MacArthur Center

MacArthur Center is a shopping mall in Norfolk, Virginia, in the center of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area.[1][2] Built by the Taubman Company, the mall is owned by Starwood Capital Group since October 2014.[3]

MacArthur Center
Exterior view of MacArthur Center's food court balcony
LocationNorfolk, Virginia, United States
Coordinates36.848918°N 76.288038°W / 36.848918; -76.288038
Opening dateMarch 12, 1999 (March 12, 1999)
ManagementStarwood Capital Group
OwnerStarwood Capital Group
No. of stores and services140
No. of anchor tenants2 (1 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area900,000 sq ft (84,000 m2), including 400,000 sq ft (37,000 m2) retail and 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2) food & entertainment
No. of floors3
Websiteshopmacarthur.com

Mall history

Plans were first announced in June 1994. The original mall was intended to have Macy's, which had signed a letter of interest.[4]

The 1,100,000 sq ft (100,000 m2) structure is adjacent to the General Douglas MacArthur Memorial. It is anchored by Dillard's East Coast flagship store, with one vacant anchor left by Nordstrom, which closed on April 5, 2019 with space for a third major anchor tenant. There are 400,000 sq ft (37,000 m2) of mall tenant shops and 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2) of food and entertainment offerings, including the Regal MacArthur 18 movie theater.

The 140-store mall opened in March 12, 1999, with the region's first Nordstrom department store and up to 70 new-to-market stores.

On January 23, 2019, it was announced that Nordstrom would be closing on April 5, 2019.[5]

In 2019 Gameworks announced it would open a storefront in MacArthur Center the spring of 2020.

In mid to late March, 2020, MacArthur Center closed due to the Covid19 pandemic. The mall later reopened for business at 11am on May 21, 2020.

MacArthur on Ice

Every winter since 2005, MacArthur Center has operated a 7,200-square-foot (670 m2) ice skating rink on the property.[6]

References
  1. Batts Jr., Battinto (2006-08-06), Why high-end stores aren't buying into Hampton Roads, The Virginian-Pilot, retrieved 2007-11-23
  2. Frankenberry, Rita (2007-08-23), Trying to grow up-scale at Chesapeake's Towne Place, The Virginian-Pilot, retrieved 2007-11-23
  3. "TAUBMAN ACQUIRES ADDITIONAL INTEREST IN MACARTHUR CENTER".
  4. Peck, Jeanne (June 1, 1994). "Macy's in Norfolk". Daily Press.
  5. https://pilotonline.com/business/consumer/article_12ae4304-1f20-11e9-bec1-1b7667a28906.html
  6. Garrow, Hattie Brown (2007-11-18), MacArthur Center's ice rink reopens for season 3, The Virginian-Pilot, retrieved 2007-11-23
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