Chesterfield Mall is a shopping mall in Chesterfield, Missouri, at the intersection of Interstate 64/U.S. Routes 40-61 and Clarkson Road. The mall opened in 1976, built by Richard Jacobs. Chesterfield Mall includes about 30 shops, one anchor store, five restaurants, and an AMCMegaplex theater. With of the closing of Northwest Plaza in St. Ann in 2010, Chesterfield Mall became the largest shopping mall in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
History
The mall opened in 1976 as the sister mall to Jamestown Mall. The malls original two anchor stores were Sears and Stix, Baer, and Fuller. In 1978, a 4-screen cinema opened at the mall. In 1981, a Famous-Barr store opened at the mall. In 1984, Dillard's replaced Stix, Baer, and Fuller. In 1995, a new Famous-Barr store was built adjacent to the former space, which JCPenney would later take over. The mall received a renovation in 1996. In 2000, the 4-screen cinema closed. In 2005, the JCPenney store closed and the space was demolished, which made way for many smaller shops and restaurants, including Borders, The Cheesecake Factory, an American Girl store, a food court, and a 14-screen AMC Megaplex, which took up a new third floor. The mall was bought by Hull Property Group in 2018, after a progression of ownership by CBL & Associates Properties, the Westfield Group, and Richard E. Jacobs Group initially. The mall was placed in receivership in the third quarter of 2016, pending foreclosure, with management transferred to Madison Marquette while a new owner was sought. The foreclosure finalized in June 2017, making C-III Capital Partners the temporary owner. The mall's anchor stores, though attached to the mall, are owned separately. Borders closed in 2011 and was replaced with Books-A-Million, one year later, V∙Stock. replaced Books-A-Million. Anchor store Dillard's closed in September 2016 due to flooding following a water main break; the store was expected to reopen in 2017, but in early 2018 the company announced the location would remain closed. In March 2018, the St. Louis area's only American Girl store, which was inside the mall, closed, with customers being forced to drive three hours to the nearest American Girl store. On May 31, 2018, it was announced Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 72 stores nationwide, which also included nearby mall South County Center. The store closed in September 2018, leaving Macy's as the last remaining anchor store. In late 2018, the AMC cinema was downgraded to an AMC Classic.
