Summary
The Shops at Kenilworth is a mall in Towson, Maryland. It has more than 30 stores. The mall opened in 1979 as the Kenilworth Bazaar.[1] The original anchor stores were Stebbins Anderson and Hochschild Kohn's.
 Stebbins Anderson, the main anchor at The Shops at Kenilworth | |
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| Location | Towson, Maryland, United States |
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| Address | 800 Kenilworth Drive |
| Opening date | 1979 |
| Owner | Kenilworth Limited Partnership |
| No. of stores and services | 30+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 2 |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Parking | Garage |
| Website | www |
Other former tenants include an express location of the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, which closed on September 23, 2005, in favor of a new location elsewhere in Baltimore County,[2] and a location of European clothing retailer Ulla Popken, which opened in 2000 and has since closed.[3]
In 2008, the mall started to undergo a multimillion-dollar facelift.[4] The mall managed to attract new tenants, despite a downturned economy that year.[5]
In 2009, the mall celebrated its 30th anniversary, and stated that its retailers were doing well, despite the downturn in the economy.[6]
In 2015, the new owners of the mall, Greenberg Gibbons, announced that they plan a massive renovation and expansion of the decades-old mall, including reconfiguration of the current retail space to give the mall street frontage on Kenilworth Drive. The expansion is planned on being completed by the summer of 2017.[7] As part of the process, Stebbins Anderson has downsized to one floor, ultimately planning to occupy only the lower level of its former two-level space. Trader Joe's then plans to move its store from downtown Towson to the upper level in Spring 2017.[8]
In 2019, longtime tenant Stebbins Anderson announced that it would be closing its store, which had downsized to a single floor in 2015, following the closure of its Ace Hardware store.[9] On October 25, 2021 a man was fatally shot outside the mall.[10]
Owners edit
The mall has been under the following ownership:
- Kenilworth Limited Partnership, an entity related to Towne Properties of Cincinnati (April 1994 to present)
- Irvin C. Tillman, Sr. (February 1976 to April 1994)
- Clark MacKenzie (developer)
External links edit
- The Shops at Kenilworth official site
- Towson Times article about mall's 30-year anniversary
References edit
- ^ The Shops at Kenilworth
- ^ "City/County Digest; Baltimore & Region". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2005-09-22. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
- ^ "Ulla Popken launching clothing line in stores". Bizjournals.com. 2000-10-09. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
- ^ Dash, Julekha (2008-10-16). "Shops at Kenilworth to get $2.5M renovation". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
- ^ "Video Available: The Shops at Kenilworth attracts New Retailers". Eworldwire. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
- ^ "Shops Thrive In Economy, Celebrate 30 Years - Baltimore News Story - WBAL Baltimore". Wbaltv.com. 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
- ^ "Greenberg Gibbons plans $20M renovation, expansion of Shops at Kenilworth". Bizjournals.com. 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
- ^ "Trader Joe's in Towson to move to Kenilworth".
- ^ "Stebbins Anderson is Closing". 12 November 2019.
- ^ Zumer, Bryan; Watson, Tiffany (October 26, 2021). "Fatal shooting outside Shops at Kenilworth in Towson Monday". Retrieved November 28, 2023.
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