# Forest Fair Mall

Hamilton County, OH · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-340d3077a1` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/hamilton-county-forest-fair-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-340d3077a1.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-340d3077a1.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-340d3077a1

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1989 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2022 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 200 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Amega | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “Following years of losing tenants, it closed to the public in December 2022, with the exception of Kohl's and Bass Pro Shops.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Fair_Mall
- **original_developer**: “In 1985, real estate developer Amega selected the site at the northeast corner of the Interstate 275 beltway's interchange with Winton Road in suburban Cincinnati, Ohio, for the development of a retail property.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Fair_Mall
- **status**: “Demolition of the entire complex began in September 2025, and was completed in March 2026.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Fair_Mall

## Anchors

Bigg's, Kohl's, Elder-Beerman, Bonwit Teller, Parisian, Higbee's, B. Altman and Company, Sakowitz

## Parties

- Simon Property Group — owner (from text)
- LJ Hooker — owner (from text) (1986–)
- Gator Investments — owner (from text)
- Mills Corporation — owner (from text) (2002–)

## Timeline

- 1985: Amega selects site for development
- 1986: LJ Hooker acquires property from Amega
- 1988: First phase of mall opens (Bigg's and ~20 stores)
- 1989: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1989: Remainder of mall opens
- 2002: Mills Corporation renames property Cincinnati Mills
- 2004: Mills Corporation renovates mall in August 2004
- 2022: Mall closes to public (except Kohl's and Bass Pro Shops)
- 2025: Demolition begins
- 2026: Demolition completed

## Deals and debt

-  sale:  Simon Property Group ← Mills Corporation  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Fair_Mall

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

Forest Fair Mall was a super-regional shopping mall in the northern suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It was located on the border between Forest Park and Fairfield, at the junction of Interstate 275 and Winton Road.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Fair_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Forest Fair Mall, Hamilton County, OH." Record m-340d3077a1, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/hamilton-county-forest-fair-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_hamiltoncountyforestfairmall,
  title = {Forest Fair Mall, Hamilton County, OH},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/hamilton-county-forest-fair-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-340d3077a1, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

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.