# Metro North Mall

Kansas City, MO · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-b96094d6e1` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mo/kansas-city-metro-north-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-b96094d6e1.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-b96094d6e1.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-b96094d6e1

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | housing, office, retail, hotel, mixed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1976 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2014 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2016 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 125 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Frank Morgan and Sherman Dreiseszun | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Metro North Crossing LLC | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Zoning change | proper re-zoning | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2016 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | and 117,000 square feet of residential units. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “In April 2014, MD Management announced that the mall would be shuttered on April 15, 2014.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_North_Mall
- **original_developer**: “It was developed by Frank Morgan and his uncle Sherman Dreiseszun.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_North_Mall
- **status**: “the mall was completely demolished in early 2017, with the exception of the Macy's anchor store, which continued to operate until its closure in March 2025.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_North_Mall
- **strategy**: “In August 2016, it was announced that redevelopment plans by property owner Metro North Crossing LLC had received the proper re-zoning necessary to demolish and replace the existing mall structure with a mixed-use site” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_North_Mall
- **zoning_change**: “In August 2016, it was announced that redevelopment plans by property owner Metro North Crossing LLC had received the proper re-zoning necessary to demolish and replace the existing mall structure with a mixed-use site” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_North_Mall

## Anchors

Macy's, Dillard's, JCPenney, Montgomery Ward

## Parties

- Frank Morgan and Sherman Dreiseszun — owner (from text) (1976–)
- MD Management Inc. — owner (from text) (2010–2015)
- IAS Partners Ltd. — owner (from text) (2015–2016)
- Metro North Crossing LLC — owner (from text) (2016–)

## Timeline

- 1976: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1976: Mall opened
- 2001: Montgomery Ward store closed
- 2007: Dillard's converted to clearance center
- 2008: JCPenney closed
- 2008: Dillard's left the mall
- 2009: MC Sporting Goods closed
- 2010: MD Management redevelopment plans surfaced
- 2014: Mall closed
- 2017: Mall demolished
- 2025: Macy's closed

## Deals and debt

- 2015 sale:  IAS Partners Ltd. ← MD Management  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_North_Mall

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

Metro North Mall was a 1,300,000 sq ft (120,000 m2) shopping mall in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Metro North Mall, Kansas City, MO." Record m-b96094d6e1, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mo/kansas-city-metro-north-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_kansascitymetronorthmall,
  title = {Metro North Mall, Kansas City, MO},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mo/kansas-city-metro-north-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-b96094d6e1, 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.