Monroe Crossing

Monroe Crossing Mall (Monroe Crossing) is a 395,000 square feet (37,000 m²)^[1] regional mall located in Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, United States. The mall houses a mix of local and national retailers and anchor stores.

Monroe Crossing Mall

JCPenney at Monroe Crossing, June 2011
Location	Monroe, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates	35.00453°N 80.55974°W / 35.00453; -80.55974
Address	2115 West Roosevelt Boulevard #290
Opening date	1979
Management	Urban Retail
Owner	Time Equities Inc.
No. of stores and services	45+
No. of anchor tenants	3 (2 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area	395,000 square feet (36,700 m2)(GLA)
No. of floors	1
Website	shopmonroecrossing.com

Monroe Crossing is on West Roosevelt Boulevard, in front of US Route 74, which is the primary route to Charlotte and carries more than 54,000 cars per day.^[2] Monroe Crossing is anchored by Belk and Roses. Other popular tenants include Bath and Body Works, GNC, Chick-fil-A, and Red Bowl Asian Bistro.

Monroe Crossing Mall runs a club called “Just KID-ding Around”, which hosts monthly themed events for children. Monroe Crossing often partners with local charities.^[3]

History

This property was originally built in 1979, and was known as Monroe Mall. The mall was renovated in 2001, and then was acquired by Madison Marquette in December 2005. Since acquiring Monroe Crossing, Madison Marquette has improved the mall aesthetically and with more aggressive leasing practices. Monroe Crossing was renovated again in 2009; some of the improvements included: new floors, signage, tenants, furniture and seating areas.^[4] In December 2014, Madison Marquette successfully sold Monroe Crossing to Time Equities, Inc, a real estate investment firm based in New York.

Its largest anchor department store, Belk, expanded its location at Monroe Crossing from 65,000 square feet to 95,000 square feet in March 2008 in a $5.8 million expansion.^[5] Belk's brand offerings increased with the expansion to include brands such as Michael Kors, Karen Kane, and Ralph Lauren.^[2]

Sears closed in June 2017,^[6] and JCPenney closed on July 31, 2017.^[7] In August 2018, Roses opened in the former JCPenney.

Anchor stores

The mall's anchor stores are:^[8]

• Belk
• Roses

References

1. "Monroe Crossing Mall Information". Retrieved November 1, 2013.
2. "Monroe Crossing Mall Fact Sheet" (PDF). Madison Marquette. Retrieved October 16, 2012. ^{[permanent dead link]}
3. "Monroe Crossing Just KID-ding Around". Monroe Crossing Mall. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
4. "Monroe Crossing Mall Property Information". Madison Marquette. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
5. "Monroe Crossing Belk Expansion Update". Monroe Crossing. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
6. "The Charlotte Observer". Archived from the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
7. "The Charlotte Observer". Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
8. "Monroe Crossing Mall Directory" (PDF). Madison Marquette. Retrieved November 1, 2013.