Northbrook Court

Northbrook Court

Location	Northbrook, Illinois
Coordinates	42°9′1″N 87°49′1″W / 42.15028°N 87.81694°W / 42.15028; -87.81694Coordinates: 42°9′1″N 87°49′1″W / 42.15028°N 87.81694°W / 42.15028; -87.81694
Opening date	1976
Developer	Homart Development Company
Management	General Growth Properties
Owner	General Growth Properties
No. of stores and services	125
No. of anchor tenants	3
Total retail floor area	1,012,000 sq ft (94,000 m2)
Parking	5,100
No. of floors	2
Website	www.northbrookcourt.com

Northbrook Court is a very large, upscale Super-regional Mall in Northbrook, Illinois. The mall is one of the most upscale collection of shops in the United States serving the North Shore suburbs of Chicago. Located on 130 acres (0.53 km²) its three anchor stores are Lord & Taylor, Macy's, and Neiman Marcus. There is also a 14-screen AMC Theatres on the south side of the mall, as well as a free standing Crate & Barrel home store in the northwest corner of the property. It is located on Lake Cook Road (Cook County Trunk Highway A50), between the Tri-State Tollway (Interstate 94/294) and Edens Expressway (Interstate 94/U.S. Highway 41) and is managed and co-owned by General Growth Properties.^{[citation needed]}

History

Opened in 1976, Northbrook Court was originally anchored by Neiman Marcus, I. Magnin, Lord & Taylor and Sears. The mall had been developed by a Sears subsidiary, Homart Development). I. Magnin closed in 1992 and was demolished for the construction of a General Cinema multiplex theater. Sears closed in the 1980s and was replaced by JCPenney, which in turn closed in 1992 and was razed, and replaced by Marshall Field's which opened in 1995. Marshall Fields was converted into Macy's in 2006.

Before the mall was remodeled in the mid 1990s, movement between the two level structure was either by stairs or winding spiral walkways. Escalators were installed in the early 90s.^{[citation needed]}

In 1998 General Growth Properties acquired the mall in a private transaction from the Grosvenor Group, contributing it in 1999 to a 50/50 joint venture with the New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF), while retaining management. The General Cinema was acquired by AMC Theatres in 2001, while outside the mall, a freestanding Crate & Barrel home furnishings store was opened in 2002.

The Food Court has undergone a number of changes over the years. Once home to perennial favorites McDonalds and Love's Yogurt, as well as One Potato, Two Potato, in 2007, the dining underwent another change to create a more restaurant like atmosphere.

Today, Northbrook Court is home to more than 110 upscale retailers including Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Cole Haan, Cusp, and Stuart Weitzman. Northbrook is also noted for its spa choices. Most notably, Elizabeth Arden Red Door and Sassoon.

The 1985 movie Weird Science contained a scene that took place at the mall in which a red Icee was poured on Gary and Wyatt from one floor above them. Also, scenes from the 1980 movie Ordinary People filmed on the escalators, the women's clothing section, and the Zodiac restaurant at Neiman-Marcus, showing Mary Tyler Moore's character, Beth, and Donald Sutherland's character Calvin, in their public personae.^{[citation needed]}

Anchor stores

Crate & Barrel at Northbrook Court

• AMC Theatres (79,642 ft²)
• Lord & Taylor (126,000 ft²)
• Macy's (formerly Marshall Field's) (280,000 ft²)
• Neiman Marcus (130,277 ft²)
• Apple Store

Restaurants

• P.F. Chang's China Bistro
• Corner Bakery Cafe
• Stir Crazy
• Teavana
• Di Pescara
• The Claim Company
• California Pizza Kitchen

External links

• Mall website
• General Growth Properties History, p. 4: General Growth Properties purchases Homart Development Co. from Sears.
• General Growth contributes properties, including Northbrook Court, to a limited liability company coowned by the New York State Common Retirement Fund