Citadel Mall
Encyclopedia
Citadel Mall is a regional 1138527 square feet (105,773 m²) shopping mall located in Charleston, South Carolina
, USA. It opened in 1981 and is located just off the I-526 exit, the mall features more than 100 stores, including six anchor store
s: Belk
, Dick's Sporting Goods
, Dillard's
, JCPenney, Sears and Target
. It is owned and managed by CBL & Associates Properties.
in the heavily commercialized West Ashley
suburb of Charleston, South Carolina.
which relocated from a free-standing location in Downtown Charleston at Calhoun and St. Philip Streets, Belk
, which shuttered a 1950s store in Pinehaven Shopping Center in North Charleston and relocated to the mall, and Thalhimer's
, an upscale Richmond, Virginia based department store chain new to South Carolina
owned by Carter Hawley Hale Stores
.
Today, the mall contains a gross leasing area of 1138527 square feet (105,772.6 m²), boasting a total of 100+ in-line stores.
, now owned by the May Department Store Company would be folded into the Hecht's
Department Store chain and the Charleston location would be sold to Dillard's
. Dillard's
operated in the former Thalhimer's
building until 1994 when they relocated to a newly constructed, much larger building at the mall.
sub-leased the former Thalhimer's
building to JCPenney, though the former eventually shuttered this location in January 2001. Target
purchased the vacant two-story JCPenney building and demolished it to make way for a new Target
store - the first in Charleston. Target's success at Citadel Mall prompted the company to quickly construct three other locations in the Charleston area.
and its luxurious and spacious new store, Belk
announced plans to construct a 200000 square feet (18,580.6 m²) two-level flagship prototype store on the back of the mall next to Dillard's
. Belk
sold their vacated building to Parisian, a division of Saks Incorporated, who completely gutted the interior and opened an upscale two-level department store. It was announced in August 2006 that Saks Incorporated would sell their Parisian chain to Belk
Incorporated and that all Parisian stores would be converted to Belk
in the third quarter of 2007. The Parisian store closed that year.
announced in a press release that the Citadel Mall Parisian store would close on February 2, 2007 since Belk already operates a newer, larger store at the mall. JCPenney returned to the mall and opened in the vacated Parisian store in October 2007 much to the dismay of shoppers who were hopeful for an upscale anchor tenant replacement for Parisian. It was also considered unusual that JCPenney would return to the mall it had left some six and a half years earlier.
on an outparcel next to the mall's freestanding six screen AMC Theaters.
Cinema 8 on the same date.
The cinema was originally built as a part of the General Cinemas chain which later was sold to AMC Theaters. General Cinemas had announced plans to demolish and replace the Citadel Mall Cinema 6 with a huge new multiplex featuring stadium seating and Dolby surround sound
to be built on a vacant parcel of land behind the existing cinemas. With the sale to AMC these plans never materialized. On April 12, 2008 it was announced that the property was acquired by Southeast Cinema Entertainment of Charlotte, North Carolina
. It was reopened temporarily until September 2008 when the current cinema building was demolished. It was replaced by a state of the art sixteen screen megaplex known as Citadel Mall IMAX Stadium 16 with several screens dedicated to art films and featuring stadium-style seating with leather seats, 3-D and IMAX
capabilities, and an extended concessions menu featuring hot dogs, pizza, soft pretzels and CinnaBon CinnaPretzels; all at bargain pricing. The new IMAX megaplex opened October 2, 2009.
News reports have stated that Citadel Mall earns just 84 cents for each dollar of debt payments made by the mall, and the mall has lost stores such as Cache, GAP, and Hollister. However, the mall's owner has been reported as aggressively marketing the mall and attracting new tenants.
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
, USA. It opened in 1981 and is located just off the I-526 exit, the mall features more than 100 stores, including six anchor store
Anchor store
In retail, an anchor store, draw tenant, anchor tenant, or key tenant is one of the larger stores in a shopping mall, usually a department store or a major retail chain....
s: Belk
Belk
Belk is a department store chain founded in 1888 in Monroe, North Carolina, today part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. After the founding of the first Belk store, the company grew in size and influence throughout the South via the chain in the USA, with its stores primarily located in the...
, Dick's Sporting Goods
Dick's Sporting Goods
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. , or Dick's, is a Fortune 500 American corporation in the sporting goods and retail industries.The company's headquarters are on the grounds of Pittsburgh International Airport in Findlay Township near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dick's has 451 stores in 42 states as of...
, Dillard's
Dillard's
Dillard's, Inc. is a department store chain in the United States, with 330 stores in 29 states. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dillard's locations are concentrated in Texas and Florida; with a major presence in other states including Arizona, Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri,...
, JCPenney, Sears and Target
Target Corporation
Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
. It is owned and managed by CBL & Associates Properties.
Development
The mall opened in 1981 as a project of national mall developer Jacobs, Visconti & Jacobs of Cleveland, Ohio. Citadel Mall is located at the intersection of Sam Rittenberg Boulevard (S.C. Highway 7) and Savannah Highway (U.S. Highway 17) at the junction of Interstate 526Interstate 526
Interstate 526 or the Mark Clark Expressway is a beltway, Interstate Highway of Interstate 26 in Berkeley and Charleston counties in South Carolina, USA.-Route description:...
in the heavily commercialized West Ashley
West Ashley
West Ashley is one of the six distinct areas of the city proper of Charleston, South Carolina, with an estimated 2010 population of 57,403. Its name is derived from the fact that the land is west of the Ashley River. A few skirmishes took place there in the American Revolution and in the Civil War...
suburb of Charleston, South Carolina.
Opening
At the time of its opening, Citadel Mall was anchored by SearsSears, Roebuck and Company
Sears, officially named Sears, Roebuck and Co., is an American chain of department stores which was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in the late 19th century...
which relocated from a free-standing location in Downtown Charleston at Calhoun and St. Philip Streets, Belk
Belk
Belk is a department store chain founded in 1888 in Monroe, North Carolina, today part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. After the founding of the first Belk store, the company grew in size and influence throughout the South via the chain in the USA, with its stores primarily located in the...
, which shuttered a 1950s store in Pinehaven Shopping Center in North Charleston and relocated to the mall, and Thalhimer's
Thalhimer's
Thalhimers was a department store in the Southern United States. Based in Richmond, Virginia, the venerable chain at its peak operated dozens of stores in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and one store in Memphis, Tennessee....
, an upscale Richmond, Virginia based department store chain new to South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
owned by Carter Hawley Hale Stores
Carter Hawley Hale Stores
Broadway Stores, Inc. was an American retailer based in Southern California. Known through its history as Carter Hawley Hale Stores and Broadway Hale Stores over time, it acquired other retail store chains in regions outside its California home base and became in certain retail sectors a regional...
.
Features
In addition to the 6 anchor stores, the mall featured approximately 100 national specialty retailers and eateries - some of which were new to the Charleston area. The mall was well-received in Charleston and was the catalyst for many nearby large-scale commercial projects as shopping centers and restaurants were built all around the mall's perimeter.Today, the mall contains a gross leasing area of 1138527 square feet (105,772.6 m²), boasting a total of 100+ in-line stores.
Dillard's
Jacobs, Visconti & Jacobs later became The Richard E. Jacobs Group in the 1990s. The first major change at the mall occurred in 1992 when it was announced that Thalhimer'sThalhimer's
Thalhimers was a department store in the Southern United States. Based in Richmond, Virginia, the venerable chain at its peak operated dozens of stores in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and one store in Memphis, Tennessee....
, now owned by the May Department Store Company would be folded into the Hecht's
Hecht's
Hecht's, also known as Hecht Brothers, Hecht Bros. and the Hecht Company, was a large chain of department stores located mainly in the mid-Atlantic and southern region of the United States....
Department Store chain and the Charleston location would be sold to Dillard's
Dillard's
Dillard's, Inc. is a department store chain in the United States, with 330 stores in 29 states. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dillard's locations are concentrated in Texas and Florida; with a major presence in other states including Arizona, Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri,...
. Dillard's
Dillard's
Dillard's, Inc. is a department store chain in the United States, with 330 stores in 29 states. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dillard's locations are concentrated in Texas and Florida; with a major presence in other states including Arizona, Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri,...
operated in the former Thalhimer's
Thalhimer's
Thalhimers was a department store in the Southern United States. Based in Richmond, Virginia, the venerable chain at its peak operated dozens of stores in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and one store in Memphis, Tennessee....
building until 1994 when they relocated to a newly constructed, much larger building at the mall.
Target
Dillard'sDillard's
Dillard's, Inc. is a department store chain in the United States, with 330 stores in 29 states. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dillard's locations are concentrated in Texas and Florida; with a major presence in other states including Arizona, Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri,...
sub-leased the former Thalhimer's
Thalhimer's
Thalhimers was a department store in the Southern United States. Based in Richmond, Virginia, the venerable chain at its peak operated dozens of stores in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and one store in Memphis, Tennessee....
building to JCPenney, though the former eventually shuttered this location in January 2001. Target
Target Corporation
Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
purchased the vacant two-story JCPenney building and demolished it to make way for a new Target
Target Corporation
Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
store - the first in Charleston. Target's success at Citadel Mall prompted the company to quickly construct three other locations in the Charleston area.
Belk
Not to be out done by Dillard'sDillard's
Dillard's, Inc. is a department store chain in the United States, with 330 stores in 29 states. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dillard's locations are concentrated in Texas and Florida; with a major presence in other states including Arizona, Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri,...
and its luxurious and spacious new store, Belk
Belk
Belk is a department store chain founded in 1888 in Monroe, North Carolina, today part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. After the founding of the first Belk store, the company grew in size and influence throughout the South via the chain in the USA, with its stores primarily located in the...
announced plans to construct a 200000 square feet (18,580.6 m²) two-level flagship prototype store on the back of the mall next to Dillard's
Dillard's
Dillard's, Inc. is a department store chain in the United States, with 330 stores in 29 states. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dillard's locations are concentrated in Texas and Florida; with a major presence in other states including Arizona, Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri,...
. Belk
Belk
Belk is a department store chain founded in 1888 in Monroe, North Carolina, today part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. After the founding of the first Belk store, the company grew in size and influence throughout the South via the chain in the USA, with its stores primarily located in the...
sold their vacated building to Parisian, a division of Saks Incorporated, who completely gutted the interior and opened an upscale two-level department store. It was announced in August 2006 that Saks Incorporated would sell their Parisian chain to Belk
Belk
Belk is a department store chain founded in 1888 in Monroe, North Carolina, today part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. After the founding of the first Belk store, the company grew in size and influence throughout the South via the chain in the USA, with its stores primarily located in the...
Incorporated and that all Parisian stores would be converted to Belk
Belk
Belk is a department store chain founded in 1888 in Monroe, North Carolina, today part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. After the founding of the first Belk store, the company grew in size and influence throughout the South via the chain in the USA, with its stores primarily located in the...
in the third quarter of 2007. The Parisian store closed that year.
JCPenney
BelkBelk
Belk is a department store chain founded in 1888 in Monroe, North Carolina, today part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. After the founding of the first Belk store, the company grew in size and influence throughout the South via the chain in the USA, with its stores primarily located in the...
announced in a press release that the Citadel Mall Parisian store would close on February 2, 2007 since Belk already operates a newer, larger store at the mall. JCPenney returned to the mall and opened in the vacated Parisian store in October 2007 much to the dismay of shoppers who were hopeful for an upscale anchor tenant replacement for Parisian. It was also considered unusual that JCPenney would return to the mall it had left some six and a half years earlier.
Renovation & Food Court Addition
The Richard E. Jacobs Group added a Food Court and completely remodeled the mall's interior in the early 2000s. Shortly thereafter, Jacobs divested the majority of its mall portfolio and sold Citadel Mall to CBL & Associates Properties. CBL added a sixth anchor store to the mix in 2005 - Dick's Sporting GoodsDick's Sporting Goods
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. , or Dick's, is a Fortune 500 American corporation in the sporting goods and retail industries.The company's headquarters are on the grounds of Pittsburgh International Airport in Findlay Township near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dick's has 451 stores in 42 states as of...
on an outparcel next to the mall's freestanding six screen AMC Theaters.
New IMAX Cinema Megaplex
On April 8, 2008, AMC Theaters announced that it was closing its Citadel Mall Cinema 6 after the final showing on Sunday, April 13, 2008. AMC also announced plans to close its Northwoods MallNorthwoods Mall
Northwoods Mall is a 130 store regional indoor shopping mall located in North Charleston, South Carolina. Built in 1972, the mall is located at the intersection of Rivers Avenue , Ashley Phosphate Road and Interstate 26...
Cinema 8 on the same date.
The cinema was originally built as a part of the General Cinemas chain which later was sold to AMC Theaters. General Cinemas had announced plans to demolish and replace the Citadel Mall Cinema 6 with a huge new multiplex featuring stadium seating and Dolby surround sound
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital is the name for audio compression technologies developed by Dolby Laboratories. It was originally called Dolby Stereo Digital until 1994. Except for Dolby TrueHD, the audio compression is lossy. The first use of Dolby Digital was to provide digital sound in cinemas from 35mm film prints...
to be built on a vacant parcel of land behind the existing cinemas. With the sale to AMC these plans never materialized. On April 12, 2008 it was announced that the property was acquired by Southeast Cinema Entertainment of Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
. It was reopened temporarily until September 2008 when the current cinema building was demolished. It was replaced by a state of the art sixteen screen megaplex known as Citadel Mall IMAX Stadium 16 with several screens dedicated to art films and featuring stadium-style seating with leather seats, 3-D and IMAX
IMAX
IMAX is a motion picture film format and a set of proprietary cinema projection standards created by the Canadian company IMAX Corporation. IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film systems...
capabilities, and an extended concessions menu featuring hot dogs, pizza, soft pretzels and CinnaBon CinnaPretzels; all at bargain pricing. The new IMAX megaplex opened October 2, 2009.
News reports have stated that Citadel Mall earns just 84 cents for each dollar of debt payments made by the mall, and the mall has lost stores such as Cache, GAP, and Hollister. However, the mall's owner has been reported as aggressively marketing the mall and attracting new tenants.
Anchors
- BelkBelkBelk is a department store chain founded in 1888 in Monroe, North Carolina, today part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. After the founding of the first Belk store, the company grew in size and influence throughout the South via the chain in the USA, with its stores primarily located in the...
(189892 sq ft (17,642 m²)) - Dick's Sporting GoodsDick's Sporting GoodsDick's Sporting Goods, Inc. , or Dick's, is a Fortune 500 American corporation in the sporting goods and retail industries.The company's headquarters are on the grounds of Pittsburgh International Airport in Findlay Township near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dick's has 451 stores in 42 states as of...
(freestanding) - Dillard'sDillard'sDillard's, Inc. is a department store chain in the United States, with 330 stores in 29 states. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dillard's locations are concentrated in Texas and Florida; with a major presence in other states including Arizona, Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri,...
(186455 sq ft (17,322 m²)) - JCPenney (129790 sq ft (12,058 m²))
- SearsSears Holdings CorporationSears Holdings Corporation is a retail conglomerate formed in 2005 by the merger of Sears, Roebuck and Co., of Hoffman Estates, Illinois, with Kmart Holdings Corporation, of Troy, Michigan...
(120816 sq ft (11,224 m²)) - TargetTarget CorporationTarget Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
(125381 sq ft (11,648 m²))
Food court
- Charley's Steakery
- Chick-fil-AChick-fil-AChick-fil-A |"fillet"]]) is a quick service restaurant chain headquartered in College Park, Georgia, United States, specializing in chicken entrées and is known for promoting the company founder's claims of Christian values. Long associated with the southern United States, where it has been a...
- China Master
- Corrado's Pizza
- Little Athens Gyros
- Sarku JapanSarku JapanSarku Japan is a North American fast food chain specializing in Japanese cuisine such as teriyaki and sushi. Headquartered in Markham, Ontario, the chain has approximately 200 restaurants in 36 U.S. states, frequently sited in large shopping malls and beginning to utilize storefront locations as well...
Restaurants
- King Street Grille
- Red LobsterRed LobsterRed Lobster is a U.S. chain of seafood restaurants. It also operates in Canada, the UAE and Japan . It is aimed at the mid-level "casual dining" segment of the market...
(freestanding) - Sesame Burgers and Beer
- SubwaySubway (restaurant)Subway is an American restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor's Associates, Inc. . Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 35,519 restaurants in 98 countries and territories as of October 25th, 2011...
- Wholly Cow Ice Cream & Coffee
Outparcels
- Citadel Mall IMAX Stadium 16 (freestanding)
- PetSmartPetSmartPetSmart, Inc. is a retail chain doing business in the United States and Canada engaged in the sale of specialty pet supplies and services such as grooming and dog training, PetSmart PetsHotel dog and cat boarding facilities and Doggie Day Care.- History :...
(freestanding)
External links
- Citadel Mall website
- CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. The owner of Citadel Mall