Citadel Mall is a regional 1,138,527 square feet (105,773 m) shopping mall located in Charleston, South Carolina , United States. It opened on July 29, 1981 and is located at the intersection of Sam Rittenberg Boulevard (SC Hwy. 7) and I-526. The mall features more than 100 stores. On September 1, 2013 the mall went into foreclosure after then owner CBL & Associates Properties defaulted on mortgage payments, and it was purchased at auction by the lender in January 2014. After the auction, the mall was placed under the ownership of a holding company formed by the lender, 2070 Sam Rittenberg Boulevard Holdings LLC and as of January 2017 was under contract to be sold to an undisclosed buyer. The anchor stores are Target , Belk , Dillard's , Mixed Bag Productions, and Medical University of South Carolina .
25-405: The mall opened in 1981 as a project of National Mall developer Jacobs, Visconsi & 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 526 in the heavily commercialized West Ashley suburb of Charleston, South Carolina. At the time of its opening, Citadel Mall
50-404: A limited-liability company of local business persons led by managing partner Richard C. Davis who is noted for developing and starring in the first season of A&E's "Flip This House" reality television series. The new owners have indicated that they intend to upgrade the mall's tenant mix to better suit the area while also adding entertainment and mixed-use elements including the construction of
75-406: A multi-story travel sports facility attached to the mall. Former management company Spinoso Real Estate Group has been replaced by the new ownership and the property is now managed by JLL - Jones Lang LaSalle. On March 17, 2017, JCPenney announced that its store would be closing as part of a plan to close 138 stores nationwide. The store closed on July 31, 2017. The JCPenney building was purchased by
100-501: A plan to close 42 stores nationwide. Within days of the news of the closure, it was subsequently announced that the mall's owners had acquired the Sears property for $ 7.55 million. They stated that the acquisition of the Sears parcel was the final piece of a three-step process to transform the mall "into something more grand and consistent with the West Ashley revitalization plan." As a part of
125-416: A sixth anchor store to the mix in 2005 - Dick's Sporting Goods on an outparcel next to the mall's freestanding six screen AMC Theatres . On April 8, 2008, AMC Theatres announced that it was closing its Citadel Mall Cinema 6 after the final showing on Saturday, June 28, 2008. AMC also announced plans to close its Northwoods Mall Cinema 8 on the same date. The last film shown was “WALL-E” . The cinema
150-503: A subsidiary of CBL & Associates Properties in Charleston County Court and had plunged the mall into receivership. Spinoso Real Estate Group of North Syracuse, New York was retained to manage the mall by the court appointed receiver and continued managing the mall for the holding company that purchased the mall at auction. Spinoso Real Estate Group aggressively marketed the mall and successfully attracted new tenants during
175-549: A subsidiary of the mall's new owners for $ 5.2 million and has been leased to the Medical University of South Carolina for a 20-year lease. It will undergo a $ 32.9 million renovation and conversion into a MUSC outpatient medical facility to include a musculoskeletal service line, ambulatory surgery center, imaging, patient services and support. On May 3, 2018, Sears announced that it would also be closing in August 2018 as part of
200-542: Is a village in Onondaga County , New York , United States. As of the 2020 census , the population was 6,739. North Syracuse is located in the towns of Cicero and Clay , north of the city of Syracuse . The village was originally called Centerville and changed to its present name in 1880. It became an incorporated village in 1925. Among the first settlers, the Fergerson family located there in 1826. They still occupy
225-556: Is located at 43°8′0″N 76°7′56″W / 43.13333°N 76.13222°W / 43.13333; -76.13222 (43.133334, -76.132321). According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km ), all land. U.S. Route 11 passes through the village. Interstate 81 passes along the east side of the village. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,862 people, 2,999 households, and 1,751 families residing in
250-565: Is unknown if the new owners intend to proceed with the planned renaming and redevelopment proposed by its former owners. Interstate 526 Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 763595277 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 05:35:01 GMT North Syracuse, New York North Syracuse
275-574: The 1990s. The first major change at the mall occurred in 1992 when it was announced that Thalhimer's , 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 space for two years before moving to a newly constructed larger building at the mall in 1994. Dillard's sold
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#1732858501059300-504: The Parisian chain into Belk, the Parisian store at Citadel Mall was closed since Belk already operated a location at the mall. The building was sold to JCPenney, who returned to the mall in 2007. 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
325-409: The average family size was 2.98. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males. The median income for a household in the village
350-534: The company, a profitable enterprise for many years. The fees were 1 cent per head of cattle, 5 cents for a single horse, and 25 cents for a horse and wagon. There was a dirt side and planked side to the road; the East Side was dirt and the West Side planked 3" thick by 8' long. Loaded wagons had the right of way on the planked side, the other side being reserved for empty wagons, single horses and for passing. Bicycles used
375-450: The former Thalhimer's building to JCPenney , which remodeled the space and operated there until 2001 when it was sold to Target and torn down, replaced by a newly constructed one-story building for Target. Belk relocated its original mall store into a newly constructed larger two-story building next to Dillard's, selling its old building to Parisian in 2000. When Belk bought the Parisian chain in 2006 from Saks Incorporated and folded
400-414: The period in which the mall was under bank ownership. Citadel Mall is seen as a highly attractive property due to its central location and visibility at the convergence of two major highways and an interstate and the fact that it has 6 successful anchor tenants and a new state of the art IMAX cinema complex. It was announced on February 24, 2017 that the mall was purchased for $ 17 million by TMP SRE 1, LLC,
425-478: The plank side on Sunday for racing. Due to wear and tear by horses' shoes and iron hoops on wagon wheels, a gang was constantly busy just making repairs. North Syracuse was also the first New York State village to have its own fire district. The Volunteer Fire Department was established in 1913. The current mayor of North Syracuse is Gary Butterfield, who has lived in North Syracuse since 1977. North Syracuse
450-438: The planned upgrades and renovations Citadel Mall was also to be renamed EPIC Center . Since 2019, HBO leases the 132,000-square-foot Sears store for principal photography for its television series The Righteous Gemstones . On January 6, 2023 it was reported that the mall was acquired by real estate investors Singerman Real Estate of Chicago, Illinois for an undisclosed sum. Future plans have not as yet been announced and it
475-409: The population. There were 2,999 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.6% were non-families. 34.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and
500-580: The same land located in what is now the village center. Many local streets are named in their honor. On July 18, 1846, the United States' first plank road opened in North Syracuse, primarily for salt transportation. The road cost $ 23,000, was 16-1/2 miles long, and was planked its entire length. Thomas Alvord, a state legislator who later became lieutenant governor, helped secure the passage of an act to construct, maintain and collect tolls. There were four tollgates about four miles apart that were operated by
525-437: The village. The population density was 3,496.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,349.9/km ). There were 3,137 housing units at an average density of 1,598.3 per square mile (617.1/km ). The racial makeup of the village was 94.93% White , 1.36% African American , 0.86% Native American , 1.08% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.23% from other races , and 1.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of
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#1732858501059550-644: Was anchored by Sears 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 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 . Jacobs, Visconsi & Jacobs later became The Richard E. Jacobs Group in
575-446: 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. The new IMAX megaplex opened October 2, 2009. The mall
600-526: Was originally built as a part of the General Cinemas chain which later was sold to AMC Theatres. 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
625-525: Was prominently featured in an episode of The Food Network's popular program "Food Court Wars" hosted by famed chef Tyler Florence that was taped at the mall in June 2013. The show pitted two couples against one another for the chance to win a lease of a vacant food court space at the mall for a year. On September 10, 2013 The Post & Courier reported that US Bank National Association filed foreclosure proceedings against Citadel Mall's owners Citadel Mall CMBS LLC,
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