginaw's Fashion Square Mall|date = 23 February 2016}}</ref> On August 6, 2019, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 26 stores nationwide. The store closed in October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wnem.com/news/sears-in-saginaw-twp-closing-its-doors/article_72b9a364-b918-11e9-b138-0fb691126e37.html|title=Sears in Saginaw TWP closing its doors}}</ref> In September 2020, [[Namdar Realty Group]] requested a [[Deed in lieu of foreclosure|deed in lieu]] to give up Fashion Square Mall.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-23|title=Brookfield, Namdar Plan to Back Out of Malls|url=https://therealdeal.com/2020/09/23/brookfield-and-namdar-plan-to-hand-over-keys-to-struggling-malls/|access-date=2020-12-07|website=The Real Deal New York|language=en-US}}</ref> As a result, the mall is now managed by the Farbman Group.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Properties|url=https://www.farbman.com/properties/search-properties/|access-date=2020-12-07|website=Farbman Group|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Kohan Retail Investment Group]] bought the mall at auction for $10.8 million in September 2022.<ref name="mlive032022"/> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.shopfashionsquaremall.com Official website] {{Shopping malls in Michigan}} [[Category:Saginaw, Michigan]] [[Category:Shopping malls established in 1972]] [[Category:Shopping malls in Michigan]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Saginaw County, Michigan]] [[Category:Tourist attractions in Saginaw County, Michigan]] [[Category:Kohan Retail Investment Group]]'