Carolina Place Mall

[appatone]

I went to Carolina Place today for the first time in a while. Dirt is already moving where this expansion is going, the area is fenced up and it looks like construction is underway. It looks as if the entire food court has been gutted. It looked like several stores had or were going to upgrade facades. There was also new furniture inside.

Edited August 26, 2005 by appatone

[StevenRocks]

Interesting. I'll have to check that carpet out.. or maybe your camera phone can do that for me next time you're there. 

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I'll see what I can do.

[DigitalSky]

I went to Carolina Place today for the first time in a while.  Dirt is already moving where this expansion is going, the area is fenced up and it looks like construction is underway.  It looks as if the entire food court has been gutted.  It looked like several stores had or were going to upgrade facades.  There was also new furniture inside.

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Cool thanks for the updates. I'm surprised the current food court is gutted since I had thought they recently remodled it

[Temeteron]

I was at Carolina Place the other day, the food court looks a mess, I wonder why Spinnaker's and Atlanta Bread closed though, and am wondering if any new restaurants will take their spots? Also, I noticed that The Limited moved from its location to upstairs across from the Gap....wonder why that happend.....and the original spot is going to be a temporary Christmas store.....i wonder what theyll turn it into afterwards.......

[Version70-8]

I was at Carolina Place the other day, the food court looks a mess, I wonder why Spinnaker's and Atlanta Bread closed though, and am wondering if any new restaurants will take their spots? Also, I noticed that The Limited moved from its location to upstairs across from the Gap....wonder why that happend.....and the original spot is going to be a temporary Christmas store.....i wonder what theyll turn it into afterwards.......

When the original spot for The Limited opened it housed the namesake, The Limited Too (before Limited Brands sold it), and the now defunct lingerie brand Cacique (now being operated by Lane Bryant I think?), hence the 12000sf store size. All 3 in what became just the 1! The newest prototype store for The Limited (ie. like the Southpark store) only requires 6-7000sf hence the move upstairs. Nowadays with the fickle retail markets, most specialty apparel chains are building locations within the newer, much smaller, size range, obviously to get more bang per square foot and make the mall owners happier! PLUS...the old Limited site still had a HUGE hallway that spanned from one end of the store's stockroom through the Limited Too site as well. Mighty weird having two, now completely separate companies, share one common associate breakroom and set of restrooms!

Supposedly the old spot is going to be divided into 2 new store sites. Yes, both the old Atlanta Bread and Spinnaker sites are being re-leased with new restaurants. From what I hear, Panera takes Atlanta's spot and not sure on Spinnie's? It was an old concept anyway, time to say buh-bye!

[StevenRocks]

The Limited's early '90s prototype had a good run. The remaining versions still look good, but they're too big for today.

[DigitalSky]

I drove by CP Mall last weekend, it looks as if work might be beginning on the outdoor portion

[Temeteron]

Yes We've established this Come on CantNot you should be on top of things.....you made this Topic lol

[DigitalSky]

Yes We've established this Come on CantNot you should be on top of things.....you made this Topic lol

i know lol

[Skyybutter]

Is CP in good shape or are stores leaving? Suprised to hear that Atlanta Bread pulled out.

[DigitalSky]

Is CP in good shape or are stores leaving? Suprised to hear that Atlanta Bread pulled out.

Well keep in mind, Atlanta Bread left SouthPark too.

[nyxmike]

Here's some info (most of which has already been posted) on Carolina Place's expansion/redevelopment:

http://www.generalgrowth.com/properties/erCarolina_Place.htm

[Version70-8]

Is CP in good shape or are stores leaving? Suprised to hear that Atlanta Bread pulled out.

I worked at CP as well and they seemed to be fine. Atlanta Bread however I believe was not in charge of the options for lease renewal...aka: Project Kicked Out! Very similar to the old ABC at Southpark. I suppose mall owners consider Panera the current "chic" eatery in the food court? Lol.

[MZT]

Sometimes "tired" food concepts can live on. Boston Market franchises still exist, despite all the doomsdayer's predictions 5 years ago.

Overall though, I think the food court at CP isn't interesting. Same goes for Eastland. (But I did sometimes visit the food court at Carolina Mills when I lived in University City.)

Edited November 2, 2005 by MZT

[DigitalSky]

Look! http://ggpmall.com/crm/2005/CarolinaPlaceM...5%5F1103%2DCPM/

*Starts at 1 AM*!

[MZT]

Maybe Carolina Place felt like trying something "out of the box" since Nothlake is doing the Narnia thing.

I live in Starmount, but just don't go to CP much. Hate the traffic circulation around there... But I do visit the Home Depot / Best Buy / Jason's Deli across the street from it.

[StevenRocks]

Look! http://ggpmall.com/crm/2005/CarolinaPlaceM...5%5F1103%2DCPM/

*Starts at 1 AM*!

I really want to go to that, but I don't know if I'll make it.

[f0xym0p]

I really want to go to that, but I don't know if I'll make it.

1am to 5am?!? That is insane. I think I will go to that. It sounds like fun and maybe it won't be as crowded as the typical Friday morning.

[appatone]

On the news this morning they saud that in addition to other shops including a bookstore (we're assuming B&N) and a sporting goods store (REI) that Carolina Place would be adding another anchor tenant. With all of the anchor tenants CP currently has plus a big bookstore and and big sports retailer what could possibly be moving into a new anchor spot?

[DigitalSky]

hmm. There won't be room for another anchor tenant... unless they were mistakenly refering to Hecht's becoming Macy's? i dunno...

[StevenRocks]

hmm. There won't be room for another anchor tenant... unless they were mistakenly refering to Hecht's becoming Macy's? i dunno...

You know, JCPenney's been moving off-mall a lot lately. Could be that where the presumed new anchor is going? And if it is, then where's JCPenney going?

[appatone]

Sorry, I should clarify. CP would be constructing a new anchor space. No one would be leaving. CP will physically add a bookstore, sporting goods store, another anchor, and other shops in addition to improvements in the mall. So I can't imagine what would go in there.

I want to add that I think CP will go more like NorthLake. They will probably end up adding some better tenants than they have now. Things like J Crew and Banana Republic will likely open up there IMO. They'll probably try to snag some things like L'Occitane and others as well. Ballantyne is litterally at CP's back door and there have been rumors for a while that tenants like that have been eyeing that area.

Edited November 24, 2005 by appatone

[DigitalSky]

Sorry, I should clarify. CP would be constructing a new anchor space. No one would be leaving. CP will physically add a bookstore, sporting goods store, another anchor, and other shops in addition to improvements in the mall. So I can't imagine what would go in there.

I want to add that I think CP will go more like NorthLake. They will probably end up adding some better tenants than they have now. Things like J Crew and Banana Republic will likely open up there IMO. They'll probably try to snag some things like L'Occitane and others as well. Ballantyne is litterally at CP's back door and there have been rumors for a while that tenants like that have been eyeing that area.

I know it's gonna be Linens N Things, that's probably what they're refering to as the additional anchor -- I would think -- not like a department store anchor.

[StevenRocks]

I want to add that I think CP will go more like NorthLake. They will probably end up adding some better tenants than they have now. Things like J Crew and Banana Republic will likely open up there IMO. They'll probably try to snag some things like L'Occitane and others as well. Ballantyne is litterally at CP's back door and there have been rumors for a while that tenants like that have been eyeing that area.

Carolina Place could go a lot more upscale. It's going to be hard to justify some of those coveted stores expanding though. How many L'Occitane stores, for example, can this market handle?

[Temeteron]

Here's a helpful thought.......how bout getting stores that you wont find at other malls.....why must all malls have the same stores?