Mount Pleasant Village Center (Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin)
| Mount Pleasant Village Center | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Shopping center |
| Location | 5500-5740 Washington Avenue Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 42°43′17″N 87°50′48″W / 42.72133°N 87.84672°WCoordinates: 42°43′17″N 87°50′48″W / 42.72133°N 87.84672°W |
| Opened | 2002 |
| Owner | Phillips Edison & Company |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 240,847 square feet (22,375.4 m2)[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Bradford Real Estate Services Corporation |
Mount Pleasant Village Center is a shopping center in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, located on the northwest corner of Green Bay Road and Washington Avenue. The shopping center opened in 2002 and is anchored by Kohl's and Festival Foods. Kohl's has been a tenant since 2002, while the Festival Foods was initially occupied by Jewel-Osco and later by Sentry Foods before Festival opened in 2014. The center includes two outlot buildings, and shares its parking area with the separate Mount Pleasant Corners development as well as a Taco Bell location and an Advance Auto Parts store.
History[edit | edit source]
Historically, the area around Green Bay Road and Washington Avenue was known as Mygatts Corners, named for Wallace Mygatt, who settled on the site in 1836.[2] The site of the future Mount Pleasant Village Center was home to St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, which opened there in 1964 to house a parish established by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee the previous year.[3][4]
In 1996, the leadership of St. Paul's Church was approached by commercial developers, who offered to buy the property to construct a new shopping center, with the sale of the property financing the church's construction of a new building.[5] In May 1999, the Prairie Crossing shopping center was proposed to be built on the site, which would be anchored by The Home Depot.[6] Local residents protested the plan, arguing that the development would add heavy traffic to the intersection of Green Bay Road and Washington Avenue, already "the state's busiest intersection outside of Milwaukee".[7] Despite the controversy, the Mount Pleasant Town Board initially approved the plan in July 1999.[8]
However, as opposition grew from local residents, the Racine County Board reversed the town's decision in August by rejecting the zoning changes necessary for the shopping center's construction.[9] Home Depot initially attempted to rework its plans for the store, but ultimately decided instead to take over the recently closed Builders Square store building at High Ridge Centre in Racine.[10]
The following year, another development plan was announced for the site, this time anchored by a Jewel-Osco supermarket and a new Kohl's department store replacing the existing Kohl's at nearby Racine Centre.[11] The new developer, Bradford Real Estate Services Corporation, worked to gain support from locals, and the proposal's zoning changes were approved by the Racine County Board in June 2000 without controversy.[12] However, the project was threatened in October of that year, when the city of Racine proposed a moratorium on new extensions to the eastern Racine County sewer system.[13] St. Paul the Apostle Church held its final service in the building on May 6, 2001, and moved to a temporary location in Westgate Mall.[14]
The center's first tenant, Kohl's #175, opened on April 7, 2002, the day after the closure of the Racine Centre Kohl's store it replaced.[15] Jewel-Osco opened on October 27, the chain's first location in Racine County.[16]
Tenants[edit | edit source]
5740 Washington Avenue (Space 01)[edit | edit source]
- Jewel-Osco – opened October 27, 2002,[16] closed March 2007[17]
- Sentry Foods – opened April 2007,[17] closed January 2013[18]
- Festival Foods #2710 – opened December 4, 2014[19]
Space 02[edit | edit source]
- Cost Cutters #16475 – opened December 2002[20]
Space 03[edit | edit source]
Space 04[edit | edit source]
- Express Cleaners
Space 05[edit | edit source]
- Cash Store
Space 06[edit | edit source]
- Elliott Vision Center
- Linda's Hallmark – moved from Space 09 in February 2016[21]
Space 07[edit | edit source]
- AAA Insurance and Travel
- Merged with Space 06 for Linda's Hallmark
Space 08[edit | edit source]
- Panera Bread #601556 – opened December 18, 2002[22]
Space 09[edit | edit source]
- Linda's Hallmark – moved to Space 06 in February 2016[21]
- Five Below #734 – opened May 4, 2016[23][24]
Space 10[edit | edit source]
- Catherines Plus Sizes – opened 2004[25]
- Merged with Space 09 for Five Below
Space 11[edit | edit source]
- Maurices #2047 – opened October 2010[26]
Space 15[edit | edit source]
- Black Belt Karate Studio – opened 2004[27]
Space 12[edit | edit source]
- Dressbarn #591 – opened October 2002,[28] closed December 2019[29]
- Racine Nails – opened August 16, 2021[30]
Space 12B[edit | edit source]
- Verlo Mattress – opened October 2020[31]
Space 13[edit | edit source]
- Shoe Carnival – opened September 26, 2002[32]
- Ulta Beauty #1148 – opened August 14, 2015[33]
5500 Washington Avenue (Space 14)[edit | edit source]
- Kohl's #175 – opened April 7, 2002[15]
Outlots[edit | edit source]
5720 Washington Avenue[edit | edit source]
- Chipotle Mexican Grill 549 – opened February 13, 2004[34]
- Noodles & Company #220 – opened January 14, 2004[35]
5658 Washington Avenue[edit | edit source]
- FedEx Office #1200 (formerly branded as Kinko's) – opened April 12, 2004[36]
- Bentley's PetStuff – opened December 2, 2016[37]
- Starbucks Coffee #2959 – opened January 23, 2004[38]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Village Center Site Map, Phillips Edison & Company
- ↑ "Looking back at Mygatts School", Racine Journal Times, February 15, 1992.
- ↑ "Renovate Store for New Parish", Racine Journal Times, August 27, 1963, page 4A.
- ↑ "Barbara Rouse is First Bride in St. Paul the Apostle Church", Racine Journal Times, June 21, 1964, page 4D.
- ↑ O'Connor, James. "Letters to the Editor: Setting the record straight", [[Racine Journal Times], July 13, 1999, page 6A.
- ↑ Burke, Michael. "Paving the way for Home Depot store: State officials design changes to intersection of highways 20/31", Racine Journal Times, May 11, 1999, front page.
- ↑ Block, Dustin. "Nearly 200 jam hearing on proposed Home Depot: Plan Commission may vote today", Racine Journal Times, May 19, 1999, page 1B.
- ↑ Block, Dustin. "Home Depot agreement pounded out: Mount Pleasant's town board passes amended proposal", Racine Journal Times, July 13, 1999, front page.
- ↑ Steinkraus, David. "County rejects Home Depot: Board votes against plan for rezoning Highway 31", Racine Journal Times, August 11, 1999, front page.
- ↑ Burke, Michael. "Store could house hardware swap: Home Depot considers ex-Builders Square site among its area options", Racine Journal Times, October 20, 1999, page 8A.
- ↑ "Ives Grove: County panel OKs plan for rezoning of St. Paul the Apostle church land", Racine Journal Times, April 5, 2000, page 4C.
- ↑ Steinkraus, David. "County OKs St. Paul land plan; Rezoning approved for Jewel-Osco, new Kohl's location", Racine Journal Times, June 14, 2000, page 1C.
- ↑ Block, Dustin. "Commission enacts sewer moratorium", Racine Journal Times, November 1, 2000, page 3C.
- ↑ Block, Dustin. "St. Paul the Apostle closes its doors: Church moves to new location as developers move in", Racine Journal Times, May 7, 2001, page 1C.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Burke, Michael. "Finishing touches being put on new Kohl's store; Old one closes Saturday, new one opens Sunday", Racine Journal Times, April 4, 2002, page 8A.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Burke, Michael. "Jewel-Osco opening first Racine County store", Racine Journal Times, October 24, 2002, page 10A.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Burke, Michael. "Sentry to replace Jewel-Osco store in Mount Pleasant", Racine Journal Times, February 3, 2007.
- ↑ "Sentry Foods closing in January; Nutritional Designs to stay open", Racine Journal Times, November 8, 2012.
- ↑ "Festival Foods opens 24-hour store", Racine Journal Times, December 3, 2014.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Burke, Michael. "Five Below store to join Village Center", Racine Journal Times, February 16, 2016.
- ↑ Burke, Michael. "Panera opens first county cafe", Racine Journal Times, December 19, 2002, page 12A.
- ↑ "Five Below opens in Mount Pleasant", Racine Journal Times, May 4, 2016.
- ↑ Lawder, Melanie. "Five Below sets opening date for Racine store", Milwaukee Business Journal, May 3, 2016.
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ "Women's clothing store coming to area", Racine Journal Times, September 2, 2010.
- ↑ Luehr, Robb. "Black Belt Karate Studio creating successful atmosphere", Racine Journal Times, July 24, 2017.
- ↑ [3]
- ↑ Tyko, Kelly. "Dressbarn store closings: Liquidation starts Friday at all locations, new website planned", USA Today
, October 30, 2019.
- ↑ [4]
- ↑ [5]
- ↑ [6]
- ↑ Shaver, Gregory. "Ulta Beauty Opens", Racine Journal Times, August 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Take 5; Things to see and do", Racine Journal Times, February 13, 2004, page 17A.
- ↑ Burke, Michael. "Noodles & Co. opens first Racine County restaurant", Racine Journal Times, January 15, 2004, page 8A.
- ↑ Burke, Michael. "Kinko's returning to Racine County", Racine Journal Times, April 8, 2004, page 8A.
- ↑ Gores, Paul. "Bentley's Pet Stuff coming to southeastern Wisconsin", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Starbucks opens today near Kohl's", Racine Journal Times, January 23, 2004, page 4A.
