# Eastland Center

Harper Woods, MI · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-81f2d5ca53` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/harper-woods-eastland-center/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-81f2d5ca53.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-81f2d5ca53.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-81f2d5ca53

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | industrial | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1957 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2021 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2021 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Hudson's | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | NorthPoint Development | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “finally closing in 2021” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastland_Center_(Michigan)
- **original_developer**: “The mall was developed in 1957 by Hudson's, a Detroit-based department store chain” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastland_Center_(Michigan)
- **after_notes**: “K&G and Shopper's World remained open for the holiday season, but were closed by the time demolition began in April 2022” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastland_Center_(Michigan)
- **status**: “K&G and Shopper's World remained open for the holiday season, but were closed by the time demolition began in April 2022” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastland_Center_(Michigan)
- **strategy**: “Then, in June 2021, Kohan sold the mall to NorthPoint Development, who planned to demolish the mall and convert the property to warehouses and industrial buildings” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastland_Center_(Michigan)

## Anchors

Macy's, JCPenney, Sears, Target, Montgomery Ward, Burlington, Shoppers World, K&G Fashion Superstore

## Parties

- Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation — owner (from text) (2005–2015)
- Hudson's — owner (from text) (1957–1999)
- Shopco Advisory Group — owner (from text) (1999–2005)
- Spinoso — owner (from text) (2015–2018)
- Kohan Retail Investment Group — owner (from text) (2018–2021)
- NorthPoint Development — owner (from text) (2021–)

## Timeline

- 1957: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1957: Opened in 1957
- 1975: In 1975, Eastland Center was enclosed, with JCPenney opening as an additional anchor store
- 1993: In 1993, Eastland underwent a major renovation and expansion. As part of this renovation, Montgomery Ward was added as a new anchor
- 1999: Eastland Center was acquired by the Shopco Advisory Group in 1999
- 2005: Shopco continued to manage the mall until selling it to Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation in 2005
- 2010: In 2010, the mall saw Shoppers World take over the former Steve & Barry's space
- 2013: Sears closed in 2013
- 2017: Macy's closed its store at the mall on March 19, 2017, after nearly sixty years of business under various nameplates
- 2021: Then, in June 2021, Kohan sold the mall to NorthPoint Development, who planned to demolish the mall and convert the property to warehouses and industrial buildings
- 2022: K&G and Shopper's World remained open for the holiday season, but were closed by the time demolition began in April 2022

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

Eastland Center was an enclosed shopping mall located in the city of Harper Woods, an inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Opened in 1957, the mall expanded several times before finally closing in 2021. K&G Fashion Superstore and Shoppers World were its final anchor stores, with four other vacant anchors left by Sears, Target, Burlington, and Macy's.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastland_Center_(Michigan)

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastland_Center_(Michigan)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Eastland Center, Harper Woods, MI." Record m-81f2d5ca53, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/harper-woods-eastland-center/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_harperwoodseastlandcenter,
  title = {Eastland Center, Harper Woods, MI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/harper-woods-eastland-center/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-81f2d5ca53, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

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.