| Location | Chattanooga, TN, USA |
|---|---|
| Address | 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd. |
| Opening date | August 5, 1987 |
| Management | CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. |
| Owner | CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. |
| No. of stores and services | 160+[1] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,170,712 square feet (108,763 m2)[1] |
| Parking | 7500 |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | HamiltonPlace.com |
Hamilton Place is an enclosed, two-story shopping mall in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It was the largest shopping mall in the state of Tennessee from 1987 to 1998, when its size was surpassed by West Town Mall.[2] The original anchors were Parks-Belk, Hess's, Parisian, Proffitt's, Regal Cinemas 9 and Sears. A JCPenney store was added later, vacating its former location at Eastgate Mall. A second Proffitt's replaced the Hess's in 1992. In 1998, its owners, CBL & Associates Properties began a major interior renovation of the mall, expanding the food court by 6,000 square feet (557 m2), and making the mall wheelchair accessible.[3] Currently, Hamilton Place comprises more than 150 stores and restaurants. Current anchor stores include JCPenney, Sears, as well as two locations each for Belk and Dillard's. Regal Cinemas 9 closed in September 2007 and was replaced with a Barnes & Noble which opened on November 12, 2008.[4][5] In May 2008, CBL announced a $100 million expansion which will include two parking garages, a lifestyle center, and other renovations inside and outside the existing mall. In order to pay for the expansion, CBL proposed an additional half-percent to 1 percent fee added to any purchase made at the mall or at five other CBL centers within a one-mile radius of Hamilton Place, company officials said. The other locations are Gunbarrel Pointe, Hamilton Corner, Hamilton Crossing, The Shoppes at Hamilton Place and The Terrace.[6]
Hamilton Place recently announced a multi-million dollar renovation to the mall. Construction on the Hamilton Place renovations will begin in March and is expected to last 8 months. To minimize disturbances to businesses and customers they say construction will be done in phases and most of the work will be scheduled for off-hours and at night while the mall is closed. Hamilton Place will remain open throughout the duration of construction.