In 1979, the Robert Hall space was then vacated as part of an expansion project that also added a new mall wing ending in Hudson's, while J. C. Penney replaced Knapp's a year later and Mervyn's joined in 1987.

The mall's anchor stores remained unchanged between then and the first decade of the 21st century: Hudson's was renamed to Marshall Field's, which itself later became Macy's, while the bankrupted Montgomery Ward and Mervyn's were replaced with Younkers and a Regal Entertainment Group movie theater.

Other major tenants include Dunham's Sports, Barnes & Noble, a food court, Zap Zone XL, and a 12-screen movie theater.

The first phase divided the former Federal's/Robert Hall Village anchor store into a new mall concourse, which featured soft seating areas, planters with ficus trees, and skylights.

Stores present in this expansion included The Limited, Casual Corner, Lane Bryant, The Gap, and Herman's World of Sporting Goods, along with a cluster of restaurants that included Elias Bros. Big Boy, York Steak House, Hot Sam Pretzels, Great Hot Dog Experience, Morrow's Nuts, Mrs. Fields, and Olga's Kitchen.

[12] After York Steak House closed, its space was used to create a food court known as the Picnic, which opened for business in August 1984.

Meanwhile, RadioShack and Regis Hairstylists moved to new storefronts, Lane Bryant expanded its existing store, and Buckle, Bombay Company, and Pacific Sunwear joined.

As part of this renovation, the mall concourses were given new tiles, skylights, and seating areas, while the exterior was given new lighting and signage.

[24] Barnes & Noble opened two months later, displacing seven more storefronts in that wing and resulting in the closure of B. Dalton, which was owned by the same company at the time.

Saks, Inc., then-owners of the Younkers chain, had bought the Montgomery Ward building in 1997 and had intended to convert it at this point, but lacked the finances to construct the store at the time.

As a result, General Growth purchased the building back and, once Montgomery Ward closed, leased the space to Younkers.

[27] The former Montgomery Ward automotive repair center, located just east of the store, was demolished and replaced with a Best Buy, which opened in 2002 as well.

The opening of TJ Maxx replaced several storefronts, including three stores that closed entirely (The Gap, Buckle, and Bombay Company), along with two others (FYE and Foot Locker) which were relocated elsewhere in the mall.

A mid-2018 article in the Lansing State Journal noted that the mall had over 15 vacancies, and several other storefronts that had been repurposed as store displays.

Panera has since relocated to a freestanding building adjacent to the parking lot,[47] while Chipotle opened a new location in the shopping plaza across the street.

[48] In November 2019, Houlihan's, a restaurant which had been at the mall for nearly 40 years, abruptly closed, announcing on their Facebook page that high rent was a determining factor.