Redefining the Grand Island experience

Welcome to Conestoga Marketplace. Coming soon.

Conestoga Marketplace is a modern, mixed-use lifestyle development that will re-energize shopping in Grand Island, Nebraska. The project is anchored by Target’s new 150,000-square-foot full-service store with an additional 140,000 square feet of national retail space.

This plan for a vibrant, mixed-use community also includes a 40,000-square-foot state of the art theater and family entertainment offering, a five-story 150-room IHG branded hotel, a 275-unit luxury apartment, new to market restaurant concepts and various other retail and commercial pad sites.

Opening in 2024, Conestoga Marketplace’s Northern Retail Center and commercial lot opportunities will transform Grand Island as we know it, bringing new life to its heritage as a shopping destination.

Opportunities

Interested in being part of this exciting development? Download the brochures below to learn more about our commercial and retail leasing opportunities.

Our Partners

FAQs

What’s going to happen to Conestoga Mall?

Conestoga Mall will be transformed into a modern, vibrant mixed-use development. In its existing form, Conestoga Mall spans over 550,000 square feet of enclosed retail space. Along with all the existing parking lots, utilities, and drive lanes, over 300,000 square feet of the existing mall will be demolished. In its place, we’re constructing over 300,000 square feet of new exterior facing retail stores, restaurants and retail concepts, a 5-story hotel, and a new high-density apartment development.

What is the name of the new development?

Conestoga Marketplace. Conestoga Mall was originally constructed in 1972 and served as central Nebraska’s premier retail destination for decades! We felt it was important to maintain Conestoga’s original namesake, but with the addition of “Marketplace” — a place which will serve as a vibrant mix of retail, commercial, residential, hospitality, dining and entertainment uses.

How much is the total investment for Conestoga Marketplace?

The estimated cost for the Conestoga Marketplace project is over a quarter of a billion dollars.

What retailers will be a part of Conestoga Marketplace? Will any of the existing mall tenants remain?

Conestoga Marketplace will include over 15 national retailers, including a new to market Target! Stay tuned for upcoming announcements about existing tenants and future users.

What sort of uses will Conestoga Marketplace have?

Conestoga Marketplace will be a modern-era mixed-use development, where residents of Grand Island and the neighboring communities can live, work, shop, dine and play. Once completed, Conestoga Marketplace will include a mix of retail, commercial, entertainment, dining, hospitality and high-density multi-family housing.

Why Conestoga Mall?

Numerous communities across the United States are struggling with what to do with their dying malls. The significant vacancies, including all four anchors (Sears, JC Penny, Younkers, Dillard’s), deterioration and lack of investment are all too common when it comes to these dated assets. However, these assets tend to be positioned on the community’s most valuable areas. This certainly holds true for Grand Island and the Conestoga Mall, with the primary retail trade area being Hwy 281 and 13th Street.

Conestoga Marketplace will revitalize this important trade area and convert an otherwise functionally obsolete parcel into a major community asset!

When will the project start and how long will construction take?

Portions of interior demolition have already begun with exterior demolition commencing April 2023. Construction and site work will be in phases to allow a number of existing retailers to remain open and operating through construction. Portions of the 50-acre project, including the new northern 150,000-square-foot retail center, will open in 2024, with the remaining site work completed in 2025.

Can I still shop at the Conestoga Mall?

Yes! The southern portion of the mall will remain open through all of 2023. Come in and visit over 20 retailers!

Contact

Excited? So are we. Reach out anytime with questions, comments or concerns using the contact information below.