South Hills Village
{{short description|Shopping mall near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.}}
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{{Infobox shopping mall
| name = South Hills Village
| image = South Hills Village Mall.jpg
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| caption =
| address = Washington Road (U.S. 19) and Fort Couch Road
| location = Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
| coordinates = {{coord|40|20|36.43|N|80|3|17.11|W|display=inline,title}}
| opening_date = {{Start date and age|July 28, 1965}}
| closing_date =
| developer = Oxford Development
| manager =
| owner = Simon Property Group
| number_of_stores = 140
| number_of_anchors = 4
| floor_area = {{cvt|1,128,403|sqft|m2}}
| floors = 2 (1 in Target, 3 in Macy's, 3 in office portion)
| parking =
| publictransit = {{rint|pittsburgh|60px}} South Hills Village: {{Rail color box|system=PAAC|line=Blue Line|type=South Hills Village}}
{{Rail color box|system=PAAC|line=Red Line|type=South Hills Village}} {{bus icon|12px}} Port Authority bus: 36
{{bus icon|12px}} Freedom Transit bus: Metro Commuter Saturday
| website = {{URL|1=http://www.simon.com/mall/south-hills-village}}
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South Hills Village is a two-level shopping mall that is located in the Pittsburgh suburbs of Bethel Park and Upper St. Clair Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The mall's anchor stores are Macy's, Von Maur, Target, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Barnes & Noble.
History
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This mall was originally developed during the mid-1960s by the Oxford Development Co. It was the first shopping complex in Greater Pittsburgh to be built as a fully enclosed structure and was the largest in Greater Pittsburgh until the Monroeville Mall, also built by the Oxford Development Company, opened in 1969.
The two-level complex is currently owned by Simon Property Group, which acquired it in 1997. It is anchored by Macy's (formerly Horne's and Lazarus), Dick's Sporting Goods, Target, and Von Maur (formerly Sears). Dick's Sporting Goods were formerly Kaufmann's, Gimbels, and Boscov's.
The mall features more than 134 specialty stores. The mall also houses a food court and several professional offices.
Located across the street from Macy's is the South Hills Village light rail station. This terminal opened for revenue service in July 1985.
Businesses located just outside of the mall include Eat 'N Park, AMC Classic South Hills Village 10 (opened as Carmike 10 Theater), KeyBank (originally First Niagara Bank), BJ's, Bonefish Grill, Barnes & Noble Bookstore. (This appears to be part of the mall, but is only accessible from outside), DSW (Designer Shoe Warehouse), Ulta Beauty, Ashley Homestore and the UPS Store.
The vacant three-story Boscov's store (formerly Kaufmann's and Gimbels) was converted for use by Target and Dick's Sporting Goods.{{Cite web |title=Welcome |url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_653848.html}} This allowed Target to enter Pittsburgh's South Hills market where limited land for new development had precluded a new store. It also allowed Dick's Sporting Goods to open a much larger store to replace the small location that was formerly situated on the mall's periphery. Target operates on an expanded first level of the space with Dick's Sporting Goods taking the second and third floors, though the third floor is only accessible from within the Dick's Sporting Goods store.{{cite web |date=14 January 2011 |title=Target, Dick's Coming To South Hills Village |url=http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2011/01/14/target-dicks-coming-to-south-hills-village/ |access-date=1 April 2018 |website=cbslocal.com}} Dick's Sporting Goods had its grand opening October 17, 2012 and Target opened March 6, 2013.
In 2014, plans were announced to redesign/modernize the mall. This included a new food court, more stores, and general additions to the building, including the installation of escalators to replace the existing stairwells on each side of the mall. The remodel was finished in 2016.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=South Hills Village to get major makeover|url=https://archive.triblive.com/business/local-stories/south-hills-village-to-get-major-makeover/|website=}}
On May 31, 2018, it was announced that Sears would close its anchor store. It closed in September 2018.{{Cite news|url= http://www.businessinsider.com/sears-closes-72-stores-as-sales-tumble-2018-5?r=UK&IR=T|author=Halyey Peterson|publisher=Business Insider|title= Sears is closing 63 stores as sales tumble — here's the full list|date=May 31, 2018|access-date=May 31, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/pennsylvania/pittsburgh/sears-kmart-closings-3-more-pittsburgh-area-vanishing|title = 2 More Sears, 1 Kmart Store Closing in Pittsburgh Area|date = 31 May 2018}}
File:South Hills_Village_northern_court_jeh.jpgThe former Sears anchor building began demolition beginning fall 2022 and rebuilt through the first half of 2024, to meet the demands of a 118,000 square foot Von Maur store, the chain's first Pennsylvania location.{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/von-maur-department-store-plans-to-open-first-location-in-pennsylvania-301614081.html|title=Von Maur Department Store Plans to Open First Location in Pennsylvania|work=PRNewswire|date=August 30, 2022|accessdate=August 31, 2022}} The store opened on November 9, 2024.https://www.simon.com/mall/south-hills-village/stores/von-maur/stream/grand-opening-november-9-6245974
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