Auburn Mall (Alabama)
Auburn Mall is a regional shopping mall located in Auburn, Alabama, United States, and combines traditional mall shopping with village streetscape shopping. The mall has a gross leasable area of 527,000 square feet (49,000 m2). The two main department stores, Belk and Dillard's, are supplemented by more than 50 specialty stores. These stores include Ann Taylor Loft, JoS. A. Bank, Talbots, Chico's, and Hibbett Sports.
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| Location | Auburn, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 32.627°N 85.447°W |
| Address | 1627 Opelika Road Auburn, AL 36830 |
| Opening date | 1973 |
| Developer | Colonial Properties Trust |
| Management | Hull Property Group |
| Owner | Marelda Retail Development, LLC |
| No. of stores and services | 50+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 (2 open, 2 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 527,000 sq ft (49,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | shopauburnalabama |
History
Auburn Mall was originally built in 1973 by Colonial Properties Trust as "Village Mall", with two anchor stores initially: Sears at the western end and Gayfers at the eastern end. Later the mall was expanded to include a third anchor and subsequently a fourth. In 1998 the mall's name changed to Colonial Mall Auburn-Opelika. In 2004, Auburn Mall underwent a major renovation and expansion. The expansion included new JCPenney and Dillard's buildings, Belk relocating to the market, and adding a streetscape to the front of the mall. The streetscape included retailers such as Ann Taylor Loft, Chico's, Coldwater Creek, Jos. A Bank, Lane Bryant and Talbots. The expansion also added 250+ jobs to the market. During the renovation Colonial made the decision to update the mall's name to Colonial University Village.
Since that time, Colonial University Village, along with five other Colonial properties, was purchased as part of a joint venture by Marelda Retail Development, LLC. In 2007 Jones Lang LaSalle became management and leasing contractor of Colonial University Village and the other properties.[1] In 2014, the name of the mall was changed from Village Mall to Auburn Mall.[2] Sears closed the store in December 2012. Stein Mart announced to take over the former Sears space in March 2017. On March 17, 2017, JCPenney announced that it would be closing as part of a plan to close 138 stores nationwide. The store closed its doors on July 31, 2017.[3] On April 14, 2020, it was announced that the former JCPenney would be converted into a mall entrance and smaller stores.[4] On August 12, 2020, it was announced that Stein Mart would be closing all stores, including the one at Auburn Mall which will leave Belk and Dillard's as the only anchors stores.[5]
Notes
- "Jones Lang LaSalle: "Six Enclosed Malls and Two Open Air Centers Total Nearly 5 Million Square Feet of Space"". Archived from the original on 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- Opelika-Auburn News, "Auburn's Village Mall to change name, undergo several improvements". July 30, 2014.
- Peterson, Hayley. "JCPenney is closing 138 stores — see if your store is one of them". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- Twitter, Timothy Noordermeer. "Changes in store for former JCPenney location at Auburn Mall". OANow.com. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - "Stein Mart files for bankruptcy, closing 300 stores". al. 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-14.