Northfield Square
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| Location | 1600 N State Route 50Bourbonnais, IL60419 |
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| Coordinates | 41°10′28″N87°50′51″W/ 41.1745°N 87.8474°W |
| Opening date | August 1, 1990 |
| Developer | Edward J. DeBartolo[1] |
| Management | Namdar Realty Group |
| Owner | Namdar Realty Group |
| No. of stores and services | 37 |
| No. ofanchor tenants | 5 (1 open, 4 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 530,325 sq ft (49,268.8 m2)[2] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Public transit access | River Valley Metro Mass Transit District |
| Website | shopnorthfieldsquare |
Northfield Squareis ashopping malllocated inBourbonnais, Illinois,United States. The mall servesKankakee County,which includes Bourbonnais,Bradley,andKankakee.The mall's anchor store isCinemark Theatres.There are 4 vacant anchor stores that were once 2Carson Pirie Scottstores,SearsandJCPenney.
History
[edit]Northfield Square opened on August 1, 1990, at the intersection ofIllinois Route 50and Larry Power Road, just north of theInterstate 57interchange. The original anchors wereCarson Pirie Scott,JCPenney,Sears,andVenture.When the mall opened in 1990, it was 40 percent vacant.[3]In 2012, the mall was 11.7 percent vacant.[2]On June 20, 2018, it was announced that Express Factory Outlet would open in the mall. The store would open next to Carson Pirie Scott.[4]Around the corner fromDaily Journal(since relocated to 8 Dearborn Square) near JCPenney opened Willow Spa and Barbershop On The Square, right next toPaul Mitchell - The School.On January 4, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 103 stores nationwide. The store closed on April 9, 2018.[5]On April 18, 2018, it was announced that Carson Pirie Scott would also be closing both locations on August 29, 2018, as parent companyThe Bon-Ton Storeswas going out of business leaving JCPenney as the sole anchor at the mall.[6]
On June 4, 2020, it was announced thatJCPenneywould be closing around October 2020 as part of a plan to close 154 stores nationwide.[7]WhenJCPenneyclosed, the mall no longer had a traditional anchor store left.Cinemark Theatresis the largest current tenant. The mall is expected to be redeveloped in the future, with the Village of Bradley having purchased the former Carson's Men's Store anchor in October 2019.[8]
The mall currently hosts the annual Strawberry Jazz Festival.
References
[edit]- ^"Legacy | DeBartolo Development".
- ^abSimon Property Group, Inc. Form 10-K, Fiscal year 2012, "Property Table", p. 18
- ^Franklin, Stephen (16 December 1990)."Economy Sets Scene In Mall Competition".The Chicago Tribune.Retrieved29 March2013.
- ^"New openings to hit Northfield Square mall".
- ^"Sears in Northfield Square to close in April".
- ^"Northfield to lose 2 Carson's stores".
- ^"JCPenney closes at Northfield Square mall".
- ^Provost, Lee (10 August 2020)."Mall owner eyeing 'redevelopment'".Daily Journal (Illinois).Retrieved17 September2020.