The 'Northshore Mall' is one of the largest shopping malls in
New England and is located off
Route 128 in
Peabody, Massachusetts. It is anchored by
J.C. Penney,
Macy's and
Sears and currently measures at almost 1.4 million ft². A redevelopment currently underway will reconfigure the center and when complete in 2010, the center is expected to be 1.685 million ft² and include
Nordstrom and a separate Macy's Men's & Home store.
History
The Northshore Shopping Center first opened in September 1958 as an outdoor open air shopping center. It was anchored by
Jordan Marsh and an adjoining
Filene's, and included
Sears, as well as
Kresge,
J.J. Newberry, and
Stop & Shop. Recreational places included a bowling alley, a cinema, and a small amusement park called Kiddietown. The shopping center was also home to the Society of Mt. Carmel Chapel, which remains at the mall today. The shopping center went through several changes in the 1970s and 1980s, including the expansion of Sears to a full-line anchor. Eventually, starting with a small section near the Sears store, the entire center was enclosed to better compete with nearby
Liberty Tree Mall constructed by New England Development in 1972. In 1986
Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. acquired a half-interest in North Shore Shopping Center from
Allied Stores.
In 1992 the shopping center was acquired by New England Development, which initiated a major redevelopment through that expanded it to almost 1.7 million ft² when completed in 1994. On the northwest end of the mall Filene's built a replacement store where the amusement park once was, while
Lord & Taylor constructed a new store at this end as well, with both stores opening in 1993. A new food court was added adjoining the former Filene's site, which was gutted and rebuilt for the addition of
J.C. Penney. In 1999 New England Development sold the mall to a joint venture led by
Simon Property Group, which also assumed management of the center.
Except for the renaming of
Jordan Marsh in 1996 to Macy's, the mall's structure and anchors remained essentially intact from 1994 until 2005, when
May Department Stores (the then parent of Lord & Taylor and Filene's) was acquired by
Federated Department Stores (the owner of Macy's). In March 2006, Federated briefly closed the Filene's store, before using the space to relocate its Macy's store that May (the remainder of the Filene's stores were renamed Macy's later that year). In June 2006 Federated shuttered its
Lord & Taylor store as it prepared to divest that chain.
Faced with such large vacancies,
Simon had already announced an agreement with
Nordstrom to open a store in 2009 at Northshore Mall. Plans call for the gutting and partial demolition of the original 1958 former Jordan Marsh store for a new wing of mall retail space and the construction of a new Nordstrom. Additionally Macy's will relocate its men's and home furnishings departments into the vacant Lord & Taylor space in 2008. The main entrance will be renovated and expanded as a lifestyle center and will include
The Cheesecake Factory and
P.F. Chang's China Bistro.
Anchors Stores & Major Tenants
These are the mall's anchor stores.
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Macy's
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Macy's, soon to be Macy's Women's Store (200,000 ft²; opened 1993, formerly
Filene's)
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★
Macy's Men's & Home Store (120,000 ft²; ''opening 2008 in former Lord & Taylor'')
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J.C. Penney (138,212 ft²; opened 1994)
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Nordstrom (144,000 ft²; ''opening spring 2009'')
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Sears (240,200 ft²; opened 1958, expanded)
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Filene's Basement (Currently closed for remodeling and expansion. Reopening in Fall 2007.)
Restaurants
Food Court and Specialty Food
References
1. Mall Directory
External links
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Northshore Mall official website
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Google Map of Northshore Mall
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