River Park (Fresno, California)
 River Park Shopping Center sign at North Blackstone Avenue | |
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| Location | Fresno, California,United States |
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| Coordinates | 36°50′50″N119°47′20″W/ 36.84723°N 119.78877°W |
| Address | 70 El Camino |
| Opening date | 1996 (Marketplace) 1997 (Shops) 2004 (Kohl's) 2005 (Gottschalks-Macy's/REI) |
| Management | Lance-Kashian & Company |
| No. of stores and services | >75 |
| No. ofanchor tenants | 5 |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in Macy’s & REI) |
| Parking | lot and garage |
| Website | shopriverpark |
River Parkis an outdoorshopping centerinFresno, Californiaon the east side ofBlackstone Avenue.River Park is divided into three areas:The Marketplace,a traditionalpower centeranchored byTargetandKohl's;an auxiliary shopping center withChick-fil-A,Chipotle Mexican GrillandIn-N-Out Burger,andThe Shops at River Park,an outdoorlifestyle centeranchored byMacy's,anEdwards Theatrescinema, andREI.
History
[edit]River Park opened in several phases starting in 1996.[1]TargetandBest Buyanchored the initial phase of the project, which also includedOld Navy,Marshalls,OfficeMax,Sports Authority,aJCPenney Home Store,CompUSA,andLinens 'n Things.Kohl'sopened in 2004, followed by an expansion of the shopping center'slifestyle centerThe Shops at River Parkin 2005. This addedGottschalksandREIas additional anchors, along with the existing Home Fabrics (which had replaced Zany Brainy),Borders,and Edwards Cinemas. The bankruptcies and subsequent liquidations of CompUSA, Gottschalks, Borders, Linens 'n Things, and Sports Authority left several large boxes in the center, which were filled with anAshley Furniture(formerly CompUSA),Macy's(formerly Gottschalks), anH&M(formerly Borders), aBuy Buy Baby(formerly Linens 'n Things), and aDick's Sporting Goods(formerly Sports Authority) respectively.
JCPenneyHome Store closed in August 2017, with a smaller selection of home products being added at the JCPenney department store at nearbyFashion Fair Mall.The space is now replaced byBob's Discount Furniture.
Romano's Macaroni Grill,an original restaurant to The Marketplace opening in 1998, permanently closed in April 2020 and was demolished the next year. In August 2022,Nikesigned a lease to open a new 14,000 square foot retail store on the site of the former restaurant. In March 2024, construction was completed and is now open to the public.
Regal Cinemasfully remodeled the 22 screen Edwards Cinema during the COVID-19 closure period, which had remained unchanged since its opening in 1996. Edwards Cinemas Fresno 22 was rebranded and reopened as a 19 screen Regal Cinemas. The standalone IMAX theater elsewhere in the center was permanently closed, and a new IMAX auditorium was constructed within the main theater. It is unknown what will replace the IMAX theater at this time.
Anchors and major stores
[edit]- Target- 126,929 sq ft (11,792.1 m2)
- Macy's- 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2), opened 2010 in formerGottschalks
- Regal Cinemas- 94,600 sq ft (8,790 m2), formerly Edwards Cinemas
- Kohl's- 90,000 sq ft (8,400 m2)
- Bob's Discount Furniture- 50,885 sq ft (4,727.4 m2), formerlyJCPenneyHome Store (1996-2017)
- Dick's Sporting Goods- 43,200 sq ft (4,010 m2), opened 2017 in formerSports Authority
- Best Buy- 40,438 sq ft (3,756.8 m2)
- OfficeMax- 5,000 sq ft (460 m2)
- Marshall's- 30,500 sq ft (2,830 m2)
- REI- 25,526 sq ft (2,371.4 m2)
- H&M- 25,000 sq ft (2,300 m2), opened 2014 in formerBorders
- Buy Buy Baby- 20,000 sq ft (1,900 m2), opened 2011 in formerLinens 'n Things
- Yard House- 6,000 sq ft (560 m2), opened 2014 in formerZany Brainy
- Ashley Furniture- 5,000 sq ft (460 m2), opened 2010 in formerCompUSA
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Forest City SEC Form".Forest City.