Dillard Store Services, Inc. v. Winrock Partners LLC (Winrock Town Center Redevelopment Dispute)
Dillard Store Services sued Winrock Partners LLC and Integrated Property Services Co. (d/b/a Goodman Realty Group) in December 2022 over the prolonged, multi-year redevelopment of Albuquerque's Winrock Town Center from an enclosed mall into an open-air lifestyle center, alleging the construction blocked entrances and parking around its stores in breach of lease provisions barring common-area obstruction without its consent. Nearly four years later the case remains actively litigated: a magistrate judge granted Dillard's motion to compel in June 2026, and the parties jointly moved in early September 2026 to amend the scheduling order and set a new trial date.
Why it matters
A durable illustration of how a multi-year mall repositioning can generate lease litigation that outlasts the construction itself: anchor tenants with long-dated leases predating a redevelopment retain leverage to enforce common-area and quiet-enjoyment provisions against an owner's phased-conversion plans, and the discovery fights over what the developer knew about timeline slippage are often where these cases are actually won or lost. Owners converting enclosed malls to open-air formats elsewhere should audit anchor leases for consent-to-obstruct clauses before committing to a construction sequence.
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