University Mall (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)

University Mall

Location	Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Opening date	1973
Management	Madison Marquette
Owner	Madison Marquette
No. of anchor tenants	3
Total retail floor area	366,000 square feet (34,000 m2) (GLA)
No. of floors	1
Website	www.universitymallnc.com

University Mall is the only enclosed shopping mall in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The mall is anchored by Dillard's, Roses and A Southern Season. The gross leasable area of the center is 366,000 square feet. The mall is located about two miles northeast from downtown and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Today the mall has an even mix of national and local stores, with a focus on specialty retailers.

History

The mall originally opened with Ivey's and Hudson Belk in 1973, and Roses as a junior anchor. Ivey's became Dillard's in 1990. In 2002, after The Streets at Southpoint was completed, Belk closed its University Mall store and South Square Mall store in Durham and consolidated both stores into one larger store at Southpoint. Upmarket gourmet retailer A Southern Season bought and renovated the former Belk space in 2003. The mall received an exterior and interior renovation 2010.

In 2010, The town of Chapel Hill's public library was initially going to try to make a permanent move into University Mall, taking over Dillard's space, however Dillard's decided to remain in their location and the town rejected the idea of moving the library there, so The library will move into inline space in the mall instead temporarily while an expansion is completed on the current library.

The local nickname for the mall is 'U-Mall'.

Anchors

• Dillard's (62,000 sq ft (5,800 m²) Formerly Ivey's)
• A Southern Season (59,410 sq ft (5,519 m²) Previously Hudson Belk)
• Roses (37,140 sq ft (3,450 m²))

External links

University Mall NC