Leigh Mall
LocationColumbus, Mississippi, U.S.
Coordinates33°30′42″N 88°25′53″W / 33.5116°N 88.4314°W / 33.5116; -88.4314
Address1404 Old Aberdeen Rd.
Opening date1973
DeveloperJim Wilson & Associates
OwnerColony Financial
No. of stores and services30+
No. of anchor tenants6 (5 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area319,384 square feet (29,671.7 m2)[1]
No. of floors1

Leigh Mall is a shopping mall located in Columbus, Mississippi, United States.[2] The mall was constructed in 1973, and is marketed by Sterling Properties. The anchor stores are Dollar Tree, Hobby Lobby, Planet Fitness, and Burke's Outlet.[1] There is 1 vacant anchor store that was once JCPenney.

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Leigh Mall auction begins today". The Dispatch. October 15, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Leigh Mall under pressure to repave". The Dispatch. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Investment group buys 2 north Mississippi malls". Clarion Ledger. March 24, 1987. pp. 8B. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Leigh Mall welcoming a new tenant". WCBI. December 18, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  5. ↑ "5 Miss. JCPenney stores to close". Clarion Ledger. March 17, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2020.


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