Northbrook Court

Northbrook Court

Location	Northbrook, Illinois
Coordinates	42°9′1″N 87°49′1″W / 42.15028°N 87.81694°W / 42.15028; -87.81694Coordinates: 42°9′1″N 87°49′1″W / 42.15028°N 87.81694°W / 42.15028; -87.81694
Opening date	1976
Developer	Homart Development Company
Management	General Growth Properties
Owner	General Growth Properties
No. of stores and services	125 [1]
No. of anchor tenants	3
Total retail floor area	1,012,000 sq ft (94,000 m2) [2]
Parking	5,100 [3]
No. of floors	2
Website	www.northbrookcourt.com

Northbrook Court is a large, upscale Super-regional Mall in Northbrook, Illinois. The mall is one of the most upscale collection of shops in the midwest, and even the nation. Located on 130 acres (0.53 km²) its three current anchor stores are Lord & Taylor, Macy's, and Neiman Marcus. There is also a 14-screen AMC Theatres on the south side of the mall, as well as a free standing Crate & Barrel home store in the northwest corner of the property. It is located on Lake Cook Road, between the Tri-State Tollway and Edens Expressway and is managed and co-owned by General Growth Properties

History

Opened in 1976, Northbrook Court was originally anchored by Neiman Marcus, I. Magnin, Lord & Taylor and Sears (as the mall had been developed by a Sears subsidiary, Homart Development). Sears closed in the 1980s and was replaced by JCPenney, while I. Magnin closed in 1992 and was demolished for the construction of a General Cinema multiplex theater. JCPenney in its turn closed in 1992 and was razed, and in its place was built Marshall Field's, which opened in 1995. Marshall Field's, owned in 2006 by the May Company, became Macy's that year as Federated Department Stores acquired May.

Before the mall was remodeled in the mid 1990's, movement between the two level structure was either by stairs or winding spiral walkways. Escalators were installed in the early 90s.

In 1998 General Growth Properties acquired the mall in a private transaction from the Grosvenor Group, contributing it in 1999 to a 50/50 joint venture with the New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF), while retaining management. The General Cinema was acquired by AMC Theatres in 2001, while outside the mall, a freestanding Crate & Barrel home furnishings store was opened in 2002. Today, Northbrook Court is home to more than 110 upscale retailers.

The Food Court has undergone a number of changes over the years. Once home to perennial favorites McDonalds and Love's Yogurt, as well as One Potato, Two Potato, in 2007, the dining underwent another change to create a more restaurant like atmosphere. Old Orchard Mall in Skokie has undergone a similar change.

The 1985 movie Weird Science contained a scene that took place at the mall in which a red Icee was poured on Gary and Wyatt from one floor above them. Also, scenes from the 1980 movie Ordinary People filmed on the escalators, the women's clothing section, and the Zodiac restaurant at Neiman-Marcus, showing Mary Tyler Moore's character, Beth, and Donald Sutherland's character Calvin,in their public personae.

Anchors & Major Stores

Crate & Barrel at Northbrook Court

• AMC Theatres (79,642 ft²)
• Lord & Taylor (126,000 ft²)
• Macy's (formerly Marshall Field's) (280,000 ft²)
• Neiman Marcus (130,277 ft²)

Restaurants

• P.F. Chang's China Bistro
• Corner Bakery Cafe
• Stir Crazy
• Teavana
• Di Pescara
• The Claim Company

External links

• Mall website
• General Growth Properties History, p. 4: General Growth Properties purchases Homart Development Co. from Sears.
• General Growth contributes properties, including Northbrook Court, to a limited liability company coowned by the New York State Common Retirement Fund