Medical center moves into former department store at Illinois mall

Adding Quincy Medical Group at Quincy Mall makes for a more viable and attractive destination at a time when the retail climate is ever-evolving, says Kathleen Brill, Cullinan Properties' director of leasing. “Cullinan Properties has been laser-focused on filling the former Bergner’s space since the retailer’s closure in August, and Quincy Medical Group is the perfect occupant for the space,” she said. “Aside from increasing accessibility to high-quality, cost-effective health care, the center will bring hundreds of clients to Quincy Mall each day, driving more traffic and potential shoppers and diners to the mall.”

Quincy Medical Group is a physician-owned, multispecialty clinic comprising about 160 physicians and advanced-practice providers in 30 specialties. 

Current anchors at the mall include Slumberland and AMC Theaters.

“Quincy Medical Group and Cullinan Properties have worked together to find a creative and environmentally friendly solution to adaptively reuse the old Bergner’s building," said Quincy Mayor Kyle Moore. "This project will create hundreds of jobs in health care and construction and will help support the businesses at the mall which provide employment for so many people in the community.”  Mayor Moore went on to say that the medical facility's presence “will help generate sales tax dollars from outside the city.”

The trend is the latest example of a medical user taking over an empty anchor space.