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Vernon Hills’ Hawthorn Mall to be Reworked into MXU

Dallas-based Centennial plans a comprehensive redevelopment of Hawthorn Mall, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, IL. The company plans to create a mixed-use destination, including luxury apartments.

Since its opening in 1973, Hawthorn Mall has operated as an enclosed shopping center, minus the outdoor shopping and entertainment components favored today. Centennial plans a redevelopment of the former Sears and Carson’s sites, the development of additional outparcels and updates to the existing mall building.

“With this redevelopment, Centennial is making a significant investment in the community as well as the center,” said CEO Steven Levin. “This project will be the largest capital investment in the center since its grand opening almost a half century ago.”

Levin said the Hawthorn redevelopment would be “both comprehensive and transformative, altering the entire landscape of the center and offering local residents a live-work-play environment that rivals the most vibrant mixed-use destinations in the nation.”

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