It was at one point the largest mall in the US. And, now is one of the few places supporting a diverse community of young people from around the city. And, also, a place that has become a focus because of the car break-ins that are plaguing the city, depending on what news sources you read.
The owners were going to sell it and people were excited about the opportunity to reconsider an extremely large space in a major urban area. Then, the owners decided to turn it into apartments and condos.
This will save the ice skating rink, and that's good. But, in the COVID era when public spaces are so hard to find, I wonder how that will impact people who don't own their own large houses, and I'm somewhat sad malls are moving in this direction, even though I hate going to them myself.