Northlake Mall is a two-story modern

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located eight miles (13 km) north of center city

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off

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at exit 18, Harris Blvd, and off

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at exit 21, also at Harris Blvd. The mall is owned by Starwood Capital Group and managed by Spinoso Real Estate Group.

History

In 2005, when Northlake Mall opened, it filled a void for the lack of retail in the northern portion of Mecklenburg County. A mall had been planned for this region for years, but plans never materialized until a few years prior to the mall's opening. It has become the dominant retail destination for the thriving communities in North Charlotte and the

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region, from where it gets its name. It was announced in 2013 that Northlake Mall would receive Charlotte's second H&M store, after the recently announced store at

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. These two stores, along with the planned store at the SouthPark Mall, would be the only H&M stores in the Charlotte area. In June 2014, it was announced that Taubman Centers would sell Northlake Mall to Starwood Capitol Group, as part of a portfolio of malls, for an aggregate purchase price for the portfolio of $1.4 billion. In February 2016, Starwood Capitol Group announced a $50 million expansion of the mall, adding an additional 200,000 square feet.

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closed in February 2021, in favor of the location at

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Anchor stores

The mall's

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s include: *

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( *

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( *

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(; opened as

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, converted to Macy's in 2006.

Junior anchor stores

* H&M (; Space previously occupied by

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from 2005 to 2011, remodeled as an H&M in 2014.

Former anchor stores

(; closed in February 2021

References

External links

* {{Charlotte malls Shopping malls in Charlotte, North Carolina Shopping malls established in 2005 Taubman Centers