# Jamestown Mall

Florissant, MO · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-d1229dd29d` · release 2026-10-22

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mo/florissant-jamestown-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-d1229dd29d.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-d1229dd29d.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-d1229dd29d

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Demolished site awaiting redevelopment | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1973 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2014 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 1250000 | reported · web research agent |
| Original developer | Richard E. Jacobs Group | reported · web research agent |
| Owner of record | St Louis County Port Authority | reported · Wikipedia |
| Public subsidy | demolition plan | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2022 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “Jamestown Mall closed on July 1, 2014.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Mall
- **after_notes**: “Demolition of all structures on the property was complete by March 2024. The future site is to be redeveloped.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Mall
- **status**: “Demolition of all structures on the property was complete by March 2024.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Mall
- **strategy**: “The site has been slated for redevelopment as an open-air center.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Mall
- **public_subsidy**: “In April 2022, St. Louis County approved a $6 million demolition plan to demolish the mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Mall
- **enclosed**: “Jamestown Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in Florissant, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, United States.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **demolition_year**: “Demolition of all structures on the property was complete by March 2024.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

Macy's, Dillard's, JCPenney, Sears

## Parties

- Kohan — owner (from text) (2009–2011)
- Carlyle Development Group — owner (from text) (2003–2009)
- Richard E. Jacobs Group — original_developer
- Jacobs Group — owner (from text) (–2003)
- St. Louis Port Authority — owner (from text) (2017–)

## Timeline

- 1972: Construction began
- 1973: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1973: Opened
- 1974: Theater opened
- 1984: Stix Baer & Fuller converted to Dillard's
- 1994: Famous-Barr became third anchor and JCPenney relocated
- 2003: Sold to Carlyle Development Group
- 2006: Famous-Barr rebranded as Macy's
- 2008: Carlyle announced redevelopment plans
- 2014: Mall closed
- 2024: Demolition completed

## Deals and debt

- 2017 sale:  St. Louis Port Authority ← Carlyle Development Group  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Mall
- 2011 foreclosure:   ← Kohan  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Mall
- 2009 sale: 3300000.0 Kohan ← Carlyle Development Group  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Mall
- 2003 sale:  Carlyle Development Group ← Jacobs Group  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Mall

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

Jamestown Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in Florissant, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Opened in 1973, the mall formerly included Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's, and Sears as its anchor stores. The mall had become increasingly vacant since the beginning of the 2000s. It closed in July 2014 and was demolished from 2023 to 2024. The site has been slated for redevelopment as an open-air center.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Jamestown Mall, Florissant, MO." Record m-d1229dd29d, release 2026-10-22, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mo/florissant-jamestown-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-22).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_florissantjamestownmall,
  title = {Jamestown Mall, Florissant, MO},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mo/florissant-jamestown-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-d1229dd29d, release 2026-10-22, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-22}
}
```

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.