# Eastland Mall

Charlotte, NC · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-a106aad98c` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/nc/charlotte-eastland-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-a106aad98c.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-a106aad98c.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-a106aad98c

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | unknown | reported · Wikipedia |
| Opened | 1975 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Acres | 78.0 | reported · research |
| GLA (sq ft) | 1061439 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 109 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Redeveloper | City of Charlotte (Crosland Southeast partner; Tepper MLS plan collapsed) | reported · research |
| Zoning change | MX-2 and MUDD-O (city-filed conditional rezoning) | documented · research |
| Public subsidy | City bought the site in 2012 (price not found) and demolished the mall in 2013. It sold 11 acres to CMS in 2016. The 2023 sports-complex plan is estimated at $90-100M. | reported · research |
| Entitlement year | 2020 | reported · research |
| Planning notes | Approved by Charlotte City Council (unanimous, June 15, 2020). Eastland Area Plan | reported · research |

## Quoted support

- **zoning_change**: “The zoning petition will change the property and an additional eight acres yet to be acquired by the city to MX-2 and MUDD-O zoning uses.” — https://www.wbtv.com/2020/06/15/charlotte-city-council-passes-eastland-mall-rezoning-plan-clearing-way-mls-hq-practice-facility

## Anchors

Burlington Coat Factory, Dillard's, Sears, Ice House

## Timeline

- 1975: Opened (Wikidata)

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Eastland Mall was a shopping mall in Charlotte, North Carolina. The center opened on July 30, 1975, as the then-largest mall in North Carolina with three anchor department stores, Belk, J.C. Penney, and Ivey's. A Sears, Roebuck and Company store joined four years later. The mall was owned by Glimcher Realty Trust and the City of Charlotte. Glimcher requested the mall be put into receivership due to heavy debt, and there were reports of the mall entering foreclosure. LNR sold the interior space in the mall to Boxer Properties of Houston for $2 million. It ceased operations on June 30, 2010, and was purchased by the city of Charlotte from Boxer Properties, and the owners of the vacant anchors in hopes of selling it to a developer.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastland_Mall_(Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina)

## Sources

- Quoted support for zoning_change — https://www.wbtv.com/2020/06/15/charlotte-city-council-passes-eastland-mall-rezoning-plan-clearing-way-mls-hq-practice-facility
- Planning research source — https://www.wbtv.com/2023/10/10/charlotte-city-council-decides-future-eastland-mall-redevelopment/
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) — https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6869fc5bfb3f4757954ef7a9e9ccbebf (2014-10-02)
- Wikipedia: Eastland Mall (Charlotte, North Carolina) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastland_Mall_(Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina) (2026-10-14)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Eastland Mall, Charlotte, NC." Record m-a106aad98c, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/nc/charlotte-eastland-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_charlotteeastlandmall,
  title = {Eastland Mall, Charlotte, NC},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/nc/charlotte-eastland-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-a106aad98c, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.