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The center is owned by The Feil Organization and is anchored by JCPenney, Forman Mills and Round 1 Entertainment. One anchor store last occupied by Carson's is vacant since that store closed in 2018.\n\n\n== History ==\nIn 1975, the mall opened with 3 department stores which were JCPenney, Carson Pirie Scott, and Montgomery Ward. Madigan's operated as a junior anchor in the mall until the early 1990s, when its space was divided between Foot Locker and TJ Maxx, both of which opened in 1994. By 2005, TJ Maxx closed and was replaced by Steve & Barry's.", "narrative_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "narrative_source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Riverside_Park_Mall", "zoning_change": null, "public_subsidy": null, "entitlement_year": null, "planning_notes": null, "wikidata_qid": "Q7056534", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Riverside_Park_Mall", "osm_id": null, "verified": "draft", "verified_by": null, "last_verified": null, "last_updated": "2026-10-22T08:45:50Z", "created": "2026-10-18", "contributor_name": null, "contributor_org": null, "contributor_link": null, "international": 0, "county_fips": "17031", "opp_score": 0.0, "opp_reasons": ["retrofit already built"], "for_sale": 0, "distressed": 0, "url": "https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/il/north-riverside-sears-lower-level-at-north-riverside-park-mall/", "events": [{"year": 2017, "date": null, "kind": "note", "detail": "Sears downsized its store to the upper level and the lower level was remodeled to house Round One Entertainment and AMITA Health.", "source_id": 7499}], "sources": [{"id": 7498, "site_id": "n-b45751b815", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Riverside_Park_Mall", "title": "North Riverside Park Mall", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null, "quote": "Sears at North Riverside Park Mall", "kind": "wikipedia", "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, {"id": 7499, "site_id": "n-b45751b815", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Riverside_Park_Mall", "title": "Timeline", "publisher": null, "date": null, "quote": "In 2017, Sears downsized its store to the upper level and the lower level was remodeled to house Round One Entertainment and AMITA Health.", "kind": "quote", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, {"id": 11300, "site_id": "n-b45751b815", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Riverside_Park_Mall", "title": "found by hermes-web (staffboxfree)", "publisher": null, "date": null, "quote": "Developer: Heitman/[Melvin Simon & Associates]", "kind": "hermes-web", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-22"}, {"id": 11301, "site_id": "n-b45751b815", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Riverside_Park_Mall", "title": "found by hermes-web (staffboxfree)", "publisher": null, "date": null, "quote": "In 2023, Seritage sold the property and adjacent parking lot to Fidelis Realty Partners.", "kind": "hermes-web", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-22"}, {"id": 11302, "site_id": "n-b45751b815", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Riverside_Park_Mall", "title": "found by hermes-web (staffboxfree)", "publisher": null, "date": null, "quote": "The Feil Organization acquired the Center in 2004 from Urban Properties.", "kind": "hermes-web", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-22"}], "deals": [], "parties": [{"name": "Fidelis Realty Partners", "kind": "owner", "role": "developer", "year_from": 2023, "year_to": null}, {"name": "Heitman/Melvin Simon & Associates", "kind": "developer", "role": "original_developer", "year_from": null, "year_to": null}, {"name": "Urban Properties", "kind": "private company", "role": "owner", "year_from": null, "year_to": 2004}, {"name": "The Feil Organization", "kind": "private company", "role": "owner", "year_from": 2004, "year_to": null}], "parcels": [], "context": {"assessment": {"what_happened": "The lower level of Sears at North Riverside Park Mall was retrofitted and is now occupied by Round One Entertainment and AMITA Health, as confirmed in the 2017 event note. The retrofit is complete (status: built).", "why": "The site is already converted; the opportunity reason explicitly states 'retrofit already built'.", "where_it_stands": "Located in North Riverside, IL, within 2 km of the built Forest Park Mall (a peer with same reinhabit strategy). Traffic volume on Harlem Ave (principal arterial) is high (35,641 ADT in 2024).", "for_a_planner": ["Adjacent to Forest Park Mall (2 km), which also uses 'reinhabit' strategy.", "Cook County housing market shows rising ZHVI (340k, +23% 5y) and ZORI (2,228, +34% 5y).", "No vacancy rate or current tenant performance data provided."], "for_a_developer": ["No new construction opportunity (retrofit complete).", "Peer sites within 18 km all use 'reinhabit' strategy (e.g., Forest Park Mall, 2 km away).", "Traffic data confirms strong access (7-lane arterial, 35k ADT).", "Unknown: Status of The Brickyard (9 km away), tenant financials, or current occupancy rates."], "risks_and_unknowns": ["Status of The Brickyard cluster neighbor is 'unknown'.", "No data on tenant success or vacancy rates post-retrofit.", "No details on the original Sears lease terms or retrofit costs."], "data_quality": "thin", "one_line": "Retrofit complete: Round One Entertainment and AMITA Health occupy the former Sears lower level. 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