# Spring Hill Mall

West Dundee, IL · mall · tier: curated · Retrofit Atlas record `m-d409f778f7` · release 2026-10-22

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/w-dundee-carpentersville-spring-hill-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-d409f778f7.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-d409f778f7.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-d409f778f7

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | partial | reported · authors' map |
| Strategy | redevelop | reported · authors' map |
| New use | entertainment, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | • Partial redevelopment, open air street | reported · authors' map |
| Opened | 1980 | reported · Wikidata |
| Closed | 2024 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2015 | reported · authors' map |
| Acres | 100.0 | reported · web research agent |
| GLA (sq ft) | 1370000 | reported · web research agent |
| Original developer | Homart Development Company | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “On March 22, 2024, Spring Hill Mall permanently closed its doors in hopes of being redeveloped.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Hill_Mall
- **original_developer**: “Spring Hill Mall was developed by Homart Development Company, then owned by Sears, Roebuck & Company.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Hill_Mall

## Anchors

Macy's, JCPenney, Sears, Carson Pirie Scott, Kohl's, Bergner's, Marshall Field's, Barnes & Noble, Joseph Spiess Company, Marshall Field & Company, Cinemark

## Parties

- Rouse Properties — owner (Wikidata, undated)
- Rouse Properties — owner (from text) (2011–)
- General Growth Properties — owner (from text) (–2011)
- Kohan Retail Investment Group — owner (from text) (2021–)
- Brookfield Properties Retail Group — owner (from text) (2016–)

## Timeline

- 1980: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1980: Mall opened with two anchors
- 1983: JCPenney opened
- 1984: Joseph Spiess Company opened
- 2011: JCPenney announced closure
- 2015: Retrofit: redevelop
- 2015: Owner announced redevelopment plans
- 2016: Cinemark opened
- 2018: Carson's closed permanently
- 2020: Macy's announced closure
- 2021: Sold to Kohan Retail Investment Group
- 2024: Permanent closure

## Deals and debt

- 2021 sale:  Kohan Retail Investment Group   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Hill_Mall
- 2016 sale:  Brookfield Properties Retail Group ← Rouse Properties  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Hill_Mall

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

Spring Hill Mall was a shopping mall in West Dundee, Illinois with a small portion in neighborning Carpentersville. Cinemark is the only anchor tenant of the mall still remaining. There are five vacant anchor stores that were once Carson Pirie Scott, Sears, Macy's, and Barnes & Noble, and Kohl's.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Hill_Mall
- found by hermes-web — https://hoodline.com/2026/06/west-dundee-bets-big-shops-dead-mall-s-100-acres-as-next-hot-address/
- 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). "Spring Hill Mall, West Dundee, IL." Record m-d409f778f7, release 2026-10-22, tier curated. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/w-dundee-carpentersville-spring-hill-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-22).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_wdundeecarpentersvillespringhillmall,
  title = {Spring Hill Mall, West Dundee, IL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/w-dundee-carpentersville-spring-hill-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-d409f778f7, release 2026-10-22, tier: curated. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-22}
}
```

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.
