The latter was redeveloped as The New Black Wall Street. Sam’s Club at The Mall at Stonecrest closed without notice in 2018, following Target’s closure three years prior. Sign up for extra news and info from the team. Prior to Macy’s departure, JCPenney exited in 1985 and the space was later repurposed as a Burlington Coat Factory, which left the mall in 2019. Anchors like Foot Locker, D&K Suit City and Rainbow remain open.Īt Greenbriar Mall in southwest Atlanta, Macy’s closed its doors in 2021 after 56 years. Macy’s, the last standing anchor, shuttered in 2020 after closing 125 stores nationwide. The mall first opened in 1968 and has since lost two of its largest anchor stores, starting with JCPenney in 2005. Williams’ business is one of 69 remaining in the space that sits on 71 acres located in the Panthersville area of South DeKalb. With the rise of online shopping amidst a global pandemic, staffing shortages and closings are becoming the new normal. The same goes for shopping malls nationwide as new ways for people to shop continue to lead to their demise. In the aftermath, tenants and residents are left without answers for the future. The sense of uncertainty at the mall is one felt throughout the city as major retailers are closing shops and shuttering doors. “I’ve been here through several changes of management and my expectations are still low for the new owners.” “We have customers who only come to this mall because we’re here,” Williams said. Newmark, an Atlanta-based realty group, sold the property on behalf of CWCapital, the commercial real estate company that inherited the mall when the loan went into default. The previous owner, Thor Equities, defaulted on a commercial mortgage-backed securities loan, leading to the recent auction sale. “During the summer, it’s incredibly hot here because we don’t even have a functioning air conditioning system.”įormerly known as South DeKalb Mall, the center was recently sold to Namdar Realty Group for $19.3 million in a December auction.
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“Businesses were leaving and there were never any improvements or renovations to update the mall to attract new customers,” said Williams.
The assortment of incense, sage, crystals and natural body care products, alongside playing music and interacting with customers, gives her the positive energy she has needed to run a small business.Īs “Miss Z” - the nickname she says everyone endearingly calls her - built relationships with many of her neighboring tenants and returning customers, she noticed a decline in the mall and surrounding area. Williams’ business, Light Up Your Life, was one of several that the Trinidad and Tobago native’s family owned in the mall. Nzinga Williams has called the Gallery at South DeKalb home for over 20 years.
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