Big plans ahead for Ala Moana Center

General Growth Properties plans to replace the current Sears site by building twice the retail space

By Kristen Consillio

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 22, 2012

~~<p>The owner of Ala Moana Center is planning an expansion of the Sears wing that will extend the retail footprint of the state's largest mall out to Piikoi Street and up four levels.</p>
<p>General Growth Properties Inc. is doubling the retail space at the Ewa end of the mall, replacing the 340,000-square-foot site that Sears will vacate in 2014 with nearly 700,000 square feet of new stores and restaurants, according to a General Growth site plan distributed at last month's Las Vegas International Council of Shopping Centers conference, where mall operators solicit new tenants.</p>
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The owner of Ala Moana Center is planning an expansion of the Sears wing that will extend the retail footprint of the state's largest mall out to Piikoi Street and up four levels.

General Growth Properties Inc. is doubling the retail space at the Ewa end of the mall, replacing the 340,000-square-foot site that Sears will vacate in 2014 with nearly 700,000 square feet of new stores and restaurants, according to a General Growth site plan distributed at last month's Las Vegas International Council of Shopping Centers conference, where mall operators solicit new tenants. Login for more...