Northtown Mall (Blaine, Minnesota)
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| Northtown Mall | |
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| Location | Blaine, Minnesota |
| Opening date | 1972 |
| Management | Glimcher Realty Trust |
| Owner | Glimcher Realty Trust |
| No. of stores and services | 100 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 (4 open, 1 opening soon) |
| Total retail floor area | 621,109 sf (excludes Home Depot)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | [1] |
Northtown Mall is a shopping mall located in Blaine, Minnesota, United States. Currently, the mall features Best Buy, Burlington Coat Factory, Steve & Barry's, and The Home Depot as its anchor stores, with one vacant anchor slot (a former Mervyns). The Mervyns space will become a Herberger's store in late summer 2008. In addition, Northtown Mall features over 100 stores and restaurants, as well as a food court. The mall is owned by Glimcher Realty Trust.
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[edit] History
The mall opened in 1972[2], and was originally anchored by Montgomery Ward, Powers Dry Goods and Woolworth[3]. MainStreet was added as a fifth anchor in 1983; by 1988, the short-lived MainStreet chain's stores were converted to Kohl's. Powers Dry Goods was converted to Donaldson's when the Powers chain was purchased. The old Woolworth's was divided between HomePlace and Best Buy in the late 1990s, the same year that a food court was added to the mall. Donaldson's would later be converted to a Carson Pirie Scott, then later to Mervyns.
[edit] Additional anchor changes
In 2001, HomePlace and Montgomery Ward closed the last of their stores; HomePlace was replaced with Steve & Barry's in 2003. Three years later, Kohl's relocated outside the mall; the same year, Mervyn's closed its Twin Cities locations.[4] (The Mervyn's at Northtown Mall was the highest-performing Mervyn's in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.)[5] Kohl's has been replaced with Burlington Coat Factory, which opened in 2006.
[edit] Redevelopment
Northtown Mall received a $2.72 million tax break from the city of Blaine to help the mall acquire another anchor store.[6]
In 2007, LA Fitness was added to the mall as part of a renovation. This store will be created out of existing storefronts, and will require the re-routing of mall hallways[7]. Also, the former Montgomery Ward has been demolished, and The Home Depot has been built on the site of the former store; however, Home Depot does not open out into the mall itself.[8]
On January 23, 2008 Bon-Ton announced that they will be opening a Herberger's in the former Mervyn's location. The store is expected to open in August 2008.[9]
[edit] Current Anchors
- Burlington Coat Factory 2006 (Opened in 1983 as MainStreet, converted to Kohl's 1988.)
- Best Buy opened in current loaction in the mid-1990's, Best Buy fomerly occupied the space that became HomePlace and Steve & Barry's after Woolworth's downsized its store. (Opened 1972 as Woolworth's)
- Steve & Barry's 2003 (Opened 1972 as Woolworth's, converted to HomePlace in late 1990's)
[edit] Future Anchors
- Herberger's (Opening in August 2008)
[edit] Former Anchors
- Powers Dry Goods Vacant (Opened 1972, converted in 1985 to Donaldson's, then Carson Pirie Scott in 1987, finally Mervyn's)
- Donaldson's
- Carson Pirie Scott
- Mervyn's
- Woolworth's
- HomePlace
- Montgomery Ward
- Main Street
- Kohl's
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.glimcher.com/controller/r5i/psm/file/view/Northtown%20Mall.pdf?id=451
- ^ http://www.startribune.com/535/v-print/story/1044148.html Hot Property
- ^ http://www.secinfo.com/dsbzp.94e.c.htm SEC Info: Midwest Real Estate Shopping Center LP · 10-Q · For 3/31/96 · EX-99
- ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2004/07/05/story2.html Kohl's joins Mervyn's in leaving Northtown. (page 1)
- ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2004/07/05/story2.html?page=2 Kohl's joins Mervyn's in leaving Northtown (page 2)
- ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2004/08/23/story6.html Northtown gets tax break to attract department store
- ^ http://www.abcnewspapers.com/2007/February/8fit.html City approves fitness club use permit at Northtown Mall
- ^ http://www.ci.blaine.mn.us/_InsideCityHall/_NewsAndFeatures/_2006/_01/NorthtownMallUpdate_Home.htm Northtown Mall update
- ^ http://investors.bonton.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=289059 The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Announces New Herberger's for Blaine, Minnesota Location
[edit] External links
| Twin Cities shopping centers North Metro: Arbor Lakes | Northtown Mall | Brookdale Center |
