Our most current ARROWHEAD CENTER plan dates to 2017. At this time, the mall encompasses 91,500 leasable square feet and contains thirty-three tenant spaces. Free parking is provided for 439 autos.
ARROWHEAD CENTER TENANTS 2017:
MARKETPLACE FOODS / MARKETPLACE LIQUOR / ACE HARDWARE / Alliance Real Estate / American Family Insurance / Arrowhead Barbers / CDM Smith, Incorporated / Donovan Insurance Agency / Edward Jones Financial / Enbridge Energy / First International Bank & Trust (outparcel) / Karvakko Engineering / Minot Dental Partners / Modern Dental / North Dakota Department of Motor Vehicles / North Dakota Department of Transportation (Driver's License Bureau) / North Dakota Parole & Probation / Northland Medical Clinic / Pathfinder Services of North Dakota / Stantec Consulting / Thrivent Financial / North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance
In the here and now, most mall spaces are leased as medical, dental, government and real estate offices.
Photo from http://www.iret.com / Investors Real Estate Trust
16th Street Southwest and 2nd Avenue Southwest
Ward County (Minot), North Dakota
The first mall-type shopping center in the Peace Garden State was developed by Minot-based Forsberg, Incorporated. ARROWHEAD CENTER was built on an 9.4-acre parcel, located 1 mile west of downtown Minot, in an unincorporated section of Ward County. The shopping complex was eventually annexed into the city of Minot.
Encompassing approximately 69,500 leasable square feet, the mini-mall was a fully-enclosed structure. It was anchored by a (12,600 square foot) Red Owl supermarket and 1-level (30,800 square foot) Tempo Discount Center. This store welcomed first shoppers on May 16, 1962.
Stores operating in ARROWHEAD CENTER over the ensuing years included Arrowhead Record Discount Center, Arrowhead Drug, ABC Cleaners, a Ben Franklin variety store and Diamonds Department Store. In July 1974, the north anchor was rebranded with a Tempo Buckeye brand. This store had been shuttered by 1982.
Meanwhile, the Minot-based Investors Real Estate Trust acquired the complex in 1973. In 1976, a (10,500 square foot) Coast To Coast store was added to the south end of the complex. Piggly Wiggly took over the adjacent Red Owl space in 1982.
A second community-class shopping hub had been built some years before. TOWN & COUNTRY CENTER {1.2 miles southeast, in Ward County (Minot)} was dedicated in May 1964. The regional-class DAKOTA SQUARE {1.9 miles southeast, in Minot} opened in March 1980.
By the early 21st century, ARROWHEAD CENTER had evolved into a retail and office complex. It housed various medical and dental practices, but still included a few retail stores. MarketPlace Foods, of Bemidji, Minnesota, set up shop (in the old Tempo space) in 1981. Ace Hardware moved into a section of the old Coast To Coast store.
The mall encountered severe damage as a result of the flooding of the Souris ["sore-is"] River, in June 2011. 4.6 million dollars worth of repairs were done in the aftermath. Most businesses resumed operation in March 2012, with MarketPlace Foods & Liquor re-opening on April 4th.
The Investors Real Estate Trust (IRET) sold all of its retail holdings in the late 2010s and began to focus on owning and operating residential-type properties. ARROWHEAD CENTER was divested in mid-2019. Apparently, Minot-based Duemelands Commercial Real Estate acquired the shopping complex.
Sources:
http://www.minotmemories.com
https://www.bismarckcafe.com
http://www.iret.com / Investors Real Estate Trust (website on Internet Archive Wayback Machine)
https://www.duemelands.com / Duemelands Commercial Real Estate
https://iret1970.wordpress.com
https://activerain.com/blogsview/5167748/a-tour-of-the-arrowhead-shopping-center--minot-nd
