# Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk

Novi, MI · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-ca9a150fd4` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/novi-twelve-mile-crossing-at-fountain-walk/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-ca9a150fd4.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-ca9a150fd4.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-ca9a150fd4

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | partial | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit | none |
| New use | entertainment, retail | none |
| What is there now | open-air lifestyle center retail complex with Dick's Sporting Goods and Floor & Decor as anchor stores, a movie theater, game room, and several restaurants, with proposed multiple tenant buildings and a large retail/supermarket space. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 2001 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2006 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 60000 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | PLC Novi West | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | Approved by City of Novi. | none |

## Anchors

Galyan's Trading Company, The Great Indoors

## Timeline

- 2001: construction began on Fountain Walk
- 2001: First stores (Galyan's Trading Company and The Great Indoors) opened
- 2001: Opened
- 2004: Galyan's chain acquired and re-branded by Dick's Sporting Goods
- 2004: Mall developers filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy
- 2006: Approximately 60,000 square feet of the mall was demolished and re-developed
- 2006: Retrofit: redevelop, reinhabit
- 2008: Another large part of the mall (Modern Skate location) was demolished
- 2008: Middle portion of the mall torn down, retail space converted to a gym
- 2012: The Great Indoors location converted to a Sears Outlet store
- 2019: Sears Outlet closed

## Deals and debt

- 2004 foreclosure:     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Mile_Crossing_at_Fountain_Walk

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

Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk is an open-air lifestyle center retail complex located across from the super-regional Twelve Oaks Mall in the city of Novi, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The center features Dick's Sporting Goods and Floor & Decor its anchor stores, as well as a movie theater, game room, and several restaurants.


== History ==
After initial delays that saw the cancellation of two proposed anchor stores (a Jillian's and a movie theater), construction began on Fountain Walk in late 2001.

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

## Sources

- Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Mile_Crossing_at_Fountain_Walk

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk, Novi, MI." Record n-ca9a150fd4, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/novi-twelve-mile-crossing-at-fountain-walk/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_novitwelvemilecrossingatfountainwalk,
  title = {Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk, Novi, MI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/novi-twelve-mile-crossing-at-fountain-walk/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-ca9a150fd4, 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.