 In April 2014, the Chinese investment company which purchased the mall, U.S. Black Spruce Enterprise Group, retained ownership by making a last minute payment halting a foreclosure auction that might have allowed Penzeys Spices to take ownership of the property.That ownership has alleged plans for an large-scale Asian marketplace mall and office complex, but no plans or permit approvals have been advanced to Milwaukee's city council for the new concept, and the city has been able to maintain little communication with the building's ownership, outside of refusals to cooperate with any alternate plans for the building and payments to avoid the city taking eminent domain over the property.In September 2014, Pick n Save announced it would be closing its store at Northridge Mall.