Brookdale Center no longer operates as an enclosed mall. The site has been redeveloped as the Shingle Creek Crossing development.
Brookdale Center was a regional shopping mall in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, which opened in 1962. It became the third mall in the Twin Cities, after
Southdale Center and Apache Plaza.
Brookdale, however, did not lose an anchor until 2004, with the closing of Mervyn’s as a result of Target Corporation selling off its department store branch to May Companies. The early 2005 closing of JCPenney was a direct result of a new open air mall store being built in nearby Maple Grove. The former JCPenney slot was replaced with Steve & Barry’s, although Mervyn’s remained vacant. The mall underwent a mild remodeling, including a new food court. Brookdale Center remained one of the most original old malls in the Twin Cities area. The former Dayton’s (later Macy’s) and Sears are original to the mall, but both stores have received some updates.
Steve & Barry’s closed its Brookdale store in the fall of 2008, shortly before announcing intentions to close all stores by early 2009 due to bankruptcy liquidation. Adding to Brookdale’s problems, Macy’s announced on January 8, 2009 that it was closing its Brookdale location. In April, Barnes & Noble announced it would close its Brookdale store effective June 13, 2009, citing the recent closures of the other anchors as the primary reason for the store’s poor sales performance.
The Dales
It is part of the four “Dale” shopping centers circling the Twin Cities, originally developed by The Dayton Co. The others are Southdale Center, Rosedale Center, and Ridgedale Center.
