The Citadel (mall)

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The Citadel Mall
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The Citadel logo entrance, 2008
The Citadel (mall)
Location Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Coordinates 38°50′35″N104°45′36″W / 38.843°N 104.76°W / 38.843; -104.76
Opening date1972
Developer General Growth Properties, Associated Dry Goods, JCPenney [1]
Management Mason Asset Management
Owner Namdar Realty Group
No. of anchor tenants 4 (3 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area 1,095,053 sq ft (101,733.8 m2) [2]
No. of floors3 (2 in Burlington, JCPenney, and former Macy's)
Website http://www.shopthecitadel.com

The Citadel is a shopping mall in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Opened in 1972, it features JCPenney, Dillard's, and Burlington as its anchor stores. The mall is owned and managed by Namdar Realty Group.

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History

Construction on the Citadel Mall began in 1970, and it opened on March 1, 1972, anchored by a JCPenney and Denver Dry Goods store, and included a two screen movie theater. The original mall consisted of 2 levels and 594,800 square feet of leasable space.

By 1980, The Rouse Company owned the mall. In 1984, the mall was expanded westward with a two level extension which included a third anchor store, May-Daniels & Fisher aka May D&F, and the creation of a two level food court. The mall's last expansion occurred in 1995 with the opening of a three level Dillard's at the end of the western extension.

In 1997, it was sold to The Macerich Company, a company based in California. In January 2007, the mall was sold to Midwest Mall Properties, a private investor group, which retained Macerich as management company.

Although many stores surround the actual mall, the entire campus is located at the intersection of Platte and Academy. When the mall originally opened it was on the eastern edge of the city.

Lt.-Gen. Rick Findley, deputy commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, and Robert Taylor, former senior property manager at Citadel Mall, perform the ceremonial ribbon cutting during the Nov. 18, 2005 launch of the Citadel Mall's Santa Tracking Station. Citadel Mall - Santa Tracking Station Opening - 17 Nov 2005 - 112105 hi.jpg
Lt.-Gen. Rick Findley, deputy commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, and Robert Taylor, former senior property manager at Citadel Mall, perform the ceremonial ribbon cutting during the Nov. 18, 2005 launch of the Citadel Mall's Santa Tracking Station.

From November 18 thru December 25, 2005, for the 50th anniversary of the NORAD Tracks Santa program, the Citadel Mall had a massive Santa Tracking Village that included a 25-foot tree, a tracking map and viewfinder where visitors could watch a NORAD Tracks Santa video, hear audio messages of peace from children around the world, and receive a 24-page coloring book with Santa's assistants wearing NORAD patches. [3] [4]

In February 2006, Mervyn's closed 10 out of its 11 stores in Colorado, including the one at the Citadel, which was 99,751 sq ft (9,267.2 m2). on two levels. In September, 2006, the Foley's store at the mall was rebranded Macy's, in accordance with a national renaming. Steve & Barry's closed their store in 2008 after bankruptcy, and Macy's closed their store at the Citadel in August 2014 due to poor sales.

In 2015, Dillard's was downgraded to a clearance center closing the upper two floors. [5]

In 2020, JCPenney was put up for sale but remains open. [6]

Shooting Incidents

Since January 2016, at least 23 people have been shot in the immediate vicinity of The Citadel. Four people have died from gunshot wounds at the mall since March 2022. These incidents have led to locals referring to the mall as The Shootadel.

DateCasualtiesDescription
December 24, 20231 killed, 2 injuredA fight broke out between two groups of people near JCPenney resulting in numerous shots fired that killed one adult male and injured two adult males. A female was also injured, but not due to being shot [7]
March 25, 20222 killed, 2 injuredA fight in the parking lot outside Dillard’s and Burlington Coat Factory ended with the deaths of two people and two wounded. [8]
June 18, 20213 injuredThree people were reportedly shot at a carnival in the parking lot by several young men allegedly shooting at the crowd. [8]
April 22, 20211 injureda person received a gunshot wound. Two people were detained after the incident. [8]
February 27, 20210 injuredShots were fired in the parking lot after an incident in the food court. [8]
January 2, 20201 injuredA man was allegedly shot in the torso outside of Hooters Restaurant. [8]
September 12, 20191 injuredA teenager was wounded by gunfire in the parking lot. [8]
July 14, 20191 injuredShots fired outside Burlington Coat Factory. One person was wounded. [8]
December 18, 2018At least 3 injuredAt least three people were wounded in a drive-by shooting in the parking lot. One person was arrested. [8]
December 8, 20180 injuredShots were fired during an altercation in the parking lot. [8]
November 28, 20170 injuredShots were fired in the parking lot. [8]
January 2, 20163 injuredThree people were injured by gunfire in the parking lot. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Citadel". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. February 29, 1972. pp. 2C. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  2. ↑ Citadel.com
  3. ↑ "NORAD kicks off 50th anniversary of tracking Santa, Nov 21, 2005 by Sgt. 1st Class Gail Braymen, NORAD Public Affairs". NORAD. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
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  5. ↑ "Dillard's converting Citadel store into clearance center, vacating 2 floors". 24 March 2015.
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