Michigan Mall struggles to fill Macy’s hole

The new owner of the 550,000-sq.-ft. Lakeview Square Mall in Battle Creek, Michigan, finds itself in a common quandary among property owners today -- launching an all-points search for retailers to fill the hole left by a closing Macy’s.



GK Development spokesperson Marianne Fasano told Mlive.com that the company is investigating “multiple scenarios” to fill the 102,000-sq.-ft. Macy’s space and reinvigorate the mall. “That includes an aggressive leasing effort to attract other national brand retailers to the shopping center," she said.



Commercial real estate broker Jodi Milks told the local news site that losing Macy's will be a big challenge for Lakeview Square Mall, which she said has struggled in recent years.



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