Triangle Town Center is a

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. It is located in

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off U.S. Highway 1 (Capital Boulevard) and Interstate 540. The current anchors at the mall are

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, and

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. A fifth anchor,

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, closed in 2021. The store itself sits vacant as of January 2023.

History

Triangle Town Center opened on August 14, 2002 with anchors Hudson Belk,

''(closed October 2021)'',

, and Hecht's (now

). Construction of the mall required re-routing of existing roads.

, the state's first, opened later in 2004. The mall features a two-level Barnes & Noble, which serves as a junior anchor. On October 10, 2018, a water main broke causing the mall to evacuate and close early. The mall reopened a week later, with some stores closing for several months for renovations, including H&M, Kay Jewelers, and Zales Jewelers. Those stores never reopened per news released from their parent companies that they were closing stores due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 6, 2021, it was announced that

would be closing by October 10, 2021. Kohan Retail Investment Group purchased the mall in November 2021 for $33.25 million.

Anchors

''Signed as Hudson Belk until 2010'' *

''formerly Hecht's until 2006'' *

Former anchors

(Closed Sunday, October 10th, 2021) * Hecht's (became Macy's in 2006)

Foreclosure

On July 2, 2019, CBL and Associates, the previous owner of Triangle Town Center, was "heading into foreclosure" after defaulting on the mall's $171 million loan. The first bids for the mall were made on July 11, 2019. It was purchased by LNR Partners

References

External links

Triangle Town Center website
{{Raleigh-Durham area malls Shopping malls in Raleigh, North Carolina Shopping malls established in 2002 2002 establishments in North Carolina Kohan Retail Investment Group