# Midlands Mall

Council Bluffs, IA · mall · tier: curated · Retrofit Atlas record `m-fe8d311d71` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ia/council-bluffs-midlands-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-fe8d311d71.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-fe8d311d71.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-fe8d311d71

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · derived from authors' map (retrofit year present) |
| Strategy | reinhabit | reported · authors' map |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | • Reinhabitation: office | reported · authors' map |
| Opened | 1986 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2019 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 1994 | reported · authors' map |
| Original developer | General Growth Properties | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Menards | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “Mall of the Bluffs opened in 1986.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall_of_the_Bluffs
- **year_closed**: “The mall closed on December 30, 2019, and demolition began one year later.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall_of_the_Bluffs
- **original_developer**: “Developed by General Growth Properties.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall_of_the_Bluffs

## Anchors

Dillard's, JCPenney, Sears, Target, J. C. Penney

## Parties

- General Growth Properties — owner (from text) (1986–2013)
- Namdar Realty Group — owner (from text) (2013–2019)
- Menards — owner (from text) (2019–)

## Timeline

- 1986: Mall opened
- 1988: Dillard's expansion
- 1994: Retrofit: reinhabit
- 1998: Sears expansion
- 2008: J. C. Penney moved
- 2009: Target moved
- 2011: Barnes & Noble closed
- 2012: Sears closed
- 2013: Sold to Namdar Realty Group
- 2019: Mall closed
- 2023: Menards opened

## Deals and debt

- 2019 sale:  Menards ← Namdar Realty Group  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall_of_the_Bluffs
- 2013 sale:  Namdar Realty Group ← General Growth Properties  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall_of_the_Bluffs

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

Mall of the Bluffs was a shopping mall in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. Built in 1986, the mall featured J. C. Penney, Dillard's, Sears, and Target as its anchor stores at its peak. After both JCPenney and Target moved to other developments in Council Bluffs, it began a sharp decline in tenancy throughout the 2010s. The mall closed on December 30, 2019, and demolition began one year later.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall_of_the_Bluffs
- Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) — https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=ce33ab2637374aab862b8a23847f620f (2021-01-20)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Midlands Mall, Council Bluffs, IA." Record m-fe8d311d71, release 2026-10-21, tier curated. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ia/council-bluffs-midlands-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_councilbluffsmidlandsmall,
  title = {Midlands Mall, Council Bluffs, IA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ia/council-bluffs-midlands-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-fe8d311d71, 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.