The $117 million expansion of Westfield Shoppingtown Franklin Park was completed in spring 2005 and added 238,000 square feet of space for a food court with seating for 700, full-service restaurants and entertainment retailers to the 1.1-million-square-foot mall.

The project, primarily consisting of a new wing on the south side of the center, took about 19 months to complete and expanded the 34-year-old mall by nearly 25 percent while housing 27 stores and restaurants, including 17 new to the Toledo area. The new wing also has 13 food court stalls and a 16-screen theater complex on a second floor.

The expansion resulted in demolition of the former Jacobson's department store and the Franklin Mall 6 theater, the addition of two multi-story parking decks with 500 more total parking spaces, and $1 million in widening and other upgrades to surrounding streets.