Mall at Stonecrest
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| Location | Dekalb County, Lithonia, Georgia, USA 30038 |
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| Opening date | 2001 |
| Management | Forest City Enterprises |
| No. of stores and services | 120+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,162,000 sq ft (108,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | the Mall at Stonecrest |
The Mall at Stonecrest (often Stonecrest Mall) is a super-regional shopping mall outside of Lithonia, Georgia, along Interstate 20 in eastern metro Atlanta. The Mall of Stonecrest is off exit 75 on Interstate 20 [1]
The Mall at Stonecrest opened in October 2001 as part of a master-planned community on the growing I-20 corridor.[2]
The mall has five anchors: Sears, Dillard's, Macy's, JC Penney, and Kohl's (formerly Parisian). Also attached to the mall is an AMC Theatres movie theater located in the outdoor plaza near the pavilion food court. Surrounding the mall area there are also many other stores and restaurants. This successful mall carries many of the popular national retail stores, and is opening new restaurants in its plaza area in 2014. Apartments and condos are also popping up in the area, making Stonecrest a mixed-use community.[3]
The mall serves a diverse clientele including blacks and Hispanics, and provides, for example, both black and white Santas in the period running up to Christmas.[3][4]
History
In May 2009, the management instituted its Parental Involvement Program (derisively known in the community as the "anti-teenager policy"), whereby anyone under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult after a 4pm "curfew" on weekends, or be forced to leave by mall security. This was in response to several notable incidences of violence and mayhem perpetrated primarily by teenagers.[5]
In April 2010 an argument over a parking space led to a stabbing and a shooting.[6] MARTA provides bus service to the Mall at Stonecrest.
In December 2011, police had to quell a disturbance at the mall on the day of the release of a new Air Jordan limited edition shoe. The mall was to open at 8 AM but at about 7 AM already 200 people were waiting outside. The mall door was pried open and the crowd rushed inside to the door of the store selling the shoes.[7]
In January 2013, it was reported that that mall was "beset by debt issues that could leave it vulnerable to foreclosure".[8]
In 2006, the Mall at Stonecrest was included in the designation of the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area. The mall is accessible via the Arabia Mountain PATH, which runs throughout the 40,000 acre area.[9] Stonecrest Mall is one example of how businesses and residences can be included in a National Heritage Area unlike a National Park.[10]
Anchors
Current Anchors:
- Dillard's (opened 2001)
- JCPenney (opened 2001)
- Kohl's (opened 2007)
- Macy's (opened 2005)
- Sears (opened 2001)
Former Anchors:
- Parisian (opened 2001, closed 2007, became Kohl's)
- Rich's (opened 2001, rebranded as Macy's in 2005)
References
- ↑ Forest City. "Directions Map". Forest City.
- ↑ [books.google.com/books?id=cs9UAAAAMAAJ&q=stonecrest+mall+atlanta+opened Urban Land, Volume 61, Issues 1-6, p.45]
- 1 2 "STONECREST: 4 YEARS OLD AND GROWING: Offices, houses join mix at mall", October 20, 2005, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- ↑ "DIVERSITY CLAUSE: Mall at Stonecrest offers black and white Santas (beards are both white)", December 23, 2002, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- ↑ http://crossroadsnews.com/view/full_story/2174776/article-Stonecrest-placing-limits-on-unaccompanied-youth
- ↑ http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2010-04-24/across-georgia?v=1272148319
- ↑ "Ugly scene at Stonecrest Mall as people stampede for Air Jordan sneakers", WXIA-TV - 11 Alive news (Atlanta), December 23, 2011
- ↑ "Mall at Stonecrest facing debt woes", Greg Bluestein and J. Scott Trubey, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jan. 4, 2013
- ↑ http://arabiaalliance.org/trails/3892/
- ↑ http://www.nps.gov/heritageareas/FAQ/
External links
Coordinates: 33°42′00″N 84°05′42″W / 33.700°N 84.095°W
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