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Knollwood Mall

Imported, unreviewedOperatingSt. Louis Park, MN

Knollwood Mall, Shoppes at Knollwood, operates in St. Louis Park with Kohl's, TJ Maxx, Old Navy, Nordstrom Rack, and DSW. · summary, model-written

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Knollwood Mall
Interior view of a shopping mall with Bath & Body Works store under skylight. · verified by a vision model. Photo: m01229 from USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile17 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors
Nordstrom RackThis site: Nordstrom Rack wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/noodlesandcompany/ overture · all sites with this
Website aliveThis site: …https://locations.noodles.com/mn/saint-louis-park/8120-highway-7 overture / http check · all sites with this
Ownership
Single-purpose entityThis site: Gateway Knollwood, LLC county-parcels · all sites with this
Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 7 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 40,159 on 7 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 51 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -12% census-cbp · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 3 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.83 cdc-svi · all sites with this
High tornado riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 56% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +62% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract population up 25%+ since 2013This site: +42% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 17.2 epa-walkability · all sites with this
New use
Logistics and industrialThis site: Kohl's, TJ Maxx, Old Navy, Nordstrom Rack, and DSW Shoe Warehouse extraction · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

StatusOperatingextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowKohl's, TJ Maxx, Old Navy, Nordstrom Rack, and DSW Shoe Warehouseextracted, unreviewed

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Knollwood Mall” and “St. Louis Park” (61 hits, first 61 sampled, 1 other filers such as tenants left out). No commercial-mortgage trust names this mall in the sample, which does not rule out a securitised loan. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.

KindFilerFilingsDatesForms
Public owner (strong)Rouse Properties, Inc.302011-12-30 to 2016-05-058-K 18, 10-Q 7, 10-K 5
Public owner (strong)GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES INC212001-03-19 to 2010-08-3010-K 9, 10-Q 6, 8-K 5, 10-K/A 1
Public owner (strong)General Growth Properties, Inc.92011-03-01 to 2012-06-278-K 7, 10-K 2

As reported by the owner

Property tables from the owner's annual report (Form 10-K, Item 2) on EDGAR, one row per filing year. GLA, occupancy and anchors are the filer's own figures at that year end; “leased” counts signed leases, “occupied” counts open stores; ownership is the filer's share. Matched by name and place, unreviewed; the verbatim table row is in sec_facts.csv.

Year endFilerName in filingGLA sq ftOccupancyYearsShareSales psfAnchors listed
2014Rouse Properties 10-K, 2015-03-09Knollwood Mall St. Louis Park, MN
match: exact		474,039
in-line 393,355		88.3% leasedKohl's, TJ Maxx, Cub Foods
2014Rouse Properties 10-K, 2015-03-09]Knollwood Mall St. Louis Park, MN
match: exact		118,000De-mall and construct new exterior facing junior boxes including Nordstrom Rack, small shops, and a new outparcel building.
2012Rouse Properties 10-K, 2013-03-07Knollwood Mall St. Louis Park, MN
match: exact		464,620
in-line 383,936		100.0% leased
2009General Growth Properties 10-K, 2010-03-01Knollwood Mall St. Louis Park, MN
match: exact		462,582
in-line 166,460		Cub Foods, Keith's Furniture Outlet, Kohl's, T.J. Maxx
2006General Growth Properties 10-K, 2007-03-01Knollwood Mall St. Louis Park, MN
match: exact		463,907Cub Foods, Kohl’s, Steve & Barry’s University Sportswear, T.J. Maxx

Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m18: BC AUTO REPAIR - HOPKINS; EXCEL DENTISTRY; FIRESTONE; KNOLLWOOD DENTAL CLINIC; KNOLLWOOD DENTISTRYEPA FRS
Census tract 270530223023,956 people, 7,067 per sq mi; median household income $63,125; median gross rent $1,300; 56% renters; 3.6% vacant units; 2.7% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 17.2 of 20; 168 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 177 m; land-use mix 0.77; 267,696 jobs within 45 min by car, 72,794 by transit; 23% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 3 grocers, 1 schools, 20 parks or playgrounds, 3 health, 2 civic, 17 food and drink; 51 cycleway segments, 130 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Hennepin County (MN), 20241,739 units in 5+ unit buildings, 126 in 2–4, 2,054 single-family; 2023: 3,772 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.83; socioeconomic 0.74; housing and transport 0.92; 30% below 150% of poverty; 15% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby7 within 10 km, 25 within 25 km: Loffler Companies (2.5 km); Boston Scientific campus (4.7 km); Former JCPenney building (5.8 km); Homewood Suites by Hilton (5.8 km); One Southdale Place (7.6 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace Knollwood Mall (restaurant, confidence 0.80, from AllThePlaces, Overture); building footprint 9,135 m², 6.959177017211914 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and sociallocations.noodles.com (alive); archived 2017–2026 (Wayback) · social: , facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views16,268 since 2015; 1,129 in the last 12 months (-14% vs the prior 12); peak 2015-11 with 220Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +42% (2,783 → 3,956); median income +62% ($39,056 → $63,125); renters 64% → 56%; median home value +33% ($189,900 → $253,200)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively low overall (score 29.6); expected annual loss $923,451; high: tornado, cold wave; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km2 LIHTC properties, 141 units: Urban Park Apartments (90 units); Oxford Village (51 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20233,714 establishments (-12%); 74,922 jobs (+1%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $386,707 (+1% 1 yr, +8% 5 yr); typical rent $1,784/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025386 (2000 = 100); -3.3% 1 yr, +26% 5 yr, +68% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)40,159 vehicles a day on 7 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 2,531 trucks; 24 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Knollwood Mall opened as a regional shopping mall (date unspecified) and was later rebranded as The Shoppes at Knollwood. It remains operating today with anchor tenants Kohl's, TJ Maxx, Old Navy, Nordstrom Rack, and DSW Shoe Warehouse. No further timeline details are provided in the record.

Why. The record does not state any specific causes for changes such as anchor losses, competition, debt, or demolition.

Where it stands. The mall is currently operating and is owned by Gateway Knollwood, LLC, with management by Mid-America Real Estate.

For a planner

  • Located along Minnesota State Highway 7, a regional arterial with existing commercial zoning.
  • No public incentives or policy tools (e.g., TIF, zoning changes) are mentioned in the record.
  • Open questions include long‑term viability, potential for adaptive reuse, and impact of local median rent ($1,439) on tenant retention.

For a developer

  • Site size and parcel boundaries are not specified in the record.
  • Controlled by Gateway Knollwood, LLC (owner) and managed by Mid-America Real Estate.
  • Entitlement stage and any pending approvals are unknown.
  • No context‑layer constraints (flood, transit, environment) are listed.
  • Market signal: median rent in the tract is $1,439, indicating moderate rental rates.

What we do not know yet

  • Opening date, original anchor tenants, and any historical closures are missing.
  • Site acreage, parcel count, and exact boundaries are not provided.
  • No information on zoning, flood risk, transit access, or environmental constraints.
  • Ownership timeline and any existing debt or financing details are absent.
  • The record is marked as ‘draft’ verification, indicating data may be unreviewed or incomplete.

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Elsewhere on the web

Retail history: Knollwood Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here

Pages with photos

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  • median rent $1,439

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History and original facts

AnchorsKohl's, TJ Maxx, Old Navy, Nordstrom Rack, DSW Shoe Warehouse
CountyHennepin County
Census division4 · West North Central
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, original developer, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Background

The Shoppes at Knollwood, previously known as Knollwood Mall, is a regional shopping mall located along Minnesota State Highway 7 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota owned by Gateway Knollwood, LLC and managed by Mid-America Real Estate. Major stores at the mall include Kohl's, TJ Maxx, Old Navy, Nordstrom Rack, and DSW Shoe Warehouse.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Knollwood Mall · supports: after notes, status
    2 quoted sentences
    Major stores at the mall include Kohl's, TJ Maxx, Old Navy, Nordstrom Rack, and DSW Shoe Warehouse.
    is a regional shopping mall

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