Northbrook Court

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Northbrook Court Mall
Northbrook Court 1.jpg
The second floor entrance between Neiman Marcus and Lord & Taylor (now Shoppers Find)
LocationNorthbrook, Illinois, United States
Coordinates42°9′1″N 87°49′1″W / 42.15028°N 87.81694°W / 42.15028; -87.81694Coordinates: 42°9′1″N 87°49′1″W / 42.15028°N 87.81694°W / 42.15028; -87.81694
Address1515 Lake Cook Road
Opening date1976
DeveloperHomart Development Company
ManagementBrookfield Properties Retail Group
OwnerBrookfield Properties Retail Group
No. of stores and services125[1]
No. of anchor tenants4 (3 open, 1 demolished)
Total retail floor area1,012,000 sq ft (94,000 m2)[1]
No. of floors2 (3 in former Macy's, 3 including AMC and a staff mezzanine in Neiman Marcus and former Lord & Taylor/Shopper’s Find)
Parking5,100 spaces [1]
Websitewww.northbrookcourt.com

Northbrook Court is a shopping mall in Northbrook, Illinois with a collection of stores serving the North Shore suburbs of Chicago. Located on 130 acres (0.53 km2) of land, its anchor stores are Shoppers Find and Neiman Marcus. This mall also features a 14-screen AMC Theatres on the south side of the mall. It is managed and co-owned by Brookfield Properties Retail Group.[2]

History[]

Northbrook Court originally opened in 1976 with Lord & Taylor, Neiman Marcus, Sears. I. Magnin opened later on.

Sears closed in 1983 due to the company determining that the store's market too closely overlapped that of the nearby stores at Hawthorn Mall and Golf Mill Mall.[3] It was converted into a prototype for JCPenney that same year, and then torn down in 1995 for a new Marshall Field's (later Macy's). [4][5] General Cinema opened on November 22, 1996 with 14 auditoriums. It was converted into an AMC Theatres in 2002. A free standing Crate & Barrel home store on the northwest corner of the mall opened that same year. Crate & Barrel used to be where Arhaus was.

California Pizza Kitchen opened its doors on Northbrook Court's north side for the first time in August 2010.[6] On May 16, 2014, Arhaus officially opened at the mall's east.[7]

On May 11, 2019, Northbrook Court announced that Macy's would be closing as part of a plan to close 13 stores nationwide. The store closed on July 14, 2019 and was demolished for an intended new mixed-use development. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Brookfield suspended its plans for redevelopment. According to Crain's Chicago Business, Northbrook Court has also missed mortgage payments and skipped paying Cook County real estate taxes.[8][9]

On August 2, 2020, it was announced that Lord & Taylor would also be closing as part of a plan to close 19 stores nationwide. On August 27, 2020, it was announced that Lord & Taylor would be closing all remaining stores. The store closed on December 29, 2020. This left Neiman Marcus and AMC Theatres as the only anchor tenants remaining in operation.

In mid-late June 2021, Shoppers Find, a temporary pop up department store, opened in the former Lord & Taylor spot, this meant the mall once again had 3 anchors, leaving the former Macy's the only vacant space for a short amount of time.

In 2007, Northbrook Court’s “Treehouse Court” a food court underwent a remodel to make the food court more friendly and updated. The new food court opened with Chinese Gourmet Express, Sbarro, Subway and Corner Bakery Cafe. None of those are here as of 2021. Subway closed in the late 2010’s, Corner Bakery Cafe closed in Winter 2020 and Chinese Gourmet Express closed in the early-mid 2010’s. That was then replaced by FOMO years later in 2017 and later closed in 2018. Now it is currently home to Mario’s Cart. As of July 2021, Mario’s Cart doors are locked but is still open. Tony & Bruno’s replaced Sbarro, and as of July 2021 the seats are stacked, but there’s seats scattered around the food court.

Over the years, especially during the pandemic, Northbrook Court’s restaurant industry has flopped. The food court is occupied by 2/4 restaurants, Claim Company, Stir Crazy and Starbucks have closed during the pandemic and most of the remaining restaurants in the mall are struggling and there has been no restaurants since 2019.

The mall is definitely not dead, but no where near packed. The mall currently has 76 stores as of July 2021, before the pandemic it had over 90, and back in the 2000’s and earlier it has 110+ stores. Hopefully now, more stores will start to move in.

The whole Macy’s wing is gone other than the food court and H&M. AT&T, Claim Company and LensCrafters all moved, and Pandora has closed but is now selling jewelry in Silver Corner.

The mall opened with stairs only, escalators were added later on.

It was announced on January 8, 2022 H&M would be closing at Northbrook Court.

Location[]

Northbrook Court is located on Lake Cook Road (Cook County Trunk Highway A50), between the Tri-State Tollway (Interstate 94/294) and Edens Expressway (Interstate 94/U.S. Highway 41). It is approximately 25 miles from downtown Chicago and approximately four to 12 miles from the nine communities that make up the North Shore and is accessible via public transit from them and the City of Chicago. It is only eight miles from Westfield Old Orchard. Although smaller than Old Orchard, it competes with Old Orchard as well as several other suburban shopping centers in the Chicago area.

Filming[]

John Hughes, who grew up in Northbrook, and attended Glenbrook North High School, used the mall for his teenage film Weird Science, a movie about two outcasts who create a girl, who in turn helps them stand up for themselves. The side of the mall used in the film for exterior shots is currently a California Pizza Kitchen and the former The Claim Company.[10] The inside of the mall was also used, however it has changed since the filming.

A scene from Ordinary People was filmed at the mall. Mary Tyler Moore’s character Beth Jarrett is shown shopping at Neiman Marcus and riding the escalator.

Bus routes[]

Pace

  • 213 Green Bay Road [11]
  • 422 Linden CTA/Glenview/Northbrook Court [12]
  • 471 Highland Park/Northbrook Court [13]
  • 626 Skokie – Buffalo Grove Limited [14]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-03-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Northbrook Court Directory & Map | Northbrook Court". www.northbrookcourt.com.
  3. ^ "Penneys plans Northbrook store". Chicago Tribune. July 15, 1983. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  4. ^ Luc, Karie Angell; Hughes, Judith Joslyn (2008). Northbrook. p. 27. ISBN 9780738561783.
  5. ^ "Northbrook Mall To Get Field's". Chicago Tribune. September 21, 1993. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  6. ^ "California Pizza Kitchen Opens in Northbrook, IL at the Northbrook Court Shopping Center".
  7. ^ "New Arhaus Furniture Store Opens in Northbrook Court".
  8. ^ [1][dead link]
  9. ^ "Macy's is quietly closing stores — see if yours is on the list". www.businessinsider.my.
  10. ^ "Weird Science".
  11. ^ "213 - Green Bay Road | Pace Suburban Bus".
  12. ^ "422 - Linden CTA – Glenview – Northbrook Court | Pace Suburban Bus".
  13. ^ "471 - Highland Park – Northbrook Court | Pace Suburban Bus".
  14. ^ "626 - Skokie – Buffalo Grove Limited | Pace Suburban Bus".

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