Lenox Square

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Lenox Square Mall
Lenox Square Mall logo
Interior of mall looking toward the Neiman Marcus wing (2019)
Map
Coordinates33°50′45″N 84°21′43″W / 33.84591°N 84.36187°W / 33.84591; -84.36187
Address
Opening dateAugust 3, 1959; 64 years ago (1959-08-03)
DeveloperNoble Properties
Management
Total retail floor area
1,558,678 sq ft (144,805.9 m2)
No. of floors4 (3 in Neiman Marcus)
Public transit accessMARTA:
  Gold Line
at Lenox
  Red Line
at Buckhead
Websitesimon.com/mall/lenox-square

Lenox Square is a shopping mall in the Buckhead district of Atlanta, Georgia. With 198 tenants and 1,558,678 square feet (144,805.9 m2) of gross leasable area, it is the third-largest mall in Georgia. The mall is currently owned and managed by Simon Property Group, and is considered a sister mall to the adjacent, Simon-owned Phipps Plaza. The mall features Macy's, Bloomingdale's, and Neiman Marcus.

History

Lenox Square was the work of Ed Noble, a former developer from Kansas City, Missouri, whose company J. Noble Properties, acquired the site in 1956.[1] Groundbreaking for the shopping center occurred in July 1957, and it was completed on June 29, 1958.[2] The public opening ceremony for Lenox Square was held on August 3, 1959.

The three-level mall -Mall, Plaza and Market featured 800,000 square feet (74,000 m2) of retail space. It was anchored by

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Within its first few years Lenox Square would be a part of several major events in the city. It is the starting point in the annual

Rich's Great Tree moved to the flagship store from Underground Atlanta, after having been held downtown for decades.[7]

In 1991, Rich's relocated their flagship store to Lenox Square from

Macy's Central until all of the company's divisions had consolidated into one.[8][9]

The Macy's store at Lenox Square. The Macy's location at Lenox is one of the company's flagship stores.[10]

Lenox Square is the third largest shopping mall in the state, as well as one of the largest in the Southeast. Only the

gross leasable area.[11]

Visited by more than 35 million people a year, Lenox Square is one of the most popular and profitable retail centers in the United States.[12] Together with Phipps Plaza, an estimated $1 billion was generated in 2007.[13] An estimated 40% of all visitors to the shopping center in 2009 were tourists.[1]

By 2023, since the

Cotton On, Moncler, Sandro, The Webster, Ferrari, in addition to an entirely new store format for Apple.[14]

About Lenox

Lenox Square opened to the public on August 3, 1959, operating as an open-air shopping center much like a typical

suburban shopping malls spurred four expansions. The most recent renovation included enlarging the Neiman Marcus store by 52,000 square feet (4,800 m2) and the addition of 36,000 square feet (3,300 m2) of new retail space. It also has the largest Pottery Barn in their chain as well as one of the largest Forever 21
stores in the Southeastern United States.

Renovations

Lenox Square has undergone four major renovations and expansions, significantly spurred by competition from new suburban retail such as Perimeter Mall and Cumberland Mall. In keeping with a then current retail trend, a major renovation and expansion in the early 1970s enclosed the entire shopping center. It included a new wing and the addition of the first Neiman Marcus location outside of Texas and Florida.[15] It is still to this day the company's only location in the state.[16]

A second expansion completed in 1980 added a three-level section at the back of the mall which included a

Lenox transit station
, which opened in December 1984.

In 1995, the mall underwent its largest expansion, adding a second story above the original Mall Level. The expansion made Lenox Square the largest shopping center in Georgia, with 1.457 million square feet (140,000 m²) divided among 200 stores and restaurants.[17] This distinction was relinquished to the newly built, 1.7-million-square-foot (160,000 m2) Mall of Georgia in 1999.

A significant 2007 expansion enlarged the existing Neiman Marcus by 52,000 square feet (4,800 m2) and added a 36,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) an upper level to the wing connecting the store to the main mallway. The shopping center then housed 1.545 million leasable square feet and 240 stores and services.[18]

In Fall 2013 another renovation took place in the mall with additions of both exterior and interior with new lightning, landscaping, windowing, and many more. The renovations were completed as of 2014.

  • Lenox Square Mall, Peachtree Road front before renovations (2006)
    Lenox Square Mall, Peachtree Road front before renovations (2006)
  • Lenox Square Mall, Peachtree Road entrance after renovation
    Lenox Square Mall, Peachtree Road entrance after renovation

Incidents

Seven shootings occurred at Lenox Square in 2020.

A robbery occurred outside of the mall in 2021 after it was closed.

After a string of shootings and robberies, the mall now has security measures in place and requires people under the age of 18 to have adult supervision after 3 pm. [19]

Around Lenox

Lenox Square is connected via parkway to the 27-story

Westin
chains.

The area around Lenox has grown immensely in the past few decades following its opening, with expanding retail developments and over 75 restaurants within a mile radius, which has made the area a highly desirable location to live and work.

one station across the street from the J W Marriott, as well as the Buckhead station
a quarter mile Northwest on Peachtree Road.

Several companies, such as AT&T Mobility,[21] have their headquarters near the shopping center.

Shops around Lenox

The area surrounding Lenox Square contains a 125,000 square foot open air retail center, The Shops Around Lenox. Anchored by a

which?] and was sold by the developers in 2014 for $71.8 million.[22] A full list is detailed below.[23]

List of anchor stores

Name No.
of floors 		Year
opened 		Year
closed 		Notes
Bloomingdale's 4 2003 — Replaced the first Macy's
Colonial Stores 1959 1980
Davison's 4 1959 1986
Macy's 4 1986 2003 Replaced Davidson's
3 2003 — Replaced Rich's; co-branded Rich's–Macy's from 2003–2005
Neiman Marcus 2 1972 —
Rich's 3 1959 2003

See also

References

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  12. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2007. Retrieved June 25, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "Shopping in Atlanta - Frommer's". www.frommers.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  14. ^ "Apple's New Two-Story Buckhead Store Opens Nov. 20 | What Now Atlanta". November 16, 2020.
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  16. ^ "Store finder". Neiman Marcus. Archived from the original on April 7, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
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  18. ^ Morris, Les. "Neiman Marcus to Expand at Lenox Square". Simon Property Group. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  19. ^ BREAKING: Gunshot reported, but no one hit inside Lenox Square The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  20. ^ "Post Alexander Reserve: Post Properties Buckhead Apartments". www.postproperties.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  21. ^ "About Wireless Services from AT&T, Formerly Cingular". AT&T Knowledge Ventures. Archived from the original on May 26, 2007. Retrieved June 26, 2007.
  22. ^ Green, Josh (January 23, 2014). "Should Others Take Note Of 'Shops Around Lenox' Redo?". Curbed Atlanta. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  23. ^ "Shops Around Lennox". Archived from the original on June 25, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.

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