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Crocker Park

Crocker Park is a lifestyle center and mixed-use development in Westlake, Ohio, United States. With the first phase opened in 2004, the center comprises 1,050,000 sq ft (98,000 m2) of retail, 650 residential units, and 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2) of office space.

History

The $200 million project was developed by Stark Enterprises[2] and The Carney Foundation.[3] It features restaurants, retailers, residential, and entertainment.[4][5] The project also includes office space.[6]

The first phase opened October 29, 2004.[7] Upon opening, it comprised a lifestyle center featuring Barnes & Noble and Dick's Sporting Goods.[8]

Borders vacated the center in 2011 and was replaced by a Nordstrom Rack in 2013.[9] The final phase, which was completed in 2014, includes a new corporate headquarters for American Greetings.[10] During the construction of the American Greetings headquarters building, on March 10, 2016, a propane tank ignited and exploded, creating a large fireball that towered over buildings and a blast that could be heard from over a mile away. There were no injuries reported, and no cause was determined.[11] In August 2024 Macy's opened their first small format store in the Promenade.

References

  1. ^ "Leasing brochure" (PDF). Crocker Park. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  2. ^ Cymerman, Abby (October 1, 2004). "Where the day never ends". Smart Business Cleveland. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "Stark Enterprises". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2008.
  4. ^ Crocker Park Archived 2008-02-15 at the Wayback Machine Official site
  5. ^ Gomez, Henry (September 27, 2004). "Nearby malls to face collection of overlap stores at Crocker Park". Crain's Cleveland Business. Retrieved December 1, 2008.
  6. ^ Bullard, Stan (November 22, 2004). "Crocker Park office space a slow go; Brokers see tougher sell than new lifestyle center's retail component". Crain's Cleveland Business. Retrieved December 1, 2008.[dead link]
  7. ^ Litt, Steven (23 May 2004). "Developer's Westlake experiment to create a suburban downtown raises hard questions for Cleveland". Cleveland.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  8. ^ "There is no city among the "West Shore" communities that has experienced a greater renaissance than Westlake". Cleveland.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  9. ^ Carey, Allison (September 10, 2013). "Nordstrom Rack to open at Crocker Park on Thursday". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  10. ^ Perkins, Olivera (October 18, 2013). "American Greetings resumes plans to move HQ to Crocker Park". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  11. ^ "Crocker Park explosion cause 'undetermined,' not criminal". cleveland19.com. March 28, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2021.