Yelp review, 3 Simon Property Group owned malls -- Keystone, Castleton, Greenwood

1st hand account 3 large Indianapolis-area malls (all Simon Property Group owned) -- Keystone, Castleton, Greenwood

https://www.yelp.com/biz/castleton-square-indianapolis-2?osq=keystone+fashion+mall&start=10

Castleton Square is an indoor mall, though it has multiple entrances and all of the anchor stores that remain (JC Penney, Von Maur, Macy's) also have multiple entrances. AMC Castleton Square, which recently a rather major renovation that included an IMAX Theatre, is really the only area of the mall that seems to have gotten recent attention.

The food court, which was a renovation project from a few years back, is still bright and populated but with two recent departures even it seems to struggle a bit with Chick-fil-A being by far the most popular option along with Luca Pizza, Indy Burger, and a couple Asian cuisine joints along with Freshway. There's a Poke' place scheduled to open soon along with one other restaurant.

On weekends, you can still find a train that transports kids along the mall route (for a fee). The center of the mall is also still known to host events and currently right now has a pretty cool virtual reality vendor.

I have been noticing as of late that as vendors move out, there's some vendors getting nice updates. Macy's, for example, has been renovating like crazy and is actually quite nice.

I'd like to see this mall go the way of Greenwood Park - weaving together some open air options with some traditional options. Maybe a combo of Glendale Town Center and Greenwood?

This mall gets a bad rap due to some occasional behavioral issues that surface from time-to-time, though police do have a substation in the mall and I've never felt unsafe here (unlike Washington Square - which is a poorly maintained pit that needs to be demolished).

I'd like to see this mall get a more practical retailer - like say a Target (which, ironically, is the only reason to go to Washington Square). While places like FYE and ThinkGeek are a blast, they're not really reasons to go to a mall. Blondie's Cookies opened up a really nice spot here, but again...places like Spencer's and Yankee Candle or even the myriad of clothing options are terrific but not destination retailers. People need a reason to go to the mall and Castleton Square simply doesn't have too many destination retailers.

This is still a preferred spot for me. I love Fashion Mall, which undoubtedly has better food options, but for more ordinary shopping needs this is my spot. With some renovation and upgrading along with a re-design at the Sears end? Castleton Square could easily survive this current downward trend for malls and situate itself for years to come.

In terms of access, Castleton Square still has accessible parking at virtually all entrances, though it's worth noting that not every entrance has power doors. The main entrances are pretty decent about it, but if you're needing such an option you might drive by the entryway first.

Most of the retails are pretty accessible, some more crowded than others, though the main accessible restrooms are near the food court including a family bathroom.