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CONTACT: Rigo Leal
Public Information Specialist
City of Westminster
303-430-2400, ext. 2007
Westminster Mall to Unveil $10 Million Remodel
70's Mall ready for a new generation of shoppers
JANUARY 16, 2001 - The $10 million renovation of Westminster Mall will be officially unveiled at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Jan. 19 at 10 a.m. in the mall's center court.
Highlights of the face-lift include:
- Renovated Mall entrances with new facades, doors and illuminated entry signs
- New skylights throughout the Mall's interior providing more natural light for a brighter and more appealing atmosphere
- Renovated center court area complete with new windows, new lighting, new carpet, glass railing. The very popular hot air balloons still hover above the water feature
- New interior landscaping in planters with elaborate tile work
- New seating areas
- Remodeling of the Food Court area to take place during 2001
The Mall, originally constructed in 1977, was given a new, fresh, and contemporary look because of a unique public-private partnership between The Westminster Mall Company and the City of Westminster. Westminster contributed $7.5 million and the Mall Company provided $2.5 million for the $10 million remodeling cost.
Westminster Mall has defied the average 20-year lifespan of malls - a phenomenon we have all witnessed in the Denver area with the demise of Lakeside Mall, Cinderella City Mall, Northglenn Mall and the economic trouble at Villa Italia Mall and Crossroads Mall.
In fact, 1999 was a record-setting sales year at Westminster Mall.
Many predicted the demise of Westminster Mall with the recent opening of FlatIrons Crossing in Broomfield, but if the Christmas shopping season was any indication, Westminster Mall has a bright future, according to Westminster Mall General Manager Kenton Anderson.
" Despite a Mall corridor that was disrupted by construction workers for much of the summer and fall, and the opening of FlatIrons, sales at Westminster Mall remained strong," Anderson said.
"Westminster Mall will continue to be a major player in the north area's marketplace," Westminster City Manager Bill Christopher predicted. "It serves a niche that that other retail outlets don't serve."
The Mall plans to hold a five-day grand re-opening celebration beginning on Jan.18 and running through Jan. 22. The official ribbon-cutting celebration will be held on Jan. 19 hosted by MIX 100 Radio personality Dom Testa. Welcoming remarks will be made by Westminster Mayor Nancy Heil and other dignitaries, and festivities include a performance by an a cappella group from Westminster High School. Shoppers also will have chances to win one of several $1,000 Mall shopping sprees during the week.
The Westminster Mall Company also has announced plans to remodel the Food Court area on the north end of the Mall near Mervyn's. The Food Court was left out of the original plan due to budget constraints, but is now back on the drawing board.
KA. Inc., a Cleveland, Ohio architecture firm with extensive experience in the remodeling of regional mall was responsible for the design. Tom Martin Construction Company of Kansas City, Kansas was the general contractor. Martin is the same company that built the original Mall in 1977, and Tom's son Steve was the construction manager in charge of the renovation.
Westminster Mall is one of the largest Malls in the Denver metro area and is the economic catalyst for 4.4 million square feet of surrounding retail space in the Westminster City Center area. Its 1.5 million square feet of space is second in size behind Park Meadows' 1.64 million square feet. FlatIron Crossing also leases 1.5 million square feet.
The Mall is located at 5430 W. 88th Ave., on U.S. 36 at the Sheridan Boulevard exit.
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