 Sign for the Jefferson Mall next to Outer Loop. 2007 | |
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| Location | Louisville, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 38°08′27″N85°40′17″W / 38.140717°N 85.671301°W /38.140717; -85.671301 |
| Opening date | August 2, 1978 |
| Developer | Richard E. Jacobs Group |
| Management | CBL & Associates Properties |
| No. of stores and services | 73 |
| No. ofanchor tenants | 4 |
| Total retail floor area | 950,350 square feet (88,290 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in anchors with freight elevator access to second level of Tilted10) |
| Public transit access |  TARC |
| Website | shopjefferson-mall |
Jefferson Mall is an enclosedshopping mall inLouisville, Kentucky, thelargest city inKentucky. The mall is located near the intersection ofInterstate 65 and Outer Loop in southern Louisville. Jefferson Mall is the only major mall in southern Jefferson County, and the only of Louisville's six regional shopping centers (400,000+ square feet) serving the south and west county; the others are located in the east county.[1] The mall has four anchor tenants that are all occupied. The anchor tenants are JCPenney, Dillards, Tilted10, and BJ’s Wholesale.
Jefferson Mall opened in August 1978, named for the county in which it is located.[2] The mall was developed byRichard E. Jacobs Group ofCleveland, Ohio and included 936,000 square feet (87,000 m2) of space.[3] Jefferson Mall's originalanchor stores includedJCPenney,Sears, andStewart Dry Goods.Shillito's opened a store in the mall in October 1979.[4]
The mall was sold in 2000 toCBL & Associates Properties ofChattanooga,Tennessee. Louisville's daily newspaper,The Courier-Journal, described the mall as "overlooked" in the Louisville retail scene, not as popular asOxmoor Center andMall St. Matthews in eastern Jefferson County. At the time, Jefferson Mall had not been updated substantially since its opening except for the addition of a food court in 1999.[5] The mall's first major renovation was completed in 2003 and included new entrances.
The mall's current anchor stores areDillard's andJCPenney.Round One Entertainment was the most recent occupant of the mall's third anchor space. There are 95 permanent stores and 990,452 sq ft (92,016.0 m2) of leased space.[6]
In March 2005Macy's assumed operation of the former Shillito's, then closed in April 2017 as part of a company-wide downsizing.[7] The former Macy's becameRound One Entertainment in December 2018.[8]
Sears closed its store at the mall in January 2019 as part of a plan to close 142 locations nationwide, leaving Dillard's and JCPenney as the only traditional anchors left.[9] After Round One Entertainment departed the mall in April 2024, a new arcade known as Tilted10 opened in the former Round One Entertainment arcade shortly after in July. The Tilted 10 which is operated by Tilt Studio, retains much of the original Round One Entertainment arcade. Parts of the store were renovated to make the Tilted 10 location. In March 2024, demolition on the former Sears wing began, with plans to open aBJ's Wholesale Club on the site.[10] BJ’s Wholesale Club opened on January 31, 2025.
Malls in theLouisville metropolitan area | ||
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