Foothills Mall Timeline

Foothills Mall Timeline

Period: Jan 1, 1972 to Dec 31, 2016

Mall ground breaking

Sep 1, 1972

» Everwest, a partnership between Everitt Enterprises and Westcor, a Phoenix development company, breaks ground on new regional shopping mall.

Sears is the biggest

Aug 1, 1973

» The 80,000-square-foot Sears becomes the largest retail store in the city.

Foothills Fashion Mall opens

Nov 1, 1973

» Foothills Fashion Mall opens. Size: 336,000 square feet; Anchors: Sears, 80,000 square feet; The Denver, 52,000 square feet; May D&F, 50,000 square feet.

J.C.Penney expands

Jan 1, 1980

» J.C.Penney builds 62,000-square-foot expansion

Foothills Mall grows

Jan 1, 1989

1989
» Foothills grows from 450,000 square feet with 60 to 65 stores and one hallway to 600,000 square feet, 120 stores and multiple hallways as part of a $40 million redevelopment plan that adds Mervyns to the south side.

Foley’s merger

Jan 1, 1993

» May department stores merge with Foley’s and rename all 11 Colorado stores.

Foothills Mall shows aging

Sep 3, 2002

» Bricks from Foothills Mall’s west entrance slide from the roof, one of the first signs the mall is aging.

Foothills Mall is sold

Dec 1, 2003

» Foothills Mall is sold to General Growth Partners, which promises major renovation. Gart Sports announces it’s closing

Mervyns announces closures

Sep 1, 2005

California-based Mervyns announces it will close all but one of its 11 Colorado stores by the end of January, including its location at Foothills Mall.

J.C.Penney’s relocates

Sep 1, 2006

» J.C.Penney’s moves out to a freestanding store on South College Avenue, the former Shopko building.

Tax incentives approved

May 1, 2007

» City Council approves tax incentives for Foothills Mall redevelopment.

Tax incentives lost

Nov 1, 2008

» City Council pulls the plug on tax incentives for Foothills Mall citing lack of progress on redevelopment.

Mall owner files bankruptcy

Apr 1, 2009

» GGP files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

City drafts redevelopment plan

Mar 1, 2010

» City unveils a draft of a consultant’s report on redevelopment of Midtown Corridor, including Foothills Mall, at a public meeting.

GGP emerges from bankruptcy

Nov 1, 2010

» GGP emerges from bankruptcy and renews talks with Fort Collins city officials about redevelopment.

J.C. Penney's razed; Dillard’s coming to mall

Dec 1, 2010

» The vacant J.C.Penney’s store at the mall is razed.
» City unveils preliminary timetable for redevelopment and plans to bring Dillard’s to the mall.

City submits redevelopment plan

Apr 1, 2011

» City Manager Darin Atteberry sends preliminary redevelopment plan and draft of a financial model to GGP

Perkins restaurant demolished

Jun 1, 2011

» Demolition starts on the former Perkins restaurant on College Avenue in front of the mall to clear the way for Corner Bakery. The property is owned by GGP.

2012 Preliminary redevelopment timeline

Period: Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

» 2012: Decommision the back aisle and Mervyn’s building.

2013 Preliminary redevelopment timeline

Period: Jan 1, 2013 to Dec 31, 2013

» 2013: Refresh the common area, rebuild the food court, update the exterior with $15 million total investment.

2014 Preliminary redevelopment timeline

Period: Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014

» 2014: Construct 50,000 square feet of new space at the main entrance, outward facing.

2016 Preliminary redevelopment timeline

Period: Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016

» 2016: Demolish back aisle, reconfigure/construct a new aisle perpendicular to the first leading to a new anchor, likely Dillard’s.