Northgate Mall (Chattanooga, Tennessee)

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Northgate Mall
Northgate Mall (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Location Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Coordinates 35°07′48″N85°14′24″W / 35.130°N 85.240°W / 35.130; -85.240
Opening dateMarch 15, 1972
DeveloperArlen Shopping Center Group
Management CBL & Associates Properties
OwnerCBL & Associates Properties
No. of stores and services60
No. of anchor tenants 4 (1 open, 1 under construction, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area 820,000 square feet (76,180.5 m2)
No. of floors1 (2 in former JCPenney and former Sears)
Parking4,500
Website visitnorthgatemall.com

Northgate Mall, also called Northgate, is an enclosed shopping mall in the Chattanooga, Tennessee suburb of Hixson. Opened on March 15, 1972, it was the second mall built in Chattanooga. [1] Anchor stores are Belk, with two vacant anchors that were formerly Sears and JCPenney.

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History

Northgate Mall was built in 1972 on land originally intended for a drive-in movie theater by a predecessor to CBL & Associates Properties (CBL), Arlen Shopping Center Group. The mall was considered the northside competition to now-defunct Eastgate Mall and is now considered a sister property of CBL's Hamilton Place Mall. [2] [3] [4] Northgate was later sold by Arlen, being renovated in 1991 and 1997, and eventually ended up with General Growth Properties (GGP) in 2000. [2] After expanding Northgate between 2005 and 2008, GGP sold the mall to CBL for $11.5 million in September 2011. [2] [3]

A 14-screen movie theater, owned by AMC Theatres, opened in 2005. [2] [5] A new food court was proposed to go in where the Book Gallery is located, but it was never built. [6]

On April 13, 2009, a woman was killed after her car crashed into the Sears building. The woman entered the Northgate Mall entrance from Highway 153. The vehicle jumped a curb and sped toward Sears, where it crashed into the southwest corner of the building. The crash left a 3 by 4 feet (0.91 by 1.22 m) hole in the wall of the shoe storage area of the department store. [7]

In early 2013, Northgate underwent a planned multimillion-dollar major renovation, including new flooring, ceiling and lighting upgrades, and repainting, which were completed by Christmas 2013. A 70,000 square feet (6,503.2 m2) associated center, which is located directly across from Northgate's main entrance and has T.J. Maxx and added Ross Dress for Less, Michael's Arts & Crafts, and a brand-new facade in a related renovation, which was completed by the fall of 2013. [2] [8]

In June 2013, Old Navy announced plans to move to Northgate. [9]

In January 2014, JCPenney announced plans to close its Northgate store in June. [10]

On November 8, 2018, it was announced that Sears would close in early 2019, as part of a plan to close 40 stores. [11]

In 2020, Hamilton County Schools proposed turning the old Sears into the new site of Chattanooga School for Liberal Arts, but the board voted against this. [12] [13]

Burlington announced in September 2023 that it would be closing and relocating to the former Bed Bath & Beyond, leaving another vacant space and leaving only Belk. [14]

In September 2024, plans were announced for the demolition of the former Sears to make way for a brand new 99,000 square foot BJ's Wholesale Club, which will be the first store of its kind in the region. [15]

References

  1. ↑ Jolley, Harmon (March 13, 2012). "Northgate Mall at 40". Chattanoogan.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Staff (October 15, 2012). "CBL announces renovation and redevelopment plans for Northgate Mall in Chattanooga, TN". CBL and Associates. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  3. 1 2 Pare, Mike (September 22, 2011). "CBL buying Chattanooga's Northgate Mall". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  4. ↑ Pare, Mike (August 5, 2012). "Hamilton Place-What a history: CBL flagship celebrates 25 years as regional centerpiece". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  5. ↑ http://www.ggp.com/properties/Centerinfo.asp?smuid=562%7C GGP Leasing Information
  6. ↑ "Northgate Mall plans six-tenant food court, welcomes new retailers". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
  7. ↑ Simms, Richard (April 13, 2009). "Deadly Crash Into Northgate Sears Building". NewsChannel 9. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
  8. ↑ Pare, Mike (October 14, 2012). "Chattanooga's Northgate Mall to get multimillion dollar revamp". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  9. ↑ "Old Navy sets sail to Northgate". Chattanooga Times Free Press . 8 June 2013. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014.
  10. ↑ Pare, Mike (16 January 2014). "Northgate J.C. Penney to close". Chattanooga Times Free Press . Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  11. ↑ Hirsch, Lauren Thomas,Lauren (2018-11-08). "Sears to shut 40 more stores early next year". CNBC. Retrieved 2019-06-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ "UPDATE: Old Northgate Sears store may be new home to CSLA". 22 April 2020.
  13. ↑ "Hamilton County Schools considering Sears building at Northgate Mall". 16 June 2020.
  14. ↑ "Burlington to relocate Hixson store | Chattanooga Times Free Press". www.timesfreepress.com. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  15. ↑ "New wholesale club may land at Northgate Mall site in Chattanooga | Chattanooga Times Free Press". www.timesfreepress.com. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
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