Northridge Mall

This article is about a mall in Salinas, California. For the dead mall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, see Northridge Mall (Milwaukee). For the fashion center and mall in Northridge, Los Angeles, California, see Northridge Fashion Center.

Northridge Mall

The Northridge Mall North Wing Entrance
Location	Salinas, California, USA
Coordinates	36°43′03″N 121°39′29″W / 36.71763°N 121.65803°W / 36.71763; -121.65803
Opening date	1974
Management	Macerich
Owner	Macerich
No. of stores and services	128[1]
No. of anchor tenants	4
Total retail floor area	892,824 sq ft (82,946.1 m2)[2]
Parking	3,000+
No. of floors	1 (2 in department stores)
Website	www.shop-northridge-mall.com

Northridge Mall, located in Salinas, California, serves as Monterey County's largest shopping mall. It has been owned and operated by The Macerich Company since 2003^[3]. The single-story structure encompasses 976,913 sq ft (90,758 m²) of retail space and features more than 110 shops, two restaurants, a fast-food court with eight outlets, and four department stores including Sears, JCPenney, Macy's, and Forever 21. There are approximately 3,000 spaces in the open-air parking lot.

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Northridge Mall is a one level enclosed regional shopping center on 94 acres (380,000 m2) in Salinas, California. It comprises 1,003,569 square feet (93,235 m2) of gross leasable area. There are four department stores in the main mall; Macy's, JCPenney, Mervyn's and Sears. Exterior pad sites create nine additional venues for customers in the marketplace. - Northridge Mall web-site

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History

The Sears store, which was incorporated into the mall in 1982

Northridge Mall opened in 1972 with sixty stores and Emporium Capwells, JCPenney, and Mervyns as anchor stores. It was owned by the insurance company Northwestern Mutual. While the Sears, which now sits at the south end of the Mall, already existed, it was neither connected to nor affiliated with the Mall at this time. It was not until the new south wing was added in 1982 that the pre-existing Sears outlet became part of the Mall. The new wing also nearly doubled the shopping center's retail space and stores.^{[citation needed]}

In 1994 the Mall was remodeled and in 1996 the Emporium Capwells outlet was replaced by Macy's; both Sears and JCPenney underwent extensive remodels. In 1998, the Mervyns outlet was extensively remodeled to incorporate the brand's new image.

Macerich acquired Northridge Mall in 2003 from Northwestern Mutual for a purchase price of approximately $128.5 million.^[4][5]

Anchors & Majors

Anchors

• JCPenney (151,712 sq ft (14,095 m²))
• Macy's (170,334 sq ft (15,825 m²))
• Forever 21 (60,000 sq ft (6,000 m²))
• Sears (135,690 sq ft (12,606 m²))

Former Anchors

• Mervyns (closed 2009 and became Forever 21)^[6]

Major retail outlets

• Best Buy (30,000 sq ft (3,000 m²))
• Century Theatres (44,068 sq ft (4,094 m²))
• Firestone (20,969 sq ft (1,948 m²))
• HomeTown Buffet/Michaels/Rite Aid (55,487 sq ft (5,155 m²). total)
• Toys "R" Us (50,468 sq ft (4,689 m²))
• Old Navy (14,584 sq ft (1,355 m²))
• Gap/Gap Kids (10,649 sq ft (989 m²))

References

1. ^ "Store Directory". Northridge Mall. http://www.shop-northridge-mall.com/directory.asp. Retrieved 2011-02-14. 
2. ^ "Leasing Information". Macerich. http://www.macerich.com/leasing/property.aspx?id=174&s=CA. Retrieved 2011-02-14. 
3. ^ Northridge Mall purchased. Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.
4. ^ "COMPANY BRIEFS". The New York Times. September 17, 2003. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/17/business/company-briefs-325635.html?src=pm. 
5. ^ "The Macerich Company Announces Acquisition of Northridge Mall" (Press release). Macerich. Sep 16, 2003. http://investing.macerich.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=80539&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=448759&highlight=. 
6. ^ Sasha M Pardy (December 15, 2008). "Kohl's and Forever 21 Take Over 46 Mervyns Leases for Only $6.25 Million". CoStar. http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Kohls-and-Forever-21-Take-Over-46-Mervyns-Leases-for-Only-$625-Million/108401. 

External links

• Northridge Mall Official website