Bankrupt: The American Dream Mall, New Jersey’s behemoth shopping destination

The American Dream Mall, New Jersey’s behemoth shopping destination located in the Meadowlands, saw its losses quadruple in 2022 to $245 million as it struggled to attract retail tenants amid sagging customer traffic and expenses soared amid a heavy debt load, according to recent filings.
NJ's American Dream Mall saw losses quadruple in 2022 - New Yor…

 

Some malls are being repurposed as high schools, hospitals or a combination of both.

 

Mall-to-medicine transitions make health care more …
Apr 13, 2022 · More than a decade ago, Vanderbilt University Medical Center moved 22 specialty clinics to a former mall, now taking up 440,000 square feet of One Hundred Oaks in Nashville.

 

Minnesota Transitions Charter School opens new school …
Aug 25, 2020 · Mall of America® this Fall. Following the destruction of the MTCS district offices and MTS Secondary school.

 

Turning malls into fulfillment centers could change towns …

 

When I lived in China, Walmart Super Center built a place with an indoor amusement park. Even had an indoor bumper car track. Now, the whole place is closed. The building was 4 or 5 floors and Walmart had two of the floors.
A condo tower is at one end of the building, so tenants can shop for about anything without leaving the building. The condos are like hotel suites with a small kitchen. I still own one of those. The bankruptcy didn't affect the condo tower.

 

Walmart here in Las Vegas lets people shop online, then park in designated parking spots and your order will be delivered to your car.