Blue Ridge Mall (North Carolina)

The Blue Ridge Mall is a shopping mall located in Hendersonville, North Carolina that opened in 1983. It is anchored by Belk and Dunham's Sports, with junior anchors TJ Maxx and Jo-Ann Fabrics, and is owned by Hull Property Group.[1]

Blue Ridge Mall
LocationHendersonville, North Carolina
Opening date1983
OwnerHull Property Group
No. of stores and services40
No. of anchor tenants5 (4 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area350,000 square feet (33,000 m2)
No. of floors1
One of the mall's entrances in September 2017

History

The mall's groundbreaking was announced in October 1981, scheduled for November 4 that year. The mall was given a completion date of July 1983, and was to be a 350,000 sq ft center anchored by Belk, J. C. Penney, and Kmart.[2] The first store to open was Kmart, on May 26, 1983.[3] It was followed by the Peanut Shack and later Eckerd Drug, the latter of which opened July 25, 1983. The mall opened on July 27, 1983, with anchors Kmart, J. C. Penney, and Belk-Simpson for a total of 21 stores, which, plus two soon to open stores, put the mall at 40% occupancy.[4]

The mall was foreclosed on in September 1991, after its owners, Blue Ridge Mall Limited Partnership, failed to make payments for two months in a row.[5] After the sale of the mall was delayed several times, it came under the temporary ownership of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, until July 1997 when it was sold to the highest bidder.[6][7] The mall was sold again in 2007, from Hull Storey Retail Group to Hendon Properties, who had intentions to redevelop the property.[8]

TJ Maxx opened at the mall on May 20, 2012.[9] Jo-Ann Fabrics opened May 17, 2013, and Kmart closed that year.[10][11] The Kmart building was demolished for Dunham's Sports in 2014.[12] J. C. Penney closed at the mall on October 1, 2017.[13]

References
  1. "Blue Ridge Mall". Blue Ridge Mall. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  2. Nivens, David (October 20, 1981). "Henderson Mall Nears Beginning". The Asheville Citizen. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  3. "Hendersonville K mart Opens, Draws Throng". Asheville Citizen. May 27, 1983. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  4. Fitzgerald, Jim (27 July 1983). "Blue Ridge Mall opens". The Times-News. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  5. Thompson, Valerie (September 7, 1991). "Blue Ridge Mall faces foreclosure". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  6. "Mall sale delayed again". Asheville Citizen-Times. May 22, 1992. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  7. Brackett, Ed (August 2, 1997). "Blue Ridge Mall to go to highest bidder". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  8. Kelley, Leigh (November 30, 2007). "Blue Ridge Mall sold". Times-News. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  9. "T.J.Maxx to open on May 20". Times-News. May 1, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  10. Sullivan, Patrick (February 20, 2013). "Hendersonville Kmart to close in May". The Times-News. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  11. "Jo-Ann Fabrics to open May 17 with grand-opening celebrations". Times-News. April 26, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  12. McGowan, Molly (July 31, 2014). "Dunham's Sports coming to Blue Ridge Mall". The Times-News. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  13. Davis, Dillon (August 29, 2017). "JCPenney store in Hendersonville sets closing date". The Citizen-Times. Retrieved March 24, 2020.


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