Northgate Mall (Tennessee)

Northgate Mall is a 823,000 square foot, single-level enclosed mall in Hixson, Tennessee - a suburb of Chattanooga. The mall first opened March 15, 1972. It's Miller Brothers anchor began business March 2. The mall proper's official grand opening took place March 15.
Northgate was designed by Jerry Cooper and Roger Dodson and developed by Chattanooga-based Arlen Realty (a precursor of today's CBL & Associates). The seventy store center occupied a 65.4 acre plot, 9 miles northeast of downtown Chattanooga, in suburban Hixson.
== History ==
Original anchors of the mall were a Chattanooga-based Miller Brothers, 2-level JCPenney and 2-level Sears.
Also on the original retail roster were Lerner Shops, G.C. Murphy, Eckerd Drug, Piccadilly Cafeteria and the single-screen, Northgate Cinema. Outparcels included a Penny's Auto Center, Sears Auto Center and Kroger supermarket.
During it's early years, the only retail rival of Northgate was Eastgate Center.
During it's thirty plus years in business, there has been only one Northgate anchor store to change nameplates. Miller Brothers, bought by D.C.-based Garfinckel's, was merged with Knoxville-based Miller's in the early 1980s.
In turn, this store was rebranded by Allentown, Pennsylvania-based Hess's in 1987, Alcoa, Tennessee-based Proffitt's in 1992 and Charlotte, North Carolina-based Belk in 2006. 
By July 1978, Arlen Realty and Shopping Centers would be dissolved into CBL & Associates Inc, a firm formed by five executives of the Arlen Realty Corporation. In December 1982, JMB Realty and CBL & Associates Inc. sold the Northgate Mall building to the Tampa-based International Income Property Inc., a firm formed by the Australian-based Lend Lease Corporation. However, the land would remain under the ownership of the Lebosal Associates, a small company formed by CBL & Associates Inc. A multimillion dollar renovation was proposed shortly thereafter. 
Northgate has been physically expanded just once over the years. After the closing of it's G.C. Murphy 5 and 10 (in 1983), an extended facade was built. The mall's original southeast entrance became retail space and a new entry -and small mall wing- were installed in the expanded Murphy's area.
Moreover, two facelift renovations have been given to the mall; the first in 1991, the second in 1997.
In May 1998, Chicago-based General Growth Properties entered into a joint venture with Montreal-based Ivanhoe Cambridge, which owned Northgate Mall. The newly-formed venture was named GGP Ivanhoe III.
In June 2003, General Growth Properties bought out the minority interest of the Ivanhoe venture, establishing one hundred percent ownership of the Northgate property.
Presently, the 823,000 square foot shopping venue is being fitted with a new, 6-bay Food Court, which will occupy the 14,000 square foot, Eckerd Drug/Book Gallery space. It is scheduled for completion in late 2008
A 14-screen movie theater, owned by AMC Theatres, opened in 2005. A new food court was proposed to go in where the Book Gallery is located, but it was never built
On April 13, 2009, a tragic incident occurred when a woman lost her life in a car crash into the Sears building. The incident took place as the woman entered the Northgate Mall entrance from Highway 153. The vehicle, after jumping a curb, accelerated towards Sears, ultimately colliding with the southwest corner of the building. The impact resulted in a 3 by 4 feet (0.91 by 1.22 m) hole in the wall of the shoe storage area within the department store.
In early 2013, Northgate underwent a planned multimillion-dollar major renovation, including new flooring, ceiling, and lighting upgrades, as well as repainting. These improvements were completed by Christmas 2013. Additionally, a 70,000 square feet (6,503.2 m2) associated center, positioned directly across from Northgate's main entrance, saw significant changes. It now houses T.J. Maxx and Ross Dress for Less, along with Michael's Arts & Crafts. The associated center also received a brand-new facade as part of the related renovation, which was finalized by the fall of 2013.
In June 2013, Old Navy disclosed intentions to relocate to Northgate.
In January 2014, JCPenney revealed plans to shut down its Northgate store in June.
On November 8, 2018, it was declared that Sears would be closing this location in early 2019 as part of a broader strategy to close 40 stores.
In August 2023, Burlington announced plans to move from the mall to the former Bed Bath & Beyond which closed in February. Burlington closed in October leaving the mall with only Belk. 
Category:Malls in the United States
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