Chesapeake Square

Chesapeake Square
Entrance to Chesapeake Square Mall, June 2012
Location Chesapeake, Virginia
Coordinates 36°49′36.3″N 76°24′52.8″W / 36.826750°N 76.414667°W / 36.826750; -76.414667Coordinates: 36°49′36.3″N 76°24′52.8″W / 36.826750°N 76.414667°W / 36.826750; -76.414667
Opening date 1989
Owner Koderides
No. of stores and services 70
No. of anchor tenants 6 (4 open, 2 vacant)
Total retail floor area 717,282 square feet (66,637.7 m2)[1]
No. of floors 1
Website chesapeakesquare.com

Chesapeake Square is a 717,282 square feet (66,637.7 m2) regional mall in Chesapeake, Virginia, in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. The mall was developed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation. The mall's anchors at the time of its 1989 opening were JCPenney, Sears, Montgomery Ward, Hess's, and Leggett's.

The mall has approximately 70 stores, four anchors (Burlington Coat Factory, Cinemark Theatres, JCPenney, and Target), several eateries at the mall's food court including one restaurant: Big Woody's (located at the mall's main entry).

The mall was previously owned by Simon Property Group until it spun off numerous properties to Washington Prime Group in 2014.[2] Since March 2016, Jones Lang LaSalle owns and manages the property.

History

The mall was built and opened in October 1989 in former forest and swamp land of the Western Branch section of Chesapeake. Later, the business district grew with two other shopping centers including the adjacent Chesapeake Center, owned by Koderides KPM and the Crossroads at Chesapeake Square across the street.

After Montgomery Ward closed in 2001, its building was expanded for use by Target.[3]

On May 9, 2009, it was reported that Dillard's shuttered their Chesapeake Square Mall locations in 2009 along with four other undisclosed locations.[4] On July 27, 2009, Dillard's announced that it will close the two Chesapeake Square locations, laying off or transferring 45 employees. Early September 2009, the Men's building had closed and items were moved to the Women's building until September 23 in which the store had closed as well.

Announced in May 2010, Burlington Coat Factory replaced the former Dillard's Men's building in October 2010.[5] The new store opened on September 24, 2010.

On November 12, 2010, the mall announced that the Cinemark movie theater moved to the former Dillard's Women/Hess's anchor space in with possible lifestyle stores and restaurants.[6] The theater has stadium seating with twelve screens, including an Extreme Digital (XD) auditorium and opened at December 16, 2011.[1] As of December 2017, the old Cinemark building has been demolished.

Sears announced the closure of its Chesapeake Square store in late 2014.[7]

Macy's announced the closing of its store by early 2016.

References

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  3. ↑ "AML - support.gale". www.accessmylibrary.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Brown, Josh. "Dillard's may close store in Chesapeake Square Mall". Hamptonroads.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Shapiro, Carolyn. "Burlington Coat Factory to move into Chesapeake Square". Hamptonroads.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Rostami, Marjon. "Coming soon: A new Chesapeake Square movie theater". Hamptonroads.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Chesapeake Square Sears to close in mid-January". Wtkr.com. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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