Northlake Mall is a

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northeast of

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in the Northlake community of northern

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. The mall was once owned and managed by

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- but since February 2016 has been owned by

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-based ATR Corinth Partners. Anchor store is

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(formerly

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History

The mall was once owned and managed by

. In 2014, the ownership of the 43-year-old mall was spun-off into a newly formed real estate investment trust, Washington Prime Group, and in 2015, Washington Prime Group completed acquisition of Glimcher Realty Trust - forming

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. In February 2016, the mall was sold to

-based ATR Corinth Partners.

Anchors

The sole current anchor store is

(formerly

). Former anchors include

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, and

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. Kohl's closed in 2016; its location was originally Atlanta's fourth Parisian in 1994, after both

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and

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in 1992 and

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in 1993. On May 31, 2018, Sears announced that it would be closing its location in September 2018 as part of a plan to close 72 stores nationwide. In October 2019, it was announced that Emory Healthcare will occupy the former Sears building.

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has since converted the building into a mass distribution site for

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, serving as their largest off-site vaccination center. On June 4, 2020, it was announced that JCPenney would be closing on October 18, 2020, as part of a plan to close 154 stores nationwide, which left Macy's as the only anchor store left.

Revitalization planning

Tucker Northlake CID Master Plan Study (2015)

The Tucker-Northlake Community Improvement District (CID) completed its Master Plan for the Tucker and Northlake area in 2015 - serving as the road map for transportation improvements and land use modifications. Northlake's regional commercial and industrial centers are to be developed into mixed use, walkable destinations. Plans remains in the works to turn the mall into a mixed-use office, medical and retail/restaurant complex.

References

External links

Northlake MallThe Tucker-Northlake Community Improvement District (CID

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