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Northgate Mall Northgate Mall is a shopping mall located off I-85 and Gregson Street (exit 176) in Durham, North Carolina. This mall is situated in Northern Durham less than a mile form Duke University and some of Durham's most attractive and upscale neighborhoods, including Trinity Park, Trinity Heights, Duke Park, Watts-Hillandale, and Croasdaile. The mall has been the dominant regional shopping complex for the past 50 years.

Tenants

Northgate is anchored by Macy's, Sears and Northgate Stadium 10. It has CompUSA as a sub-anchor. Other notable national tenants include Talbots,Bath and Body Works, Chick-fil-A]], Radio Shack, Charlotte Russe, Hibbet Sports and Victoria's Secret. Northgate Mall has over 100 stores.

The food Gallery offers over 10 specialty food stalls with a wide variety of cuisine choices, Greek, Italian, Asian, American. Some mentioned are: Dairy Queen/Orange Julius, Greek Cuisine, and Tomo Japan.

Recent developments

The shopping complex has quite a bit to offer its patrons. In terms of Digital Media Entertainment there is an FYE, an EB Games and a GameStop, along with a locally owned online gaming center called GameFrog.

Special events that focus on the surrounding communities are a common experience. A few examples include, a once a month "Heart and Sole Mall Walkers Club" sponsered by Duke Heart Center, Career Expos, Fashion Shows, and Holiday Events. There's also a large amount of children's entertainment offered, feauring Northgate Stadium 10 Kids Summer Movie Camp, The Little Shoppers' Club, Adventure Station, Island Carousel, Milk and Cookies with Santa, Jump House and Power Jump making an all-round attractive destination for shoppers.

Northgate Stadium 10, a 10-screen movie theater, is in the process of adding its 2nd auditorium with a 3D Digital Upgrade in time for all the summers 3D Film releases. A number of exterior shops in the "Plaza", include a Marble Slab Creamery, Regency Beauty, and Lace Creations, are part of the mall's exterior adjacent to the theater in an outdoor shopping experience similar to other malls in the area.

Adjacent to the mall are "The Shops at Northgate" a strip-style plaza on the property's west side includes Guitar Center, C&H Cafeteria, a regional cafeteria chain, and Office Depot.

Square footage

Sears (200,000 sq. ft.)

70,000 sq. ft. of lower level office space, currently occupied.

External links

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 Northgate is anchored by [[Macy's]], [[Sears, Roebuck and Company|Sears]] and [[Northgate Stadium 10]].  It has [[CompUSA]] as a sub-anchor.  Other notable national tenants include [[Talbots]],[[Bath and Body Works]], Chick-fil-A]], [[Radio Shack]], [[Charlotte Russe]], [[Hibbet Sports]] and [[Victoria's Secret]]. Northgate Mall has over 100 stores.
+The food Gallery offers over 10 specialty food stalls with a wide variety of cuisine choices, Greek, Italian, Asian, American. Some mentioned are: Dairy Queen/Orange Julius, Greek Cuisine, and Tomo Japan.
 === Recent developments ===
 [[Image:2008-07-18 Cinema at Northgate Mall.jpg|thumb|left|Stadium 10 cinema at Northgate Mall.]]
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 The shopping complex has quite a bit to offer its patrons. In terms of Digital Media Entertainment there is an [[FYE]], an [[EB Games]] and a [[GameStop]], along with a locally owned online gaming center called [[GameFrog]].
+Special events that focus on the surrounding communities are a common experience. A few examples include, a once a month "Heart and Sole Mall Walkers Club" sponsered by Duke Heart Center, Career Expos, Fashion Shows, and Holiday Events. There's also a large amount of children's entertainment offered, feauring Northgate Stadium 10 Kids Summer Movie Camp, The Little Shoppers' Club, Adventure Station, Island Carousel, Milk and Cookies with Santa, Jump House and Power Jump making an all-round attractive destination for shoppers.
+Northgate Stadium 10, a 10-screen movie theater, is in the process of adding its 2nd auditorium with a 3D Digital Upgrade in time for all the summers 3D Film releases. A number of exterior shops in the "Plaza", include a Marble Slab Creamery, Regency Beauty, and Lace Creations, are part of the mall's exterior adjacent to the theater in an outdoor shopping experience similar to other malls in the area.
-=== New additions ===
 [[Image:2008-07-18 Entrance 2 to Northgate Mall.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Entrance 2 to Northgate Mall.]]
+Adjacent to the mall are "The Shops at Northgate" a strip-style plaza on the property's west side includes [[Guitar Center]], C&H Cafeteria, a regional cafeteria chain, and [[Office Depot]].
-A [[Belk|Hudson-Belk]] store closed in 2005 and has been converted to [[Northgate Stadium 10]], a 10-screen movie theater [http://www.eastcoastcinemas.com ] Additionally, a number of exterior shops, including a [[Marble Slab Creamery]], are being added to the mall's exterior adjacent to the theater, in an effort to create an upscale outdoor shopping experience similar to other malls in the area.  Construction work continues for the development of new stores and shopping in the new "plaza" section of the mall, with construction crews working on building out the rest of the new space in the mall.  According to a member of the mall's security staff, between 10 and 15 tenants are signed to round out the plaza, which is reportedly scheduled to complete construction by early 2007.
-An adjacent strip-style plaza on the property's west side includes a new [[Guitar Center]], C&H Cafeteria, a regional cafeteria chain, and an [[Office Depot]] which opened on December 31, 2006.  Also in the main center area an indoor Carousel plus a new permanent Children's Train ride in center court All of this work is part of a reported $16 million renovation to keep Northgate, Durham's oldest enclosed shopping mall, an all-round attractive destination for shoppers.
 ==Square footage==
 *[[Sears]] (200,000 sq. ft.)
+,000 sq. ft. of lower level office space, currently occupied.
 ==External links==
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 * [http://www.northgatemall.com Northgate Mall]
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 [[Category:Shopping malls in North Carolina]]