MacArthur Center

MacArthur Center is a shopping mall in Norfolk, Virginia, in the center of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area.[2][3] Built by the Taubman Company, the mall is owned by Starwood Capital Group since October 2014.[4] The mall currently features a large Dillard's which is also a regional flagship.

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)
ManagementSpinoso Real Estate Group[1]
OwnerStarwood Capital Group
No. of stores and services140
No. of anchor tenants1
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.[5]
  • The 140-store mall opened on March 12, 1999, with the region's first Nordstrom department store and up to 70 new-to-market stores.
  • The 1,100,000 sq ft (100,000 m2) structure is adjacent to the General Douglas MacArthur Memorial. The mall currently maintains the East Coast flagship store for Dillard's . 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 late 2010s saw multiple classic chain anchors retreat from brick and morter after being challenged by digital retailers in recent years
  • In 2019 During a wave of secondary store closures it was announced Nordstrom would be closing this location as well.[12]
  • In 2019 Gameworks announced it would open a storefront in MacArthur Center the spring of 2020. As of March 2022, The Gameworks has yet to open and mention of it has been removed from the Mall Website.[25]
  • In mid to late March 2020, MacArthur Center closed due to the COVID-19 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.[39]

References
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