South Hills Village

South Hills Village
Location Washington Road (U.S. 19) and Fort Couch Road
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°20′36.43″N 80°3′17.11″W / 40.3434528°N 80.0547528°W / 40.3434528; -80.0547528Coordinates: 40°20′36.43″N 80°3′17.11″W / 40.3434528°N 80.0547528°W / 40.3434528; -80.0547528
Opening date July 28, 1965
Developer Oxford Development
Owner Simon Property Group
No. of stores and services 130+
No. of anchor tenants 3 (1 vacant; will return to 4 with Life Time Fitness opening in 2019)
Total retail floor area 1,137,000 square feet (105,600 m2)
No. of floors 2
Public transit access Pittsburgh Light Rail South Hills Village:
  Blue Line
South Hills Village via Overbrook
  Red Line
South Hills Village via Beechview
Port Authority bus: 36
Freedom Transit bus: Metro Commuter Saturday
Website South Hills Village

South Hills Village is a two-level shopping mall located in the Pittsburgh suburbs of Bethel Park and Upper St. Clair. It was developed by the Oxford Development Co. as the first shopping complex in Greater Pittsburgh to be built as a fully enclosed structure. The two-level complex is currently owned by Simon Property Group, who acquired it in 1997. It is anchored by Dick's Sporting Goods, Macy's (formerly Lazarus and Horne's), and Target (formerly Gimbels, Kaufmans and Boscovs). The mall features over 130 specialty stores. The mall also houses a food court and several professional offices. South Hills Village was the largest in Greater Pittsburgh until the Monroeville Mall, also built by the Oxford Development Company, opened in 1969.

Located across the street from Macy's is the South Hills Village light rail station. This terminal opened for revenue service in July 1985.

Businesses located just outside the mall include Eat 'N Park, AMC South Hills Village 10 (opened as Carmike 10 Theater), KeyBank (originally First Niagara Bank), and a Barnes & Noble Bookstore (This appears to be part of the mall, but is only accessible from outside.)

On May 31, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing in June 2018 as part of a plan to close 72 stores nationwide.[1][2]

Of the 80+ stores and services that opened up South Hills Village on July 28, 1965, one is still in business today:Stephens Hair Graphics.

Recent development

The vacant three-story Boscov's store (formerly Gimbel's and then Kaufmann's) has been converted for use by Target and Dick's Sporting Goods.[3] This allowed Target to enter Pittsburgh's South Hills market where limited land for new development had precluded a new store. It also allowed Dick's Sporting Goods to open a much larger store to replace the small location formerly on the mall periphery. Target operates on an expanded first level of the space with Dick's Sporting Goods taking the second and third floors, though the third floor is only accessible from within the Dick's Sporting Goods store.[4] Dick's Sporting Goods had its grand opening October 17, 2012 and Target opened March 6, 2013.


In September 2018, A new 130,000 SQ FT two-level Life Time Fitness Health Club is slated to open in the fall 2019, replacing the former Sears location.[5].

References

  1. ↑ Halyey Peterson (May 31, 2018). "Sears is closing 63 stores as sales tumble — here's the full list". Business Insider. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  2. ↑ https://patch.com/pennsylvania/pittsburgh/sears-kmart-closings-3-more-pittsburgh-area-vanishing
  3. ↑ http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_653848.html
  4. ↑ "Target, Dick's Coming To South Hills Village". cbslocal.com. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Life Time Fitness Coming to South Hills Village". cbslocal.com. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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