NewPark Mall in Newark is getting a titanic redevelopment:
"Rouse Properties Inc. is rolling out plans for an overhaul of the NewPark Mall in Newark costing at least $40 million, including a 12-screen movie complex with an IMAX screen, and an elaborate new glass-walled restaurant area with views through the entire property.
Construction would begin this summer, and the 1.2-million-square-foot mall and its stores will remain open.
Rouse Properties has leased 140,000 square feet to tenants as part of the planned repositioning, including 55,000 square feet to AMC Theatres for an entertainment complex with stadium seating; the musically themed Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill; and John’s Incredible Pizza. All three will be accessible both from the interior of the 1.1 million-square-foot enclosed mall and directly from the parking lot."
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfranci...res-rouse.html
As for my personal opinion:
This is my closest mall, and I am super stoked about this news. As I wrote in the news article, "I always wondered how a mall could look so boring and uninspired in the middle of Fremont. This is what Fremont deserves! I'm excited for this, and can't wait to watch IMax without having to drive more than 30 minutes!"
Yes, I know it's in Newark, but I consider it Fremont. Honestly, I don't know why Newark even exits, seem pointless. But I digress, I can't wait to walk in that spiffy new mall!