Citadel Mall (Colorado Springs, Colorado)

"For other malls with this name, see Citadel Mall."

infobox shopping mall|shopping_mall_name = The Citadel Mall

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location = Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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opening_date = 1972
manager = Midwest Mall Properties (owner)
The Macerich Company (manager)
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number_of_anchors = 4
floor_area = convert|1095053|ft|m|abbr=on² [ [http://www.shopthecitadel.com/leasing.html Citadel.com ] ]
floors = 3
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website = http://www.shopthecitadel.com

The Citadel Mall is one of the two enclosed shopping malls of Colorado Springs.

History

The Construction on the Citadel Mall began in 1970, and it opened in 1972. By 1980 The Rouse Company owned the mall. 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 on what was until recently the Eastern edge of the city.

Layout

Arguably one of the most confusing layouts in the state for a shopping development, the Citadel Mall is situated on a tract of land which has three separate elevations for entrances. The three levels of the shopping center are not all directly connected in one place, although the food court is three levels of its own, and does serve as one of the two hubs of the mall. Although most of the mall interior has been remodeled since its opening, the exterior retains its '70's style.

The mall campus has struggled to keep anchor stores not connected to the mall occupied in the last several years, and although a cinema was once located on the grounds, the mall itself has never had a theater attached to it. (Actually the mall did have an attached theater prior to the phase two expansion, the theater was located just south of the food court near the present location of Victoria Secret)

Anchors and Majors

In February 2006, Mervyn's closed 10 out of its 11 stores in Colorado, including the one at the Citadel, which was convert|99751|sqft|m2|abbr=on. on two levels.In September, 2006, the Foley's store at the mall was rebranded Macy's, in accordance with a national renaming.

* Burlington Coat Factory
* Dillard's (180,000 sq ft.)
* JCPenney (192,758 sq ft.)
* Macy's (122,831 sq ft., formerly Foley's)
* Old Navy (16,811 sq ft.) ^
* Steve & Barry's (42,677 sq ft.)

^ Old Navy has recently left the Citadel Mall since a new store in Colorado Springs was opened off of Powers Blvd. and Barnes Road, which took most of its business. A Glow In The Dark Mini Golf has took over its area.

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