# Cinderella Mall

Englewood, CO · mall · tier: curated · Retrofit Atlas record `m-5f44df2309` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/co/englewood-cinderella-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-5f44df2309.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-5f44df2309.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-5f44df2309

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · derived from authors' map (retrofit year present) |
| Strategy | redevelop, regreen | reported · authors' map |
| New use | housing, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | • Redevelopment: transit-oriented mixed use • Partial regreening: park | reported · authors' map |
| Opened | 1968 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1997 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2020 | reported · authors' map |
| Acres | 60.0 | reported · research |
| GLA (sq ft) | 1400000 | reported · research |
| Original developer | Gerri Von Frellick | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Englewood Environmental Foundation; Miller Weingarten; Trammell Crow | reported · authors' map |
| Zoning change | City-sponsored CityCenter rezoning (district name not found) (city-sponsored rezoning (2021); TOD plan adopted 1998) | documented · research |
| Public subsidy | Englewood DDA formed by voters in Nov 2020 with TIF authority. Nov 2021 voters approved $70M of DDA debt authorization backed by tax increment. | reported · research |
| Entitlement year | 2021 | reported · research |
| Planning notes | Approved by Englewood City Council. Englewood Downtown Plan (adopted 2021); Comprehensive Plan (2017) https://www.engaged.englewoodco.gov/citycenter-redevelopment/news_feed/site-history-and-redevelopment-guidance | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “On March 7, 1968, the mall officially opened.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_City
- **year_closed**: “The last remaining anchor, Montgomery Ward, remained in the semi-abandoned mall until December 1997, when it was forced to end its lease so the property could be redeveloped. This officially marked the operational end for Cinderella City.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_City
- **original_developer**: “developer Gerri Von Frellick proposed to build a new shopping center” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_City
- **zoning_change**: “The city-sponsored rezoning of CityCenter received final approval from City Council in September 2021.” — https://www.engaged.englewoodco.gov/citycenter-redevelopment/news_feed/site-history-and-redevelopment-guidance

## Anchors

JCPenney, Montgomery Ward, Foley's, Cinderella City Cinema, Neusteter's, Joslins

## Parties

- Englewood Environmental Foundation — developer (2020–)
- Miller Weingarten — developer (2020–)
- Trammell Crow — developer (2020–)
- KRAVCO — owner (from text) (1981–1984)

## Timeline

- 1968: Mall opened
- 1981: Renovation began under KRAVCO
- 1997: Operational end as last anchor closed
- 1998: Final plan adopted for transit-oriented development
- 1999: Mall demolished
- 2020: Retrofit: redevelop, regreen

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Cinderella City Mall was a large shopping center located in Englewood, Colorado, United States. The mall was officially opened for business on March 7, 1968, and demolished in 1999. It once was the largest covered shopping center west of the Mississippi River.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_City

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_City
- Quoted support for zoning_change — https://www.engaged.englewoodco.gov/citycenter-redevelopment/news_feed/site-history-and-redevelopment-guidance
- Planning research source — https://www.englewoodco.gov/our-city/downtown-development-authority/funding
- Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) — https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=ce33ab2637374aab862b8a23847f620f (2021-01-20)
- www.arcgis.com — https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/1196f74d7da6445eb54bfc3f25a4719a/data?f=json (2022)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Cinderella Mall, Englewood, CO." Record m-5f44df2309, release 2026-10-21, tier curated. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/co/englewood-cinderella-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_englewoodcinderellamall,
  title = {Cinderella Mall, Englewood, CO},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/co/englewood-cinderella-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-5f44df2309, release 2026-10-21, tier: curated. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.