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{{Infobox shopping mall
| name = Riverchase Galleria
| image = Center Court of the Riverchase Galleria.jpg
| caption = View of Riverchase Galleria, 2005
| ___location = [[Hoover, Alabama]]
| address = 2000 Riverchase Galleria <br>Hoover, AL 35244
| opening_date = {{Start date and age|1986|2|19}}
| developer = Jim Wilson & Associates
| manager = [[Brookfield Properties]]
| owner = [[Brookfield Properties]]/Jim Wilson & Associates
| number_of_stores = 156
| number_of_anchors = 7 (5 open, 2 vacant)
| floor_area = {{convert|1,402,378|sqft|sqm}}
| floors = 2 ( belk, 3 in center court, Macy's, and Von Maur, 17 in the tower)
| website = {{URL|https://www.riverchasegalleria.com/}}
| footnotes = <ref name=mall>{{cite web | url=https://www.brookfieldpropertiesretail.com/properties/property-details/riverchase-galleria.html | title=Riverchase Galleria | publisher=[[Brookfield Properties]]}}</ref>
}}
[[Image:Riverchase Galleria Hoover AL.jpg|thumb|right|Riverchase Galleria at night, 2012]]
'''Riverchase Galleria''', locally known as '''The Galleria''', is a large, super–regional [[shopping mall]] and mixed use development in [[Hoover, Alabama]], in the [[Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama|Greater]] [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] metropolitan area. It is ranked 43rd on the [[list of largest shopping malls in the United States]]. It is the largest enclosed shopping center in [[Alabama]].
Located at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 31 in Alabama|U.S. Highway 31]] (Montgomery Highway) and [[Interstate 459]], the Riverchase Galleria complex includes the region's only [[Costco]], and also includes the 15-story, {{convert|1700000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} Hyatt Regency, and the 17-story, {{convert|285000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} [[Galleria Tower]] office building. The tower includes the headquarters of [[Walter Energy, Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pe.com/rss/business/stories/PE_Biz_W_aero23.3669fae.html | title=RSS Feeds | PE.com - Press-Enterprise |publisher=PE.com}}</ref> The mall's anchor stores are [[JCPenney]], [[Von Maur]], [[Macy's]], [[Belk]], and [[Dave & Buster's]]. There are two vacant anchor stores which were once [[Sears]] and [[Belk|Belk Children's and Home]].
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The Galleria is anchored by 4 department stores: [[J. C. Penney|JCPenney]], [[Belk]], [[Macy's]], and [[Von Maur]].<ref>{{cite press release | title=Von Maur Department Store Opens First Location in Alabama | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/von-maur-department-store-opens-first-___location-in-alabama-230332581.html | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | date=November 2, 2013}}</ref> The Galleria has two large parking decks, with several entrances, attached to the mall.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
Several restaurants are located on out-parcels including [[Bonefish Grill]], [[J. Alexander's]], Stix, and [[Olive Garden]]. [[The Home Depot]], [[FedEx Office]], and [[Costco]] are located on other out-parcels on the property. There was also a 10-screen [[Regal Entertainment Group]] movie theater was on an out-parcel of the property but it was closed in 2006 after the construction of a [[Rave Motion Pictures]] (now [[AMC Theatres]]) at neighboring Patton Creek Shopping Center. The former movie theater has since been repurposed into an [[Aveda]] Salon and Cosmetology school.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
==History==
The Galleria was opened on February 19, 1986, by developer Jim Wilson & Associates, initially {{convert|1200000|sqft|m2}} with four anchor stores — two Birmingham-based chains, [[Parisian (department store chain)|Parisian]] and [[Pizitz]] — along with Atlanta-based [[Rich's (department store)|Rich's]] and national retailer J. C. Penney.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2016/03/what_mega-mall_opened_30_years.html | title=What mega-mall opened 30 years ago and changed Alabama shopping? | first=Greg | last=Garrison | work=[[The Birmingham News]] | date=March 10, 2016}}</ref>
In March 1987, the mall added its first Macy's store at center court, the company's first store in Alabama. The same year, the Pizitz chain was acquired by [[McRae's]] and subsequently renamed. In 1995, Parisian expanded its store by almost 66%. In 1996, Sears (which relocated from a nearby ___location) and a new wing were added, making Riverchase Galleria a total of {{convert|2,400,000|sqft|sqm}} in size. The expansion made it the largest mixed-use project in the [[Southeastern United States]], and one of the 10 largest mixed-use projects in the United States.
In 2003, the Macy's anchor store closed and the Rich's ___location was renamed Rich's-Macy's. The consolidation came 9 years after [[Macy's, Inc.|Federated Department Stores]] (the parent of Rich's since 1976) acquired R. H. Macy & Company. Following the closure of the original Macy's ___location, the store ___location was sold to [[Saks Inc.]], which was the parent of both McRae's and Parisian. Saks kept the north wing anchor space vacant for more than a year before reopening the refurbished store in October 2004 under its [[Proffitt's]] division, giving the company 3 different anchors at Riverchase. On March 6, 2005, the Rich's-Macy's store (as Rich's; along with the ___location at [[Colonial Brookwood Village]]) was officially rebranded as Macy's. Later in 2005, Saks sold its Proffitt's division — including most of the McRae's chain — to Belk. As a result, Saks closed the {{convert|131000|sqft|m2|-2|abbr=on}} McRae's store. Belk dissolved the separate Proffitt's organization, and on March 8, 2006, the Proffitt's store at Riverchase became the mall's first Belk store. In late 2003, Jim Wilson & Associates (JW&A) sold 50% of the Galleria to General Growth Properties (GGP), which assumed management control.
In 2006, Belk acquired the Parisian store chain from [[Saks, Inc.]] The former Pizitz/McRae's ___location simultaneously became available for occupancy. The store had remained vacant since the 2005 closure of McRae's as a result of a lawsuit between the Pizitz family, which had retained ownership of the store real estate after its sale in 1987, and [[Saks Inc.]], which inherited the lease obligations of its defunct McRae's operation. As part of its merger of the Parisian stores into its operations, Belk closed its ___location in the original Macy's space and the Parisian store was renamed to Belk. The upper level of the former Pizitz/McRae's has since been converted to a Belk Home & Children's Store.
On November 30, 2007, [[Nordstrom]] announced plans to open its first store in Alabama in the mall in 2012, in the anchor space first occupied by Macy's in 1987, Proffitt's in 2004, and Belk in 2006.<ref>{{cite press release | url=http://press.nordstrom.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=211996&p=irol-newsarticle&ID=1083013 | title=Nordstrom to Open First Alabama Store at Riverchase Galleria in Birmingham | publisher=[[Nordstrom, Inc.]] | date=November 30, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2007/11/nordstrom_coming_to_the_riverc.html | title=Nordstrom coming to the Riverchase Galleria | first=Jerry | last=Underwood | work=[[The Birmingham News]] | date=November 30, 2007}}</ref> but the store was never built after plans were canceled in May 2009.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://blog.al.com/businessnews/2009/05/plans_canceled_for_nordstrom_s.html | title=Plans canceled for Nordstrom store at Galleria | first=Dawn Kent | last=Azok | work=[[The Birmingham News]] | date=May 1, 2009}}</ref>
In July 2009, [[LEGO]] opened the first LEGO Brand Retail store in Alabama in the mall. The store occupies {{convert|2061|sqft|m2}} and became one of the 32 LEGO Brand Retail stores nationwide upon its opening.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://blog.al.com/businessnews/2009/07/legos_to_open_first_alabama_st.html | title=Lego to open first Alabama store at Hoover's Galleria | first= Liz | last=Ellaby | work=[[The Birmingham News]] | date=July 14, 2009}}</ref>
On August 6, 2019, it was announced that Sears would be closing this ___location as part of a plan to close 26 stores nationwide. The store closed in October 2019.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tyko|first1=Kelly|date=August 6, 2019|title=Sears and Kmart store closings: 26 stores to close in October|work=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/08/06/sears-and-kmart-store-closings-2019-26-stores-close-october/1940039001/|access-date=August 7, 2019}}</ref>
In February 2020 the LEGO store closed its ___location at the Riverchase Galleria. In May 2021, Belk closed its Home and Children ___location. In January 2022, Macy's announced the closure of its store at [[Brookwood Village|Colonial Brookwood Village]]. Thus, the Galleria was not only the first mall in Alabama with a Macy’s but also the last remaining mall in Alabama with a Macy’s.<ref>{{Cite web|author=WBRC Staff|title=Macy's closing at Brookwood Village|url=https://www.wbrc.com/2022/01/05/macys-closing-brookwood-village/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=www.wbrc.com|date=5 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> On August 13, 2024, it was announced that Macy's ___location is listed for sale.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thornton |first1=William |title=Macy’s Riverchase Galleria ___location, its last store in Alabama, is for sale |url=https://www.al.com/news/2024/08/macys-riverchase-galleria-___location-its-last-store-in-alabama-is-for-sale.html |website=AL.com |access-date=August 14, 2024}}</ref>
===Renovation===
A $60 million renovation, first planned in 2011, was completed in 2013. The renovation plan, including a $25 million sales tax rebate, was approved by the Hoover City Council on October 17, 2011.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/10/hoover_city_council_approves_s.html | title=Hoover City Council approves up to $25 million sales tax rebate for Riverchase Galleria | first=Val | last=Walton | work=[[The Birmingham News]] | date=October 17, 2011}}</ref> As part of the renovation, the first Von Maur in Alabama opened in the space vacated by Macy's/Proffitt's/Belk.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://blog.al.com/businessnews/2012/08/birminghams_hoar_construction_2.html | title=Birmingham's Hoar Construction reveals new details of Riverchase Galleria makeover | first=Dawn Kent | last=Azok | work=[[The Birmingham News]] | date=August 19, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/10/von_maur_department_store_prop.html | title=Von Maur department store proposed for Riverchase Galleria | first=Val | last=Walton | work=[[The Birmingham News]] | date=October 13, 2011}}</ref> The Wynfrey Hotel was renovated and rebranded as a [[Hyatt]] hotel, "The Hyatt Regency Birmingham—The Wynfrey Hotel".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/2013/06/riverchase_galleria_constructi.html | title=Riverchase Galleria renovation expected to be complete in August; Von Maur, Old Navy opening this fall | first=Dawn Kent | last=Azok | work=[[The Birmingham News]] | date=June 16, 2013}}</ref>
In 2013, Belk announced plans to renovate its store at the Galleria, raising it to the level of a flagship ___location.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/2013/11/cost_of_the_riverchase_galleri.html | title=Cost of the Riverchase Galleria's redevelopment to top $100 million; more new stores on the way | first=Dawn Kent | last=Azok | work=[[The Birmingham News]] | date=November 4, 2013}}</ref> [[Dave & Buster's]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2018/10/dave-busters-sets-tentative-opening-date-in-hoover-now-hiring.html | title=Dave & Buster's sets tentative opening date in Hoover, now hiring | first=Erin | last=Edgemon | work=[[The Birmingham News]] | date=October 10, 2018}}</ref> and [[True Religion (clothing brand)|True Religion]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2018/09/4_new_retailers_1_restaurant_c.html | title=3 new retailers, restaurant coming to Riverchase Galleria; Dave & Buster's opening soon | first=Erin | last=Edgemon | work=[[The Birmingham News]] | date=September 13, 2018}}</ref> both opened at the mall in late 2018.
===2018 shooting===
{{see also|Shooting of Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr.}}
In November 2018, an altercation resulted in shots being fired and two injured at the Galleria during [[Black Friday (shopping)|Black Friday]] weekend. Following the initial shooting, two officers from the Hoover Police Department approached and shot an alleged suspect, Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr., who died at the scene. Although armed during the altercation, it was later clarified that Bradford was not the shooter. Protests were organized by a Birmingham activist group called Justice League, calling for a boycott of the Galleria.<ref>[https://uproxx.com/news/alabama-mall-shooting/ An Alleged Gunman Is Dead After A Thanksgiving Night Shooting At An Alabama Mall - Uproxx]</ref><ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/US/dead-injured-alabama-mall-shooting/story?id=59371357 'They killed him for no reason,' says aunt of 21-year-old armed man shot dead at Alabama mall - ABC News]</ref><ref>[https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2018/11/protesters-call-for-boycott-of-alabama-mall-body-cam-footage.html Protesters call for boycott after Alabama mall shooting, demand release of body cam footage - AL.com/Alabama Media Group]</ref>
===2020 shooting===
On July 3, 2020, shots were fired near the food court of the mall at 3:18 PM EDT. An eight-year-old boy later died after being shot in the evening. Three others were treated for injuries and hospitalized. On July 5, a 22-year-old suspect was arrested.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wvtm13.com/article/reports-of-shots-fired-at-the-galleria/33141152/|title=8-year-old died, 3 others injured at shooting in the Riverchase Galleria|work=WVTM-TV Channel 13 (NBC Affiliate For Birmingham, Alabama)|date=July 3, 2020|access-date=July 3, 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Anchor timeline==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:88%"
!colspan="40" | Riverchase Galleria anchors timeline
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
|width=11%| '''Decade'''
| colspan="4" style="width:12.5%;"| 1980s
| colspan="10" style="width:25%;"| 1990s
| colspan="10" style="width:25%;"| 2000s
| colspan="10" style="width:25%;"| 2010s
| colspan="5" style="width:8.3%;"| 2020s
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Year'''
|width=3%|6||width=3%|7||width=3%|8||width=3%|9
|width=3%|0||width=3%|1||width=3%|2||width=3%|3||width=3%|4||width=3%|5||width=3%|6||width=3%|7||width=3%|8||width=3%|9
|width=3%|0||width=3%|1||width=3%|2||width=3%|3||width=3%|4||width=3%|5||width=3%|6||width=3%|7||width=3%|8||width=3%|9
|width=3%|0||width=3%|1||width=3%|2||width=3%|3||width=3%|4||width=3%|5||width=3%|6||width=3%|7||width=3%|8||width=3%|9
|width=3%|0||width=3%|1||width=3%|2||width=3%|3||width=3%|4
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"| '''Anchor #1'''<br>''(east wing)''
| colspan="39" style="background:silver;"| [[JCPenney]]<br>''(from February 1986)''
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"| '''Anchor #2'''<br>''(south wing/<br>east)''
| colspan="22" style="background:silver;"| [[Parisian (department store chain)|Parisian]]<br>''(February 1986 to September 2007; expansion in 1995)''
| colspan="17" style="background:silver;"| Belk<br>''(from September 2007)''
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"| '''Anchor #3'''<br>''(south wing/<br>west)''
| colspan="2" style="background:silver;"| [[Pizitz]]<br>''(February 1986 to fall 1987)''
| colspan="18" style="background:silver;"| [[McRae's]]<br>''(from fall 1987 to March 2005)''
|colspan=2|
| colspan="14" style="background:silver;"| Belk Home & Children's Store<br>''(upper level; from November 2007 to May 2021)''
|colspan=3|
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"| '''Anchor #4'''<br>''(west wing/<br>south)''
| colspan="20" style="background:silver;"| [[Rich's (department store)|Rich's]]<br>''(February 1986 to March 2005;<br>as Rich's-Macy's, February 2003 to March 2005)''
| colspan="19" style="background:silver;"| Macy's<br>''(from March 2005)''
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"| '''Anchor #5'''<br>''(north wing)''
||
| colspan="16" style="background:silver;"| Macy's<br>''(through April 2003)''
||
| colspan="2" style="background:silver;"| [[Proffitt's]]<br>''(October 2004 to March 2006)''
| colspan="2" style="background:silver;"| Belk<br>''(March 2006 to September 2007)''
|colspan=5|
| colspan="12" style="background:silver;"| Von Maur<br>''(from November 2013)''
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"| '''Anchor #6'''<br>''(west wing/<br>north)''
|colspan=10|
| colspan="24" style="background:silver;"| [[Sears]]<br>''(from spring 1996 to fall 2019)''
|colspan=5|
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.riverchasegalleria.com/en.html}}
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