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=== 1980s === === 1980s ===
Initial development of the Chapel Hills Mall began in the mid-1970s, with the mall project receiving approval from the board of county commissioners in August 1974.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1974-08-16 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Aug 16, 1974, p. 25 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-aug-16-1974-p-25/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> ] spearheaded development. GGP also developed Colorado Springs' other enclosed mall, ]. Construction on the mall began in late 1979 and finished by mid-1982. The mall officially opened on August 4, 1982, although Sears and the six-screen movie theater adjoined to the mall opened a couple of months prior.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1982-07-29 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Jul 29, 1982, p. 38 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-jul-29-1982-p-38/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1982-06-09 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Jun 9, 1982, p. 31 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-jun-09-1982-p-31/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> Original anchors to the mall were ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1982-07-29 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Jul 29, 1982, p. 38 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-jul-29-1982-p-38/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> Initial development of the Chapel Hills Mall began in the mid-1970s, with the mall project receiving approval from the board of county commissioners in August 1974.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1974-08-16 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Aug 16, 1974, p. 25 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-aug-16-1974-p-25/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> ] spearheaded development. GGP also developed Colorado Springs' other enclosed mall, ]. Construction on the mall began in late 1979 and finished by mid-1982. The mall officially opened on August 4, 1982, although Sears and the six-screen movie theater adjoined to the mall had opened a couple of months prior.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1982-07-29 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Jul 29, 1982, p. 38 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-jul-29-1982-p-38/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1982-06-09 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Jun 9, 1982, p. 31 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-jun-09-1982-p-31/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> Original anchors to the mall were ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1982-07-29 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Jul 29, 1982, p. 38 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-jul-29-1982-p-38/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref>


In March 1985, A 135,000 square foot expansion opened, primarily consisting of a new ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1985-02-24 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph Archives, Feb 24, 1985, p. 180 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-telegraph-feb-24-1985-p-180/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> The H.J. Wilson's was converted into a ] when Service Merchandise acquired the whole chain. The next significant expansion opened in September 1986. It included sixty new storefronts and a two-story ], totaling around 76,000 additional square feet.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1986-09-20 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Sep 20, 1986, p. 33 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-sep-20-1986-p-33/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> Joslins expanded its storefront in 1987 by 43,000 square feet by taking over vacant space in the mall's lower wing.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1989-02-26 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph Archives, Feb 26, 1989, p. 131 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-telegraph-feb-26-1989-p-131/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> In March 1985, A 135,000 square foot expansion opened, primarily consisting of a new ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1985-02-24 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph Archives, Feb 24, 1985, p. 180 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-telegraph-feb-24-1985-p-180/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> The H.J. Wilson's was converted into a ] when Service Merchandise acquired the whole chain. The next significant expansion opened in September 1986. It included sixty new storefronts and a two-story ], totaling around 76,000 additional square feet.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1986-09-20 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Sep 20, 1986, p. 33 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-sep-20-1986-p-33/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> Joslins expanded its storefront in 1987 by 43,000 square feet by taking over vacant space in the mall's lower wing.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1989-02-26 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph Archives, Feb 26, 1989, p. 131 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-telegraph-feb-26-1989-p-131/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref>
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During the ], Chapel Hills lost tenants and struggled to attract new ones. The presence of several discount retailer anchors like Kmart and Sears likely discouraged higher-end chains from moving to the mall.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1997-05-25 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, May 25, 1997, p. 79 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-may-25-1997-p-79/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=1995-03-26 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph Archives, Mar 26, 1995, p. 45 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-telegraph-mar-26-1995-p-45/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> In 1990, ] announced its intent to build its first Colorado Springs location in the Chapel Hills Mall but scrapped those plans to create a new store at The Citadel instead.<ref name=":0" /> The mall saw vacancy rates as high as 15 percent during this time.<ref name=":0" /> In 1994, Service Merchandise closed its doors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1994-05-28 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph Archives, May 28, 1994, p. 55 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-telegraph-may-28-1994-p-55/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> JCPenney moved into the vacated space a year later with a store that attempted to cater to wealthier customers with high-end décor and a limited amount of hardline goods.<ref name=":0" /> During the ], Chapel Hills lost tenants and struggled to attract new ones. The presence of several discount retailer anchors like Kmart and Sears likely discouraged higher-end chains from moving to the mall.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1997-05-25 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, May 25, 1997, p. 79 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-may-25-1997-p-79/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=1995-03-26 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph Archives, Mar 26, 1995, p. 45 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-telegraph-mar-26-1995-p-45/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> In 1990, ] announced its intent to build its first Colorado Springs location in the Chapel Hills Mall but scrapped those plans to create a new store at The Citadel instead.<ref name=":0" /> The mall saw vacancy rates as high as 15 percent during this time.<ref name=":0" /> In 1994, Service Merchandise closed its doors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1994-05-28 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph Archives, May 28, 1994, p. 55 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-telegraph-may-28-1994-p-55/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> JCPenney moved into the vacated space a year later with a store that attempted to cater to wealthier customers with high-end décor and a limited amount of hardline goods.<ref name=":0" />


In the latter half of the 1990s, Chapel Hills saw a surge of growth thanks to new retailers and a $40 million renovation project.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1997-05-25 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, May 25, 1997, p. 79 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-may-25-1997-p-79/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> In 1996, ] expanded its mall location by building six screens in a space vacated by ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=1996-01-27 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph Archives, Jan 27, 1996, p. 150 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-telegraph-jan-27-1996-p-150/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> In 1997, Dillard's opened a three-story new-construction anchor location.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1997-06-22 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Jun 22, 1997, p. 65 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-jun-22-1997-p-65/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> By the end of the decade, the mall also added a regulation-size ice arena, a two-story ], a ], a children's play area, a climbing wall, and new nationwide retailers.<ref name=":1" /> Joslins became ] in 1998 when Foley's owner, ], purchased the location from Dillard's, which had purchased Joslins' owner, ], and subsequently divested itself from stores in malls where Dillard's already had a presence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin |first=CSBJ Web |title=Joslins to become Foley's in local mall |url=https://www.csbj.com/joslins-to-become-foleys-in-local-mall/article_e1f38454-443f-5af7-92b5-d0341cf84ada.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Colorado Springs Business Journal |language=en}}</ref> In the latter half of the 1990s, Chapel Hills saw a surge of growth thanks to new retailers and a $40 million renovation project.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1997-05-25 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, May 25, 1997, p. 79 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-may-25-1997-p-79/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> In 1996, ] expanded its location by building six screens in a space vacated by ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=1996-01-27 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph Archives, Jan 27, 1996, p. 150 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-telegraph-jan-27-1996-p-150/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> In 1997, Dillard's opened a three-story new-construction anchor location.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1997-06-22 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Jun 22, 1997, p. 65 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-jun-22-1997-p-65/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> By the end of the decade, the mall had also added a regulation-size ice arena, a two-story ], a ], a children's play area, a climbing wall, and new nationwide retailers.<ref name=":1" /> Joslins became ] in 1998 when Foley's's owner, ], purchased the location from Dillard's, which had purchased Joslins's owner, ], and subsequently divested itself from stores in malls where Dillard's already had a presence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin |first=CSBJ Web |title=Joslins to become Foley's in local mall |url=https://www.csbj.com/joslins-to-become-foleys-in-local-mall/article_e1f38454-443f-5af7-92b5-d0341cf84ada.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Colorado Springs Business Journal |language=en}}</ref>


=== 2000s === === 2000s ===
In 2000, ] opened its first Colorado Springs location at the mall by renovating eight storefronts worth of space with a total square footage of 20,037.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-02-16 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Feb 16, 2000, p. 39 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-feb-16-2000-p-39/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> Foley’s rebranded itself to Macy’s in 2006 with Macy’s bought its parent, May Department Stores. Mervyns closed its store in early 2006 along with the majority of its other Colorado locations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2006/01/16/daily66.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref> ] opened in Mervyns’ place in 2007. Also in 2007, ] opened a 50,000-square-foot store in a space that had been repurposed from the ice arena, which had closed to allow Dick’s a space at the mall.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-04-11 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Apr 11, 2007, p. 78 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-apr-11-2007-p-78/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> Kmart closed its Chapel Hills Mall store in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-06-02 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Jun 2, 2009, p. 18 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-jun-02-2009-p-18/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> During the midst of the ] in 2009, the mall’s owner, General Growth Properties, filed for bankruptcy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Merced |first=Michael J. de la |date=1239863686 |title=General Growth Properties Files for Bankruptcy |url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/general-growth-properties-files-for-bankruptcy/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=DealBook |language=en}}</ref> In 2000, ] opened its first Colorado Springs location at the mall by renovating eight storefronts' worth of space with a total square footage of 20,037.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-02-16 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Feb 16, 2000, p. 39 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-feb-16-2000-p-39/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> Foley’s rebranded itself to Macy’s in 2006 with Macy’s bought its parent, May Department Stores. Mervyn's closed its store in early 2006 along with most of its other Colorado locations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2006/01/16/daily66.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref> ] opened in Mervyns’ place in 2007. Also in 2007, ] opened a 50,000-square-foot store in a space that had been repurposed from the ice arena, which had closed to allow Dick’s a space at the mall.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-04-11 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Apr 11, 2007, p. 78 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-apr-11-2007-p-78/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> Kmart closed in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-06-02 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Jun 2, 2009, p. 18 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-jun-02-2009-p-18/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> During the midst of the ] in 2009, the mall’s owner, General Growth Properties, filed for bankruptcy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Merced |first=Michael J. de la |date=1239863686 |title=General Growth Properties Files for Bankruptcy |url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/general-growth-properties-files-for-bankruptcy/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=DealBook |language=en}}</ref>


=== 2010s === === 2010s ===
After emerging from bankruptcy, General Growth Properties identified the Chapel Hills Mall as an "underperforming mall." In June 2011, GGP sold the mall to a partnership between Coyote Management LP and Garrison Investment Group for $71.5 million, which was $40.7 million less than what GGP owed on the mall.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-06-09 |title=Can new owners invogorate Chapel Hills Mall? {{!}} mall, new, hills - Colorado Springs Gazette, CO |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609050052/http://www.gazette.com/articles/hills-119140-mall-chapel.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> Garrison eventually became the mall's sole owner. The vacancy rate in the mall was around 15 percent when GGP sold it.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-29 |title=Work to revitalize Chapel Hills Mall begins - Colorado Springs Gazette, CO |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829105908/http://www.gazette.com/articles/mall-120808-chapel-hills.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> After emerging from bankruptcy, General Growth Properties identified the Chapel Hills Mall as an "underperforming mall." In June 2011, GGP sold the mall to a partnership between Coyote Management LP and Garrison Investment Group for $71.5 million, which was $40.7 million less than what GGP owed on the mall.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-06-09 |title=Can new owners invogorate Chapel Hills Mall? {{!}} mall, new, hills - Colorado Springs Gazette, CO |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609050052/http://www.gazette.com/articles/hills-119140-mall-chapel.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> Garrison eventually became the mall's sole owner. The vacancy rate in the mall was around 15 percent when GGP sold it.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-29 |title=Work to revitalize Chapel Hills Mall begins - Colorado Springs Gazette, CO |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829105908/http://www.gazette.com/articles/mall-120808-chapel-hills.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>


In 2011, Old Navy moved its store from the mall to a space in a nearby strip mall, and Borders closed its location due to the chain's bankruptcy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=rich.laden@gazette.com |first=Rich laden |title=Shoe store chain opening second Colorado Springs location at Chapel Hills mall |url=https://gazette.com/business/shoe-store-chain-opening-second-colorado-springs-location-at-chapel-hills-mall/article_eec5780a-4729-5c8f-9e24-e456488a4d3b.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-06-17 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Jun 17, 2012, p. 32 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-jun-17-2012-p-32/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2013, Carmike Cinemas opened a new 13-screen movie theater built where the original theater and vacant Kmart store once stood.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-18 |title=Colorado Springs Daily Gazette Archives, Dec 18, 2013, p. 37 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-daily-gazette-dec-18-2013-p-37/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> H&M opened a 21,904-square-foot store in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=rich.laden@gazette.com |first=Rich laden |title=Clothier H&M coming to Chapel Hills Mall in Colorado Springs |url=https://gazette.com/business/clothier-h-m-coming-to-chapel-hills-mall-in-colorado-springs/article_a6011f63-5fda-5cf4-9483-13f90622658b.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |language=en}}</ref> JCPenney closed its store in 2014 due to a nationwide closure of underperforming stores.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-01-15 |title=JCPenney at Chapel Hills Mall in Colorado Springs marked for closure |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2014/01/15/jcpenney-at-chapel-hills-mall-in-colorado-springs-marked-for-closure/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}</ref> ] announced in 2014 its intent to build a restaurant on the first floor of the former Borders location but later scrapped the plans.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-03 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Apr 3, 2016, p. 48 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-apr-03-2016-p-48/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> Gordmans briefly opened in the former JCPenney space in 2016 before shuttering a few months later in 2017 when the chain filed for bankruptcy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-03 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Apr 3, 2016, p. 48 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-apr-03-2016-p-48/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-18 |title=Gordmans at Chapel Hills Mall to close by end of May |url=https://www.fox21news.com/news/gordmans-at-chapel-hills-mall-to-close-by-end-of-may/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=FOX21 News Colorado |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2017, Carmike Cinemas rebranded itself as AMC following AMC Theatres' acquisition of Carmike. In 2011, Old Navy moved its store from the mall to a space in a nearby strip mall, and Borders closed due to the chain's bankruptcy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=rich.laden@gazette.com |first=Rich laden |title=Shoe store chain opening second Colorado Springs location at Chapel Hills mall |url=https://gazette.com/business/shoe-store-chain-opening-second-colorado-springs-location-at-chapel-hills-mall/article_eec5780a-4729-5c8f-9e24-e456488a4d3b.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-06-17 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Jun 17, 2012, p. 32 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-jun-17-2012-p-32/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2013, Carmike Cinemas opened a new 13-screen movie theater in the space occupied by the original theater and Kmart.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-18 |title=Colorado Springs Daily Gazette Archives, Dec 18, 2013, p. 37 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-daily-gazette-dec-18-2013-p-37/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> ] opened a 21,904-square-foot store in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=rich.laden@gazette.com |first=Rich laden |title=Clothier H&M coming to Chapel Hills Mall in Colorado Springs |url=https://gazette.com/business/clothier-h-m-coming-to-chapel-hills-mall-in-colorado-springs/article_a6011f63-5fda-5cf4-9483-13f90622658b.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |language=en}}</ref> JCPenney closed its store in 2014 as part of a nationwide closure of underperforming stores.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-01-15 |title=JCPenney at Chapel Hills Mall in Colorado Springs marked for closure |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2014/01/15/jcpenney-at-chapel-hills-mall-in-colorado-springs-marked-for-closure/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}</ref> ] announced in 2014 its intent to build a restaurant on the first floor of the former Borders location but later scrapped the plans.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-03 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Apr 3, 2016, p. 48 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-apr-03-2016-p-48/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> ] briefly opened in the former JCPenney space in 2016 before shuttering a few months later in 2017 when the chain filed for bankruptcy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-03 |title=Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Apr 3, 2016, p. 48 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-apr-03-2016-p-48/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-18 |title=Gordmans at Chapel Hills Mall to close by end of May |url=https://www.fox21news.com/news/gordmans-at-chapel-hills-mall-to-close-by-end-of-may/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=FOX21 News Colorado |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2017, the Carmike Cinemas became an AMC following AMC Theatres's acquisition of Carmike.


In 2017, Garrison Investment received foreclosure notices on the mall totaling $37 million, the largest default in ] history. Reasons for why the mall fell into foreclosure were unknown. In 2018, a coalition of companies, including ], purchased the Chapel Hills Mall for $33.5 million, less than half of the price the mall had sold for seven years earlier. The departure of several prominent anchors and the threat of losing others contributed to the reduction in price<ref>{{Cite web |last=rich.laden@gazette.com |first=rich laden |title=A blue light special? Chapel Hills Mall in Colorado Springs sells for deep discount |url=https://gazette.com/business/a-blue-light-special-chapel-hills-mall-in-colorado-springs-sells-for-deep-discount/article_22f0a7ae-da66-5308-ac54-1a8fb42589a8.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |language=en}}</ref> Namdar had previously purchased The Citadel in 2015, giving it control over both of Colorado Springs' enclosed malls.<ref>{{Cite web |last=rich.laden@gazette.com |first=rich laden |title=Start spreading the news: New York group buys The Citadel mall in Colorado Springs |url=https://gazette.com/business/start-spreading-the-news-new-york-group-buys-the-citadel-mall-in-colorado-springs/article_184d7b33-308d-5267-90e7-0077ab498705.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |language=en}}</ref> In 2017, Garrison Investment received foreclosure notices on the mall totaling $37 million, the largest default in ] history. Reasons for why the mall fell into foreclosure were unknown. In 2018, a coalition of companies, including ], purchased the Chapel Hills Mall for $33.5 million, less than half of the price the mall had sold for seven years earlier. The departure of several prominent anchors and the threat of losing others contributed to the reduction in price<ref>{{Cite web |last=rich.laden@gazette.com |first=rich laden |title=A blue light special? Chapel Hills Mall in Colorado Springs sells for deep discount |url=https://gazette.com/business/a-blue-light-special-chapel-hills-mall-in-colorado-springs-sells-for-deep-discount/article_22f0a7ae-da66-5308-ac54-1a8fb42589a8.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |language=en}}</ref> Namdar had previously purchased The Citadel in 2015, giving it control over both of Colorado Springs' enclosed malls.<ref>{{Cite web |last=rich.laden@gazette.com |first=rich laden |title=Start spreading the news: New York group buys The Citadel mall in Colorado Springs |url=https://gazette.com/business/start-spreading-the-news-new-york-group-buys-the-citadel-mall-in-colorado-springs/article_184d7b33-308d-5267-90e7-0077ab498705.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |language=en}}</ref>


Sears announced in 2018 that it would close its Chapel Hills Mall location in 2019 as part of a plan to close 80 stores nationwide.<ref>{{Cite web |last=rich.laden@gazette.com |first=Rich Laden |title=Sears to close Colorado Springs stores in March |url=https://gazette.com/business/sears-to-close-colorado-springs-stores-in-march/article_4a95cd7c-0ad1-11e9-8b9c-9f26bb640377.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |language=en}}</ref> Sears announced in 2018 that it would close its Chapel Hills Mall location in 2019 as part of a plan to close 80 stores.<ref>{{Cite web |last=rich.laden@gazette.com |first=Rich Laden |title=Sears to close Colorado Springs stores in March |url=https://gazette.com/business/sears-to-close-colorado-springs-stores-in-march/article_4a95cd7c-0ad1-11e9-8b9c-9f26bb640377.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |language=en}}</ref>


=== 2020s === === 2020s ===
Burlington closed its 41,000-square-foot store in early 2020 after it failed to come to a lease agreement with the owner of its space, a separate entity from the mall’s owner, Namdar Realty Group.<ref>{{Cite web |last=rich.laden@gazette.com |first=Rich Laden |title=Burlington closes store at Chapel Hills Mall in Colorado Springs |url=https://gazette.com/business/burlington-closes-store-at-chapel-hills-mall-in-colorado-springs/article_ebef30e2-484b-11ea-a58a-d321a67ca340.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |language=en}}</ref> Burlington opened a new location in a strip mall across the street in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gazette |first=Rich Laden Special from The |title=Burlington returns to north Colorado Springs with new department store |url=https://gazette.com/woodmenedition/burlington-returns-to-north-colorado-springs-with-new-department-store/article_48ab8a2a-9e4e-11eb-8a5a-67dbbb3ff759.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |language=en}}</ref> In response to the ] and related local health mandates, the Chapel Hills Mall temporarily closed for approximately a month in April 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-30 |title=Chapel Hills & Citadel malls to close temporarily amid COVID-19 concerns |url=https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/chapel-hills-citadel-malls-to-close-temporarily-amid-covid-19-concerns |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=KOAA |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-27 |title=Colorado Springs malls to reopen under safer-at-home order |url=https://www.koaa.com/news/coronavirus/colorado-springs-malls-to-reopen-under-safer-at-home-order |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=KOAA |language=en}}</ref> Burlington closed its 41,000-square-foot store in early 2020 after it failed to come to a lease agreement with the owner of its space, a separate entity from the mall’s owner.<ref>{{Cite web |last=rich.laden@gazette.com |first=Rich Laden |title=Burlington closes store at Chapel Hills Mall in Colorado Springs |url=https://gazette.com/business/burlington-closes-store-at-chapel-hills-mall-in-colorado-springs/article_ebef30e2-484b-11ea-a58a-d321a67ca340.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |language=en}}</ref> Burlington opened a new location in a strip mall across the street in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gazette |first=Rich Laden Special from The |title=Burlington returns to north Colorado Springs with new department store |url=https://gazette.com/woodmenedition/burlington-returns-to-north-colorado-springs-with-new-department-store/article_48ab8a2a-9e4e-11eb-8a5a-67dbbb3ff759.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |language=en}}</ref> In response to the ] and related local health mandates, the Chapel Hills Mall temporarily closed for approximately a month in April 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-30 |title=Chapel Hills & Citadel malls to close temporarily amid COVID-19 concerns |url=https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/chapel-hills-citadel-malls-to-close-temporarily-amid-covid-19-concerns |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=KOAA |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-27 |title=Colorado Springs malls to reopen under safer-at-home order |url=https://www.koaa.com/news/coronavirus/colorado-springs-malls-to-reopen-under-safer-at-home-order |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=KOAA |language=en}}</ref>


The former Sears building and parking lots were razed in 2021 to make way for a 300-unit “suburban-style” apartment complex that developers are constructing adjacent to the mall. The developer expects to complete the apartments in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=rich.laden@gazette.com |first=Rich Laden |title=Demolition of former Sears store to begin next month at Chapel Hills Mall in Colorado Springs |url=https://gazette.com/business/demolition-of-former-sears-store-to-begin-next-month-at-chapel-hills-mall-in-colorado/article_24a1dc08-bcf1-11eb-be6a-0f67d0d0feb1.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |language=en}}</ref> The former Sears building and parking lots were razed in 2021 to make way for a 300-unit “suburban-style” apartment complex that developers are constructing adjacent to the mall. The developer expects to complete the apartments in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=rich.laden@gazette.com |first=Rich Laden |title=Demolition of former Sears store to begin next month at Chapel Hills Mall in Colorado Springs |url=https://gazette.com/business/demolition-of-former-sears-store-to-begin-next-month-at-chapel-hills-mall-in-colorado/article_24a1dc08-bcf1-11eb-be6a-0f67d0d0feb1.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |language=en}}</ref>

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Not to be confused with Chapel Hill Mall. Shopping mall in Colorado, United States
Chapel Hills Mall
The sign above the mall's northeast entrance
LocationColorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Coordinates38°56′42″N 104°47′42″W / 38.945°N 104.795°W / 38.945; -104.795
Opening date1982
DeveloperGeneral Growth Properties and Homart Development Company
ManagementMason Asset Management
OwnerNamdar Realty Group
No. of stores and services154 (as of 2008)
No. of anchor tenants5 (3 occupied, 2 vacant)
Total retail floor area562,733 sq ft (52,279.6 m)
No. of floors2 (3 in Dillard's)
Parking5,800 spaces
Websitechapelhillsmall.com

Chapel Hills Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, with 562,733 square feet (52,280 m) of gross leasable area. The anchor stores are AMC Theatres, Dick's Sporting Goods, Dillard's, H&M, and Macy's. There are two vacant anchor stores that Burlington and Gordmans occupied before closing.

History

1980s

Initial development of the Chapel Hills Mall began in the mid-1970s, with the mall project receiving approval from the board of county commissioners in August 1974. General Growth Properties (GGP) spearheaded development. GGP also developed Colorado Springs' other enclosed mall, The Citadel. Construction on the mall began in late 1979 and finished by mid-1982. The mall officially opened on August 4, 1982, although Sears and the six-screen movie theater adjoined to the mall had opened a couple of months prior. Original anchors to the mall were Sears, H.J. Wilson's Catalog Showrooms, Kmart, and Fashion Bar.

In March 1985, A 135,000 square foot expansion opened, primarily consisting of a new Joslins. The H.J. Wilson's was converted into a Service Merchandise when Service Merchandise acquired the whole chain. The next significant expansion opened in September 1986. It included sixty new storefronts and a two-story Mervyn's, totaling around 76,000 additional square feet. Joslins expanded its storefront in 1987 by 43,000 square feet by taking over vacant space in the mall's lower wing.

1990s

During the early 1990s recession, Chapel Hills lost tenants and struggled to attract new ones. The presence of several discount retailer anchors like Kmart and Sears likely discouraged higher-end chains from moving to the mall. In 1990, Dillard's announced its intent to build its first Colorado Springs location in the Chapel Hills Mall but scrapped those plans to create a new store at The Citadel instead. The mall saw vacancy rates as high as 15 percent during this time. In 1994, Service Merchandise closed its doors. JCPenney moved into the vacated space a year later with a store that attempted to cater to wealthier customers with high-end décor and a limited amount of hardline goods.

In the latter half of the 1990s, Chapel Hills saw a surge of growth thanks to new retailers and a $40 million renovation project. In 1996, Carmike Cinemas expanded its location by building six screens in a space vacated by Furr's Cafeteria. In 1997, Dillard's opened a three-story new-construction anchor location. By the end of the decade, the mall had also added a regulation-size ice arena, a two-story Borders Books, a Ruby Tuesday, a children's play area, a climbing wall, and new nationwide retailers. Joslins became Foley's in 1998 when Foley's's owner, May Department Stores, purchased the location from Dillard's, which had purchased Joslins's owner, Mercantile Stores Co., and subsequently divested itself from stores in malls where Dillard's already had a presence.

2000s

In 2000, Old Navy opened its first Colorado Springs location at the mall by renovating eight storefronts' worth of space with a total square footage of 20,037. Foley’s rebranded itself to Macy’s in 2006 with Macy’s bought its parent, May Department Stores. Mervyn's closed its store in early 2006 along with most of its other Colorado locations. Burlington Coat Factory opened in Mervyns’ place in 2007. Also in 2007, Dick’s Sporting Goods opened a 50,000-square-foot store in a space that had been repurposed from the ice arena, which had closed to allow Dick’s a space at the mall. Kmart closed in 2009. During the midst of the Great Recession in 2009, the mall’s owner, General Growth Properties, filed for bankruptcy.

2010s

After emerging from bankruptcy, General Growth Properties identified the Chapel Hills Mall as an "underperforming mall." In June 2011, GGP sold the mall to a partnership between Coyote Management LP and Garrison Investment Group for $71.5 million, which was $40.7 million less than what GGP owed on the mall. Garrison eventually became the mall's sole owner. The vacancy rate in the mall was around 15 percent when GGP sold it.

In 2011, Old Navy moved its store from the mall to a space in a nearby strip mall, and Borders closed due to the chain's bankruptcy. In 2013, Carmike Cinemas opened a new 13-screen movie theater in the space occupied by the original theater and Kmart. H&M opened a 21,904-square-foot store in 2013. JCPenney closed its store in 2014 as part of a nationwide closure of underperforming stores. Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill announced in 2014 its intent to build a restaurant on the first floor of the former Borders location but later scrapped the plans. Gordmans briefly opened in the former JCPenney space in 2016 before shuttering a few months later in 2017 when the chain filed for bankruptcy. In 2017, the Carmike Cinemas became an AMC following AMC Theatres's acquisition of Carmike.

In 2017, Garrison Investment received foreclosure notices on the mall totaling $37 million, the largest default in El Paso County history. Reasons for why the mall fell into foreclosure were unknown. In 2018, a coalition of companies, including Namdar Realty Group, purchased the Chapel Hills Mall for $33.5 million, less than half of the price the mall had sold for seven years earlier. The departure of several prominent anchors and the threat of losing others contributed to the reduction in price Namdar had previously purchased The Citadel in 2015, giving it control over both of Colorado Springs' enclosed malls.

Sears announced in 2018 that it would close its Chapel Hills Mall location in 2019 as part of a plan to close 80 stores.

2020s

Burlington closed its 41,000-square-foot store in early 2020 after it failed to come to a lease agreement with the owner of its space, a separate entity from the mall’s owner. Burlington opened a new location in a strip mall across the street in 2021. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and related local health mandates, the Chapel Hills Mall temporarily closed for approximately a month in April 2020.

The former Sears building and parking lots were razed in 2021 to make way for a 300-unit “suburban-style” apartment complex that developers are constructing adjacent to the mall. The developer expects to complete the apartments in 2023.

Current Anchors

  • AMC Theatres (formerly Carmike Cinemas)
  • Dick's Sporting Goods
  • Dillard's
  • H&M
  • Macy's (formerly Joslins and Foley's)

Former Anchors

  • Borders
  • Burlington Coat Factory
  • Fashion Bar
  • Gordmans
  • JCPenney
  • Kmart
  • Mervyn's
  • Service Merchandise (formerly H. J. Wilson's Catalog Showrooms)
  • Sears

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