Lynnhaven Mall
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| Lynnhaven Mall | |
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| Location | Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA |
| Opening date | 1981 |
| Owner | General Growth Properties, Inc. |
| No. of anchor tenants | 8 |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | [1] |
Lynnhaven Mall is a shopping mall in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. It opened in 1981 and is the largest mall in Hampton Roads[1] and it is one the largest malls in the East Coast of the United States.[2] The 1.35 million sq ft (125,000 m²)[3] mall has over 150 stores[2], with anchor stores comprising Barnes & Noble, Gamestop, Dick's Sporting Goods, Dillard's, H&M, JC Penney, Macy's, and Steve & Barry's. The mall also features a food court and an AMC Theatres complex.
From its opening in 1981, the mall was owned and managed by Simon Property Group. Simon sold the mall to the New York Teachers Retirement System in 1990, but Simon was retained as manager. In August 2003, Lynnhaven Mall was sold for $256.6 million to General Growth Properties, who owns and manages the mall today.[4]
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[edit] Anchor tenants
Lynnhaven Mall has seen several changes in its anchor tenants over time.
[edit] Current tenants
- JC Penney (the only anchor to remain in its original location since the mall first opened)
- Macy's (since 2006). Was originally built in 1998 so as to combine the business of what was once two separate Hecht's anchors.
- Dillard's (at current location since 2005)
- Steve & Barry's
- Barnes & Noble
- Dick's Sporting Goods
- AMC Theaters (since 2005, part of "The Inlet". 18 screens.)
- H&M (since 2005, no outside access)
[edit] Previous tenants
- Freedom Electronics: Became DSW Shoe Warehouse. Vacated in 2007 when DSW moved to an outlying shopping center. Currently vacant. Freedom Electronics featured a mall entrance, while DSW did not.
- Hecht's: Entered the mall through the acquisition of two of the mall's original tenants: first Miller & Rhoads in 1990, then Thalhimer's in 1992. Until 1998, Hecht's operated both anchors, delegating the south anchor (former Miller & Rhoads) to women and the north anchor (former Thalhimer's) to men. In 1998, Hecht's decided to build one large anchor across from the north anchor to take the place of the two smaller ones. Hecht's vacated both anchors when the new one opened. Hecht's became Macy's in 2006 as part of brand renaming.
- Leggett: Was later converted to Belk (acquisition), and subsequently to Dillard's (part of a multi-store trade). This store was demolished in 2005 to create an outdoor plaza called "The Inlet" that houses the AMC 18 movie theater and two restaurants, while Dillard's moved to one of the former Hecht's locations.
- Thalhimer's and Lord & Taylor: Thalhimer's was converted to Hecht's, with the mall temporarily including two Hecht's stores (along with the former Miller & Rhoads). Closed in 1998 with the opening of the new combined Hecht's anchor. Lord & Taylor opened 1999 in the vacated anchor. Closed in 2005 due to downsizing; currently vacant.
- Montgomery Ward: Closed in 2001 as part of the company's collapse; now partitioned into Dick's Sporting Goods, Barnes & Noble, and Steve & Barry's.
- Rices-Nachmans: Converted to Hess's in 1985 with the former's acquisition. Closed 1991 as part of the company's collapse and taken by The Limited, who installed three stores in the anchor: The Limited, Limited Too, and Express. H&M took over most of the location in 2005, with most of The Limited moving to another location (the Limited Too remained at its present location until moving in 2008, and part of Express remained as Express Studio--Express has since reclaimed some of its original space). Outside access was closed when H&M moved in.
- Miller & Rhoads : Converted to Thalhimer's in 1990, then to Hecht's in 1992, with the mall temporarily including two Hecht's stores (along with the former Thalhimer's). The former Miller & Rhoads location was closed in 1998 with the opening of the new combined Hecht's anchor. Eventually, Dillard's moved into the vacated anchor as its former location was marked for demolition.
