▁of ▁the ▁out door ▁areas ▁had ▁been ▁upgrad ed , ▁and ▁nearby ▁development ▁projects ▁had ▁been ▁planned . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Gate way , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁a ▁commercial ▁real ▁estate ▁company ▁named ▁" V est ar ". ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁planning ▁to ▁renov ate ▁the ▁center ▁for ▁$ 3 0 ▁million . ▁Instead , ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁was ▁inv ested ▁by ▁V est ar ▁since ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁V est ar ▁restored ▁the ▁area ' s ▁popular ity ▁and ▁increased ▁security , ▁lower ing ▁crime ▁by ▁ 7 9 % ▁and ▁expecting ▁crime ▁to ▁lower ▁even ▁further . ▁The ▁dow nt own ▁shelter ▁located ▁on ▁Rio ▁Grande ▁St . ▁has ▁also ▁seen ▁improvement ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁m all ' s ▁new ▁management . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Aber c rom bie ▁& ▁F itch ▁and ▁Aber c rom bie ▁K ids , ▁two ▁original ▁ten ants ▁since ▁the ▁center ' s ▁in ception ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁closed ▁both ▁of ▁their ▁Gate way ▁locations . ▁These ▁clos ures ▁added ▁nearly ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁square ▁feet ▁of ▁additional ▁vac ancy ▁to ▁the ▁center ' s ▁already ▁struggling ▁occup ancy ▁rate . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Clark ▁Planet arium ▁ ▁Disc overy ▁Gate way ▁ ▁The ▁Dep ot ▁ ▁Wis egu ys ▁Com edy ▁ ▁Category : S ho pping ▁m alls ▁in ▁Ut ah ▁Category : S ho