Northshore Mall

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Northshore Mall
Total retail floor area
1,667,004 square feet (154,869.7 m2)[1]
No. of floors1 with partial lower levels (2 in JCPenney, both Macy's locations, and Nordstrom)
ParkingFree outdoor parking
Websitesimon.com/mall/northshore-mall

The Northshore Mall is a shopping mall in Peabody, Massachusetts. As of 2022, the mall currently features

J. C. Penney, and Nordstrom
.


The mall is near the
Route 128 and Route 114 junction, and less than a mile from the Simon-owned Liberty Tree Mall in Danvers. The mall is 1,667,004 square feet (154,869.7 m2) in size, and most of this space is located on one level, with the exception of the Nordstrom wing and most anchor stores.

History

Opening and expansion

Plans for

country estate. Later, it contained St. Joseph's Juniorate, a parochial school, and a dairy farm with gardens. Originally, the center had been planned for Beverly
instead.

The Northshore Shopping Center opened with a dedication ceremony on September 12, 1958 as an open-air shopping center. Then-

J.J. Newberry, R.H. Stearns, and Stop & Shop. Recreational facilities at the time included a bowling alley, a cinema, and a small amusement park called Kiddietown, next to the former Sears & Roebuck, where Office Depot is now located. The shopping center went through several changes in the 1970s and 1980s, including the expansion of Sears to a full-line anchor. Starting with a small section near the Sears store, the entire outside shopping center was enclosed to better compete with nearby Liberty Tree Mall
, constructed by New England Development in 1972.

In 1992, Northshore Mall was acquired by New England Development, which expanded the mall to almost 1.7 million ft². On the northwest end of the mall, Filene's built a replacement store where the amusement park once was, while Lord & Taylor also constructed a new store at this end of the mall as well. Both stores had their opening in 1993. A new food court was added adjoining the original Filene's location, which was gutted and rebuilt for the addition of JCPenney. In 1999, New England Development sold the mall to a joint venture led by Simon Property Group, which also assumed management of the center. Since then there have been many smaller cosmetic upgrades and a few structural changes increasing the size.

The shopping center has been home to the St. Therese Society of Mt. Carmel Chapel since 1960. It is one of few chapels to be located inside of a shopping center. The mall also houses the Peabody Police Department Community Outreach Center.

On September 1, 2001, the

Apple moved the store to a new open-air shopping plaza, MarketStreet Lynnfield.[2]

Redevelopment following Federated–May merger

Except for the renaming of

P.F. Chang's China Bistro, which opened in early 2009. The P.F. Chang's restaurant closed in 2017 and Bancroft & Co. currently occupies the space.[3]

2010s

Other retailers joined the mall over time, including Newbury Comics in 2012, Uniqlo and LoveSac in 2014, Michael Kors in 2016, and Flying Tiger Copenhagen in 2018, the latter being their first New England store. The Flying Tiger store closed in November 2020, alongside the other New England locations.

In 2017, renovations began outside the mall to add two new restaurants, Bancroft & Co. and Tony C's Sports Bar and Grill, and an outdoor stage for community events and performances. Other additions include two additional fast-casual restaurants, a new patio and landscape, and renovations to the food court and restrooms. This new area is called The Promenade.[4]

On June 29, 2018, Toys "R" Us closed as part of the chain's liquidation. The store shared a 63,000-square-foot building, built in 1994 on the former Sears & Roebuck site, with an Ulta Beauty cosmetic store, according to city records. The toy store rented about 45,000 square feet, and its space is valued at $4.9 million. In February 2019, the former Toys "R" Us spot would be the new home of the PGA Tour Superstore golf shop.[5][6][7]

On May 31, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing its 450,000 square foot store as part of a plan to close 78 stores nationwide. The store closed on September 2, 2018, just ten days shy of the mall's 60th anniversary. The Sears building, completed in 1978, was demolished in February 2019. Site work is ongoing to prepare for construction. At this time the hallways that accessed Sears are closed and stores occupying them have been temporarily relocated.[8] Health club chain Life Time Inc., which has locations in Burlington and Chestnut Hill, plans to build a standalone three-story health club adjacent to the Sears site. Simon is also planning to add new restaurants to the exterior of the building surrounding a newly renovated entrance.[9]

Incidents

  • On August 29, 2015, a chef from
    first degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Elivelton Dias, 38, of Salem. Dias was taken to Salem Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. “Tonight we lost an employee in a tragic incident at our Peabody restaurant. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of our colleague,” P.F. Chang's said in a statement. "We will be mobilizing support to provide care to our colleague’s family, as well as our fellow employees, during this difficult time. We are also cooperating with local law enforcement as they conduct their investigation.”[10]

References

  1. ^ "10-K". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  2. ^ "Apple store leaving mall for Lynnfield". The Salem News. December 22, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "The Boston Area Will Soon Be Down Two P.F. Chang's". Eater Boston. March 13, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  4. ^ Adam Swift (October 12, 2017). "BUSINESS CONTINUES DURING NORTHSHORE MALL RENOVATIONS". Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "Toys R Us is closing all of its US stores. Here's where they are". Cnbc.com. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  6. ^ Forman, Ethan (2018-03-22). "Shoppers lament closing of Toys R Us; liquidation sales start Friday | Local News". salemnews.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  7. ^ Forman, Ethan (2018-12-19). "Toy superstore to become a golf superstore | Local News". salemnews.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  8. ^ Peabody (2018-05-31). "Sears Closing Store At Northshore Mall In Peabody | Peabody, MA Patch". Patch.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  9. ^ Markos, Mary (2018-05-17). "Fitness center, outdoor pool planned at mall | Local News". salemnews.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  10. ^ "Man fatally stabbed at P.F. Chang's in Peabody". The Boston Globe. August 30, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2017.

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