Rolling Acres Mall

Akron to consider taking ownership of J.C. Penney store at Rolling Acres mall to tear it down

http://www.ohio.com/business/jcpenney-donates-rolling-acres-building-to-akron-city-officials-still-plan-to-demolish-former-mall-1.709143

JCPenney donates Rolling Acres building to Akron; city officials still plan to demolish former mall JCPenney has donated its former retail building at the long-vacant Rolling Acres Mall to the city, which plans to demolish it along with the remainder of the interior of the mall.

"Tear it all down" may become the new city motto http://www.ohio.com/news/local/rubber-bowl-owners-face-new-obstacle-to-reopening-the-stadium-1.709162

Rubber Bowl owners face new obstacle to reopening the stadium The owners of the Rubber Bowl are facing a new obstacle in their plans to reuse the former University of Akron football stadium.

"City officials shouldn’t be so quick to demolish the former mall without a proper structural engineering study, said Brewster, a Wadsworth designer of retail and small urban projects.

Brewster said he’s aware that the heating and air conditioning systems and much of the mall’s infrastructure is gone, but he argues that 'if it is structurally sound and useful, then I think it would be a shame to rip down 277,000 square feet of climatized space and start from scratch.'”

http://www.ohio.com/business/lin-fisher/what-should-be-done-with-former-rolling-acres-mall-here-are-12-ideas-1.699538

What should be done with former Rolling Acres Mall? Here are 12 ideas It’s a question on a lot of people’s minds: Now that the city of Akron owns the abandoned Rolling Acres Mall complex, what should be done with it?

Owners of Rolling Acres Mall former department stores eager for redevelopment by city

http://www.ohio.com/business/long-vacant-rolling-acres-mall-now-owned-by-the-city-of-akron-1.693280

Long-vacant Rolling Acres Mall now owned by the city of Akron The long-vacant Rolling Acres Mall is now owned by the City of Akron — much quicker than anticipated.

http://www.cleveland.com/akron/index.ssf/2015/06/rolling_acres_mall_heads_back.html

Rolling Acres Mall heads back to the auction block Rolling Acres Mall is scheduled to go up for auction Tuesday morning, but the owners could still make a court filing to try to keep the county from selling it or redeveloping property.

The auction has been pulled yet again, over more court wranglings regarding Premier Ventures LLC

Sheriff’s sale of vacant Rolling Acres Mall postponed again In the continuing saga of Rolling Acres Mall, the vacant structure has been pulled from a Summit County sheriff’s sale scheduled for Tuesday.

The Beacon Journal is reporting Premier Ventures LLC's time is up, and the tax auction will go through in March http://www.ohio.com/news/local/photographer-captures-images-of-snow-in-rolling-acres-mall-city-officials-say-mall-is-secure-1.565827

Photographer captures images of snow in Rolling Acres Mall; city officials say mall is secure

Facebook: The roof didn't collapse. It's just a some broken panes in a skylight.

The national news program PBS NewsHour came to Akron for a story on Friday's program, that prominently featured the mall: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/temples-american-commerce-indoor-malls-lose-shoppers-e-stores/

The rise and fall of the American shopping mall From retail to e-tail, is Cyber Monday the new Black Friday? Indoor malls have been in decline ever since consumers discovered online shopping, and many retail spaces are either closing or being repurposed as shopping habits evolve. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on the fate of America’…

Premier Ventures LLC has filed a bankruptcy petition, which prevents the auction from going forward

http://www.cleveland.com/akron/index.ssf/2014/10/akrons_vacant_rolling_acres_ma.html

Akron's vacant Rolling Acres Mall pulled from sheriff's auction The holdings company that owns Rolling Acres Mall in Akron filed for bankruptcy at the last minute, pulling the mall from the sheriff's sale.