# The Esplanade

Kenner, LA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-9ed1f5fb59` · release 2026-10-20

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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | reinhabit | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | civic | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | used by the Kenner City Government as a temporary City Hall | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1985 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2021 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2021 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Kenner City Government | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The Esplanade closed again due to Hurricane Ida in late 2021 and has permanently closed.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Esplanade_(Kenner%2C_Louisiana)
- **after_notes**: “Kohan Retail Investment Group owned the mall from June 2018 until August 2021, when it was used by the Kenner City Government as a temporary City Hall in the wake of Hurricane Ida.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Esplanade_(Kenner%2C_Louisiana)
- **status**: “The Esplanade closed again due to Hurricane Ida in late 2021 and has permanently closed.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Esplanade_(Kenner%2C_Louisiana)
- **strategy**: “Kohan Retail Investment Group owned the mall from June 2018 until August 2021, when it was used by the Kenner City Government as a temporary City Hall in the wake of Hurricane Ida.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Esplanade_(Kenner%2C_Louisiana)

## Anchors

Macy's, Dillard's, Target, Regal Cinemas, Mervyn's, Dillard's Clearance Center, 3.6.5+ by image, Regal Cinemas' Regal Grand Esplanade & GPX, D. H. Holmes

## Parties

- Simon Property Group — owner (Wikidata, undated)
- Simon Property Group — owner (from text) (2007–2016)
- Kohan Retail Investment Group — owner (from text) (2018–2021)
- Cadillac Fairview — owner (from text) (1985–2003)
- The Mills — owner (from text) (2003–2007)
- Pacific Retail Capital Partners — owner (from text) (2016–2018)

## Timeline

- 1985: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1985: Mall opened
- 2003: Acquired by The Mills
- 2007: Acquired by Simon Property Group
- 2016: Taken over by Pacific Retail Capital Partners
- 2018: Taken over by Kohan Retail Investment Group
- 2021: Closed permanently after Hurricane Ida
- 2021: Used as temporary City Hall

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

The Esplanade, also known as Esplanade Mall, was a suburban shopping mall located in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner, Louisiana, United States. Its anchors are Dillard's Clearance Center, 3.6.5+ by image, Target, and Regal Cinemas' Regal Grand Esplanade & GPX. Its former anchors are D. H. Holmes, Macy's, and Mervyn's. It opened in September 1985 and was owned by the Simon Property Group, who acquired it when they acquired the Mills Corporation in 2007. Simon was the owner of The Mall From mid-2007 until mid-September 2016, when Pacific Retail Capital Partners took over as a new owner. Pacific Retail Capital Partners was the owner of The Mall from September 2016 until June 2018 when Kohan Retail Investment Group bought it. Kohan Retail Investment Group owned the mall from June 2018 until August 2021, when it was used by the Kenner City Government as a temporary City Hall in the wake of Hurricane Ida.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Esplanade_(Kenner%2C_Louisiana)

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Esplanade_(Kenner%2C_Louisiana)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "The Esplanade, Kenner, LA." Record m-9ed1f5fb59, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/la/kenner-the-esplanade/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_kennertheesplanade,
  title = {The Esplanade, Kenner, LA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/la/kenner-the-esplanade/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-9ed1f5fb59, 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.