# Lakeside Mall

Sterling Heights, MI · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-7b870a1ec7` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/sterling-heights-lakeside-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-7b870a1ec7.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-7b870a1ec7.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-7b870a1ec7

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | mixed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | JCPenney remains open; the rest of the mall is vacant awaiting demolition. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1976 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2024 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2026 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 1550000 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | A. Alfred Taubman, Homart Development, and the Dayton Hudson Corporation | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “Lakeside was the largest mall in Michigan by leasable square footage when it closed on July 1, 2024.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeside_Mall
- **gla_sqft**: “With 1,550,000 square feet of leasable retail space spanning two floors” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeside_Mall
- **original_developer**: “Lakeside Mall started as a joint venture between A. Alfred Taubman, Homart Development, and the Dayton Hudson Corporation.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeside_Mall
- **after_notes**: “Located on the M-59 commercial corridor, the mall is currently anchored by JCPenney, with four vacant anchor stores previously occupied by Macy's, Lord & Taylor, and Sears.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeside_Mall
- **status**: “Lakeside was the largest mall in Michigan by leasable square footage when it closed on July 1, 2024.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeside_Mall
- **strategy**: “Following the mall's closure, the property is slated to be redeveloped into Lakeside City Center, a mixed-use development, with construction expected to begin in 2026.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeside_Mall

## Anchors

Macy's, JCPenney, Sears, Lord & Taylor

## Parties

- General Growth Properties — owner (from text) (2004–2017)
- Jones Lang LaSalle — owner (from text) (2017–2019)
- The Rouse Company — owner (from text) (2002–2004)
- A. Alfred Taubman, Homart Development, and the Dayton Hudson Corporation — owner (from text) (1976–1988)
- Rodamco — owner (from text) (2000–2002)
- Out Of The Box Ventures — owner (from text) (2019–)

## Timeline

- 1976: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1976: Opened
- 1988: Rodamco acquires Homart interest, becomes 50/50 joint venture partner with Taubman
- 2000: Rodamco becomes sole owner
- 2002: Rouse Company acquires Lakeside Mall
- 2004: General Growth Properties acquires Rouse (and thus Lakeside)
- 2017: Jones Lang LaSalle acquires Lakeside Mall due to GGP default
- 2019: Sold to Out Of The Box Ventures for $26.5 million
- 2024: Owners announce permanent closure effective July 1, 2024
- 2024: Mall closes
- 2026: Construction expected to begin on Lakeside City Center redevelopment

## Deals and debt

- 2019 sale: 26500000.0 Out Of The Box Ventures ← Jones Lang LaSalle  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeside_Mall
- 2017 sale:  Jones Lang LaSalle ← General Growth Properties  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeside_Mall
- 2004 sale:  General Growth Properties ← The Rouse Company  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeside_Mall
- 2002 sale:  The Rouse Company ← Rodamco  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeside_Mall

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

Lakeside Mall is a defunct super-regional shopping mall in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Located on the M-59 commercial corridor, the mall is currently anchored by JCPenney, with four vacant anchor stores previously occupied by Macy's, Lord & Taylor, and Sears. With 1,550,000 square feet of leasable retail space spanning two floors, Lakeside was the largest mall in Michigan by leasable square footage when it closed on July 1, 2024.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeside_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Lakeside Mall, Sterling Heights, MI." Record m-7b870a1ec7, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/sterling-heights-lakeside-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_sterlingheightslakesidemall,
  title = {Lakeside Mall, Sterling Heights, MI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/sterling-heights-lakeside-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-7b870a1ec7, 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.