Phipps Plaza
| Phipps Plaza | |
|---|---|
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 Mall interior (2019) | |
Interactive map of the Phipps Plaza area | |
General information | |
| Status | Operational |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., 3500 Peachtree Road NE |
| Coordinates | 33°51′11″N 84°21′44″W / 33.85312°N 84.36217°W |
| Opened | 1969 |
| Owner | Simon Property Group |
| Operator | Simon Property Group |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Floor area | 823,053 square feet (76,464.1 m2) of gross leasable area |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Ogden Phipps |
| Other information | |
| Number of stores | 102 |
| Number of anchors | 2 |
| Website | |
| simon | |
Phipps Plaza is a shopping mall in the Buckhead district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is adjacent to Lenox Square, both of which are owned by Simon Property Group. Phipps Plaza spans 823,053 square feet (76,464.1 m2) of gross leasable area and has 102 tenants, including anchor stores Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue. It is also beside the Phipps Tower office building.
History
Phipps Plaza was developed by financier Ogden Phipps and opened in stages. The three-story Saks Fifth Avenue anchor store opened first, on August 12, 1968.[1] The two-story mall opened on March 20, 1969, the first multi-level mall in Atlanta, aiming to become the South's leading shopping destination. The three-story Lord & Taylor anchor store was the final portion of the mall to open, on October 15, 1969. The mall's cinema, the Phipps Plaza Theatre, opened with a single screen on December 19, 1969, showing the film Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice.[2] A second screen, known as the Penthouse, opened on December 26, 1973, and a third screen opened on March 2, 1975.[2]
The mall was sold to Wachovia in July 1975 for approximately $8 million, with the bank acting as trustee for the pension fund of Southern Bell.[3] It was sold again in 1985 to The Equitable Life Assurance Society, which renovated the mall in 1991 at a cost of $140 million, with work completed in September 1992.[4] The renovation added a third anchor, Birmingham, Alabama-based Parisian, on the site of the demolished 3-screen theater. A new 14-screen AMC theatre was added, along with an 8-bay food court, new elevators, and a third level of shops. The remodeled mall celebrated its grand reopening on November 18, 1992.[5] New York-based Corporate Property Investors (CPI) bought the mall in October 1997.
In September 1998, the Simon DeBartolo Group bought the mall, along with five other Atlanta-area malls, including Lenox Square and Northlake Mall, as part of its $5.78 billion acquisition of CPI.[6] Lord & Taylor closed in February 2004 and was replaced by Nordstrom in March 2005. Belk bought the Parisian chain in 2006, and their anchor store was converted to Belk in September 2007. In 2012, the third floor food court was renovated and reopened as a Legoland Discovery Center.[7]
Belk closed on July 31, 2018.[8] Simon Property Group demolished the Belk anchor store and replaced it with a 150-room Nobu Hotel and restaurant, a 300,000 square foot Class A office tower, a 90,000 square foot Life Time Athletic facility and a 30,000 square foot food hall.[9] The hotel[10] and gym[11] both opened in 2022.
In 2023 Phipps Plaza announced several new additions, including Balmain, Celine, Fendi, Etro, Brunello Cucinelli, Canada Goose, Hermès, and Alexander McQueen.[12][13]
Architecture
The mall is known for its interior décor, which consists of mahogany walls, marble floors, glass elevators, chandeliers, and a massive, carpeted staircase.
List of anchor stores
| Name | No. of floors |
Year opened |
Year closed |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belk | 2007 | 2019 | Replaced Parisian | |
| Life Time | 2019 | N/a | New construction on former Belk site | |
| Lord & Taylor | 1969 | 2004 | ||
| Nobu Hotel | 2022 | N/a | New construction on former Belk site | |
| Nordstrom | 2005 | N/a | Replaced Lord & Taylor | |
| Parisian | 1992 | 2007 | ||
| Saks Fifth Avenue | 1969 | N/a |
Gallery
Mall interior (2009)
Phipps Plaza during the 2021 holiday shopping season
See also
References
- ↑ "Saks Fifth in Atlanta". August 10, 1968 – via NYTimes.com.
- 1 2 "Phipps Plaza 1 & 2 and Penthouse Theatre in Atlanta, GA - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1924-current, July 18, 1975, Page Page 7, Image 7 « Georgia Historic Newspapers". Archived from the original on June 30, 2026. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Real Estate; A Retail War Waged North Of Atlanta - The New York Times". Archived from the original on March 10, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ "AMC Phipps Plaza 14 in Atlanta, GA - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Simon buys Lenox, Phipps and more in megadeal - 1999-03-08 - Atlanta Business Chronicle". Archived from the original on October 19, 2000. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Legoland to open in high-end Phipps Plaza". www.ajc.com. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Phipps Plaza Belk store to close in summer 2018". www.ajc.com. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ Zandman, Eli (November 14, 2017). "Simon Says Bye to Belk, Konnichiwa to Nobu Hotel and Restaurant". Tomorrow's News Today - Atlanta. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Nobu Hospitality and Simon® Celebrate Opening of Nobu Hotel & Restaurant at Phipps Plaza" (Press release). November 30, 2022.
- ↑ "Life Time Buckhead at Phipps Plaza Debuts Dec. 8". December 8, 2022.
- ↑ Green, Josh (February 15, 2023). "Revised Phipps Plaza announces wave of new retailers for 2023". Urbanize.
- ↑ "Store Directory for Phipps Plaza - A Shopping Center in Atlanta, GA - A Simon Property".