Not a huge story, but if anyone cares, the WESTWOOD KMART spot is still empty (and unsurprisingly), there are no businesses lined up to take over that dump:
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/westwood/2024/02/07/westwood-nj-shopping-center-rezoned-kmart-closed/72438357007/?fbclid=IwAR0w9fdnVbrmGFaz7F5FIVE_MiSsKQtR1QYjA7AoxqlThJos-DhX7iChRH0
Yes, I agree with the below poster. I'm not from that state, so I don't Know the local particulars, of course, but from what I have been gleaning online, it appears that whole "mall" might just turn into apartments, or something else, totally different from retail stores.
A few week's ago the Westwood town council announced that they are rezoning the property beyond retail.
Don't be surprised if it all goes away in a few years. Some things just aren't salvageable.
Commercial Real Estate around America is a problem at the moment. No one is buying or renting these empty buildings. That's why regional banks who own these CRE loans are having a tough time right now.
Hopefully it will reopin at some time like Union Gap Sears did. We need more Kmarts. I hope they reopen the Montana Store again with the fancy sign too.
Nobody would want to open another business in that dump of a shopping center, man. That place looks like a zombie apocalypse.