Exterior work on the 85,000-square-foot Von Maur store at West Towne Mall appears to be finished. The store is scheduled to open this fall but no firm date has been announced.
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A shopper leaves the Boston Store on April 6, 2018, at West Towne Mall, just hours after its parent company, Bon-Ton, said it would close nine Boston Stores in Wisconsin, including those at East Towne and West Towne malls in Madison and in Janesville.
Besides a main entrance, far right, the new Von Maur store at West Towne Mall also includes a seperate entrance for customers to pick up items ordered on-line.
Photos: A new vision for West Towne Mall
Odana Area Plan
Properties such as Market Square Shopping Center, seen here, and other areas on the west side such as West Towne, Westgate, Whitney Square and University Research Park are prime candidates for housing, according to city plans being developed.
Odana Area Plan
The snow filled parking lot of West Towne Mall in Madison. The City of Madison is working on a plan to rethink the way the mall is developed.
Odana Area Plan
The former Sears Automotive building at West Towne Mall is slated to be demolished this year to make way for a Portillo's restaurant. The Sears store has been converted to a Dave & Busters and Total Wine & More, and will soon be home to Hobby Lobby.
Odana Area Plan
Car dealership on Odana Road will likely remain but be surrounded by more housing and offices in the future.
Odana Area Plan
The intersection of Gammon and Odana roads near West Towne Mall.
Odana Area Plan
It's unclear what will become of the empty Shopko building near West Towne Mall, but city officials see the area booming with housing, office space, parks, sidewalks and bike paths in the years to come.
Odana Area Plan
There could be less snow to plow at West Towne Mall in the future. Planning efforts by the city envision more housing, park space, offices and retail for the mall that opened in 1970.
Odana Area Plan
Odana Road ends at West Towne Mall but could be extended through the mall property under a conceptual redesign of the site.
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Some of the games available to be played at Dave & Buster's. Story on new developments at West Towne – Total Wine and Dave & Buster’s which take over parts of the old Sears footprint at West Town Mall on Madison's west side. They were photographed, April 5, 2018STEVE APPS, STATE JOURNAL
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Story on new developments at West Towne – Total Wine and Dave & Buster’s which take over parts of the old Sears footprint at West Town Mall on Madison's west side. They were photographed, April 5, 2018STEVE APPS, STATE JOURNAL
Von Maur at West Towne Mall
Work that had begun earlier this year to remove the former Boston Store at West Towne Mall but was halted is scheduled to resume before the first of the year. The project is designed to make way for an 85,000-square-foot Von Maur department store officials say will open in fall 2022.
Von Maur at West Towne Mall
The 144,000-square-foot former Boston Store building at West Towne Mall has been empty since 2018. A one-story, 85,000-square-foot Von Maur department store is planned for the property.
Von Maur
Von Maur, an Iowa-based retailer, has announced plans to build an 85,000-square-foot store on the site of the former Boston Store at West Towne Mall. In 2017, Von Maur opened its first store in Wisconsin at The Corners of Brookfield, pictured.
University Research Park
An aerial view of a proposed development site at the evolving University Research Park as seen from the corner of Mineral Point Road and Whitney Way.

