RiverTown Crossings

RiverTown Crossings

RiverTown Crossings at sunset.
Location	Grandville, Michigan, USA
Coordinates	42°52′46″N 85°45′22″W / 42.87945°N 85.75598°W / 42.87945; -85.75598Coordinates: 42°52′46″N 85°45′22″W / 42.87945°N 85.75598°W / 42.87945; -85.75598
Opening date	3 November 1999
Owner	General Growth Properties
No. of stores and services	130+
No. of anchor tenants	6
Total retail floor area	1,249,697 sq ft (116,100.7 m2)
No. of floors	2
Parking	Surrounding sectional; Free 7033 spaces
Website	http://www.rivertowncrossings.com

RiverTown Crossings is a two-story enclosed super-regional shopping mall in Grandville, Michigan. Opened in 1999, the mall was developed by General Growth Properties of Chicago, Illinois. It has seven anchors: Sears, Macy's, Kohl's, Younkers, JCPenney, Dick's Sporting Goods and Celebration Cinema.Barnes & Noble is also featured as a junior anchor as well as Old Navy.

The idea for a commercial development in Grandville began in 1981 when developer General Growth Properties purchased 99 acres of land on Rivertown Parkway. In 1990, Homart Development Company, a subsidiary of Sears, had begun eyeing a development of a new mall near the intersection of 44th Street and Ivanrest and met with the city for approval. In November 1990, Homart Development Co. originally proposed a 1 million square foot, 120-store indoor mall on 94 acres of land near the intersection, seeking for the land to be rezoned from high-tech industrial to commercial. However, the City of Grandville turned down the plans in January 1991, stating that a 99-acre lot on Rivertown Parkway, which was adjacent to the property sought by Homart, was already zoned for commercial usage and was owned by General Growth. Homart's plan for a mall was then put on hold after its director, Roy Vice, left the company and Homart Development Company was put up for sale in 1994, later being sold to General Growth in 1995.

In October 1994 after waiting for the economy to strengthen, General Growth vice president John Bergstrom proposed a 150-store mall with 4 anchor stores, stating that the project could be completed by Spring 1997. This plan was also declined on October 12, 1994, with Grandville Mayor James Buck stating that more commercial was not needed in the city. General Growth then made a deal to acquire more land adjacent to the site in August 1996, with a new proposed mall site totaling 138 acres.