Kingsport Town Center

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Kingsport Town Center


Location	Kingsport , USA
Opening date	1976
Management	General Growth Properties
Owner	Somera Capital Management
No. of stores and services	65+ stores
No. of anchor tenants	4
Total retail floor area	529,814 square feet (GLA)
No. of floors	2
Website	Kingsport Town Center

Kingsport Town Center, formerly Fort Henry Mall, located in Kingsport, TN is the only regional shopping mall serving Kingsport.

1 History
2 Current Anchors
3 Former Anchors
4 Stores
5 Restaurants
6 Renovations
7 External links
8 References

[edit] History

Opened March 10, 1976, this two level mall is located at the Intersection of Fort Henry Drive and Memorial Blvd. It is managed by General Growth Properties.

[edit] Current Anchors

Belk (Only 2 level anchor. Opened as Parks-Belk, sold to Proffitt's. Sold back to Belk)
Sears, Roebuck and Company (Original Anchor)
JC Penney (Original Anchor)

[edit] Former Anchors

Miller's Department Store (Became Hess's in 1988, Proffitt's 1992, operated as Proffitt's Home Store, now Belk Home Store)

[edit] Stores

Currently over 60 stores are located in the mall. Many of the national mall chains are here as well as some local stores. There is no food court in the mall, so the eating establishments are spread out throughout the mall.

The 11 screen Marquee Cinemas movie theater that is located under Belk Home and it too is in its original 1976 location

[edit] Restaurants

Piccadilly Cafeterias (In its original 1976 location), Subway, Great American Cookie Company, Italian Village, Garfield's, Charley's Steakery, Chick-fil-A, Auntie Anne's, and The Cookie Store

[edit] Renovations

Starting in June 2008, the mall will receive a series of renovations on both the interior and exterior. The interior renovations will begin first in June, followed by the exterior, and the name change will take place in starting in mid 2008 to early 2009. These renovations will include: new stone-paved floors; gathering places with comfortable seating; a new children’s play area; a fresh, contemporary design with brick and glass façades; a new clock tower; a food court; and monumental new entry structures. Plus there will be 2 expansions, one to JCPenney (which may be torn down and built separate from the mall) and another 2 story expansion to the Marquee Cinemas entrance, adding more stores and restaurants. There will also be 4-5 outparcels built in the parking lot, which will be restaurants. Work should be completed by 2011. Currently, the mall is trying to get the city to give the them a tax break for any new tenants they may receive. But, the area the mall is in wont allow this, so the city said they had some other incentives they could give them. Right before Easter signs went up all over the mall telling everyone that big changes are on the way and also telling the new name. The slogan used on the signs is ``You have to believe it to see it"