Columbus Place
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| Location | Columbus, Mississippi, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 33°30′42″N 88°25′53″W / 33.5116°N 88.4314°W |
| Address | 1404 Old Aberdeen Rd. |
| Opening date | 1973 |
| Developer | Jim Wilson & Associates |
| Owner | Colony Financial |
| No. of stores and services | 30+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 |
| Total retail floor area | 319,384 square feet (29,671.7 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
Leigh Mall is a shopping mall located in Columbus, Mississippi.[2] The mall was constructed in 1973, and is marketed by Sterling Properties. Major tenants include Burke's Outlet, Hobby Lobby, Planet Fitness, and Books-A-Million.[1]
History
Leigh Mall was built in 1973 by Jim Wilson & Associates and sold to Equitable Real Estate in 1987.[3] J. C. Penney and Sears were the original anchor stores.[1]
Sears closed in 2012 and became Hobby Lobby one year later.[4] J. C. Penney closed in 2017.[5] The mall was auctioned off in 2019, at which point it was nearly 57 percent occupied.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Leigh Mall auction begins today". The Dispatch. October 15, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ "Leigh Mall under pressure to repave". The Dispatch. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Investment group buys 2 north Mississippi malls". Clarion Ledger. March 24, 1987. pp. 8B. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ "Leigh Mall welcoming a new tenant". WCBI. December 18, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ "5 Miss. JCPenney stores to close". Clarion Ledger. March 17, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2020.