forest fair village shopping mall
Even more surprising: the Kohls looked like a mess. The liminal space that a place once so alive imparts on you is unforgettable. The only one that fell short was the Lifestyle wing, remaining at only 25% leased. In 2022, officials from Butler and Hamilton County submitted demolition plans to the state of Ohio, estimated to cost $9.5 million. They also do flavors for different holidays, Valentines day is coming up and they are doing a White Chocolate Cherry Vanilla! As the property owners had become delinquent on their taxes, the mall was sold to Cincinnati Holding Company in 2010. Shop lifting is an expected part of doing business, however it was almost explosive from the very beginning. [63] Burlington Coat Factory moved out of the mall in 2013,[64] and Danbarry Dollar Saver closed in 2014. The mall, built in phases between 1988 and 1989 as Forest Fair Mall, has become noted for its troubled history Forest Fair Village closed to the public on December 2, 2022. Guitar Center was closed, and Bass Pro Shops announced they were planning to relocate in 2013. Meanwhile, all the entrances from the exterior appear unrestricted. Forest Fair Village (formerly Cincinnati Mall, Cincinnati Mills, and Forest Fair Mall) was a shopping mall in the northern suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The company also worked to rebrand the modern shopping mall as a value retail center with new-to-the-market merchants. During this time, the mall included a nightclub named Metropolis, and a brand new movie theater with stadium seating. The malls former names include Cincinnati Mall, Cincinnati Mills, and Forest Fair Mall. [20][17][21] The other six B. Altman stores began liquidation in November 1989, although the Forest Fair store was kept open at the time, due to concerns by LJ Hooker's lawyers that closing the store would lower the mall's value. What happened that nearly shut down this mall almost right after it opened? But all you have to do is drive south on Winton road and see there area has become blighted. This seems to become an increasingly prevalent issue, even for malls in top-of-the-line locationsand Forest Fair most certainly is not a top-of-the-line location (even within metro Cincinnati). Also, the mall was renamed again to Forest Fair Village. Theres a couple of things I find fascinating about it. The second thing I find fascinating is how it had two promising starts, with 90+% occupancy, but in both cases the tenancy quickly crashed. In other words, the current owners havent even bothered to update the name on the sign, so for all intents and purposes, its name might as well not have changed. Here is the only photo I found, in Bass Pro watching the huge aquarium tank.