Lima Mall

Lima Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in American Township, Ohio. It is currently anchored by JCPenney with three vacant anchors last occupied by Elder-Beerman, Macy's, and Sears. In February 2024, the Kohan Retail Investment Group and Rocky Companies acquired the Lima Mall.

Lima Mall

Lima Mall in March 2014.
Location	American Township, Ohio
Coordinates	40°46′0″N 84°9′0″W
Address	2400 Elida Road
Opening date	1965
Developer	Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr.
Owner	Kohan Retail Investment Group
No. of stores and services	40
No. of anchor tenants	4 (1 open, 3 vacant)
Total retail floor area	742,000 sq ft (68,900 m2)[1]
No. of floors	1 (Partial 2nd in JCPenney, 3 in former Macy's)
Public transit access	ACRTA

History

Lima Mall first opened in 1965. Originally 166,000 square feet in size, the mall was one of the first smaller, regional centers built by Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. Lazarus was added as an anchor in 1971.^[2] Another anchor, a local department store called The Leader, was sold to Elder-Beerman in the mid-1970s.^[3] An F. W. Woolworth Company store closed at the mall in mid-1997.^[4] The Lazarus store became Lazarus-Macy's in 2003, then dropped the Lazarus name in 2005.

In January 2013, Old Navy moved from its existing store to a space previously occupied by New York & Company, with The Shoe Department Encore replacing Old Navy's former store.^[5] On October 21, 2015, parent company The Bon-Ton announced that it would close the Elder-Beerman in the mall in January 2016.^[6]

MC Sports closed in 2017 due to bankruptcy.^[7]

On May 31, 2018, Sears announced that its store would also be closing in as part of a plan to close 78 stores nationwide. The store closed on September 2, 2018.^[8]

On December 22, 2020, Macy's announced that they would be closing their location at Lima Mall on March 21, 2021 as part of a plan to close 46 stores nationwide which left JCPenney as the only anchor left.^[9]

In February 2025, Target finalized the purchase of the former Macy's property. The building will be torn down and replaced with a brand new Target store, with an expected opening date of Summer 2026.