Editing Lenox Square (section)

== Development ==
=== Establishment ===
Lenox Square was the work of Ed Noble, a former developer from [[Kansas City, Missouri]], whose company J. Noble Properties, acquired the site in 1956.<ref name="AJC">{{cite web|url=http://www.ajc.com/business/12-things-to-know-100188.html|title=12 things to know about Lenox Square mall|work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|publisher=[[Cox Enterprises]]|date=July 4, 2009|access-date=April 15, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813030632/http://www.ajc.com/business/12-things-to-know-100188.html|archive-date=August 13, 2012}}</ref>  Groundbreaking for the shopping center occurred in July 1957, and it was completed on June 29, 1958.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.buckhead.net/history/buckhead/index.html|title=Buckhead and Lenox Square|work=www.Buckhead|publisher=Buckhead Web Enterprises|year=2006|access-date=April 15, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718152808/http://www.buckhead.net/history/buckhead/index.html|archive-date=July 18, 2011}}</ref> The public opening ceremony for Lenox Square was held on August 3, 1959.

The three-level mall -Mall, Plaza and Market featured {{convert|800000|sqft|m2}} of retail space. It was anchored by [[Rich's (department store)|Rich's]], [[Davison's]], and a [[Colonial Stores]] supermarket. There were 52 original tenants, including a [[bowling alley]], indoor golf driving range, and a [[S. S. Kresge Corporation|Kresge]] [[five and dime]] store. The Mall Level concourse featured several statues depicting [[Uncle Remus]] characters, such as Br'er Fox, Br'er Frog and the [[Tar Baby]]. A movie theater opened on the Market Level in June 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skycity2.blogspot.com/2006/08/lenox-square-mall_04.html|title=Lenox Square Mall|author=J.T.|work=Sky City|date=August 4, 2006 |access-date=April 16, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708063806/http://skycity2.blogspot.com/2006/08/lenox-square-mall_04.html|archive-date=July 8, 2011}}</ref> {{better source|date=January 2016|reason=A self-published blog is not a reliable third-party source.}}

=== Early expansions ===
In keeping with a then current retail trend, a major renovation and expansion in the early 1970s enclosed the entire shopping center. It included a new wing and the addition of the first [[Neiman Marcus]] location outside of [[Texas]] and [[Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/The-Neiman-Marcus-Group-Inc-Company-History.html|title=The Neiman Marcus Group Inc. Company History|access-date=April 16, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824120802/http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/The-Neiman-Marcus-Group-Inc-Company-History.html|archive-date=August 24, 2011}}</ref> It is still to this day the company's only location in the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/info/index.jhtml?navid=stores_footer|title=Store finder|work=[[Neiman Marcus]]|access-date=April 16, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407140521/http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/info/index.jhtml?navid=stores_footer|archive-date=April 7, 2011}}</ref>

A second expansion completed in 1980 added a three-level section at the back of the mall which included a [[food court]]. This replaced the previous open-air Plaza Court and supermarket. Lenox Square then encompassed 1.04 million leasable square feet. The new food court was soon joined by a 19-story, 370,000 sqft (gross), class-A office building, a twin-like 24-story hotel, 1,800 space, five-level partially submerged combined hotel-office parking garage (two below ground), and 800-space four-level retail pre-cast concrete parking deck. These were adjacent to the [[Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority|MARTA]]'s [[Lenox (MARTA station)|Lenox transit station]], which opened in December 1984.

Davison's, owned by Macy's since 1924, was rebranded as Macy's in 1986.<ref name="fds">{{cite web|url=http://www.fds.com/company/aag_1_2.asp|title=Federated At A Glance|work=[[Macy's]]|publisher=[[Federated Department Stores]]|access-date=April 15, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618184232/http://fds.com/company/aag_1_2.asp|archive-date=June 18, 2007}}</ref> In 1991, Rich's relocated their flagship store to Lenox Square from [[downtown Atlanta]]. In 1995, the mall underwent its largest expansion, adding a second story above the original Mall Level. The expansion made Lenox Square the largest shopping center in Georgia, with 1.457 million square feet (140,000&nbsp;m²) divided among 200 stores and [[restaurant]]s.<ref>[http://www.simon.com/mall/mall_info.aspx?ID=207 Lenox Information] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814175505/http://www.simon.com/mall/mall_info.aspx?ID=207 |date=2007-08-14 }}</ref> This distinction was relinquished to the newly built, {{convert|1.7|e6sqft|m2|adj=on}} [[Mall of Georgia]] in 1999. In 2000, the celebration of the [[Rich's Great Tree]] moved to the flagship store from [[Underground Atlanta]], after having been held [[downtown Atlanta|downtown]] for decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19611215,00.html|title=TIME Magazine Cover: Christmas Shopping - Dec. 15, 1961|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=7 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904150925/http://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19611215,00.html|archive-date=4 September 2016}}</ref>

=== Effects of Macy's conversions ===
[[File:lenoxsquarerichs2007.jpg|thumb|left|The Macy's store, one of the company's flagship stores.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=84477&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1105123&highlight=|title=Macy's, Inc.|website=Macy’s, Inc.|access-date=7 May 2018}}</ref>]]

In 2003, [[Federated Department Stores]] began integrating the [[Macy's]] name with their other regional department store brands, including [[Rich's (department store)|Rich's]]. Following the news, the Lenox [[Macy's]] location closed and the building (along with the location at [[Perimeter Mall]]) was renovated extensively to house the first [[Bloomingdale's]] in the South, which opened in October 2003.

In 2005, [[Federated Department Stores]] dropped the regional names of all of their department stores. The former Rich's-Macy's location at Lenox Square became the flagship of [[Macy's Family|Macy's Central]] until all of the company's divisions had consolidated into one.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/macys-cutting-4-workforce-quarterly/story.aspx?guid={562D06BC-6B17-4908-ACCB-C0A1ADE742EC}&dist=msr_3|title=Macy's cutting 4% of workforce, quarterly dividend|last=Witkowski|first=Wallace|date=February 2, 2009|publisher=Marketwatch.com|access-date=February 2, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301114251/http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/macys-cutting-4-workforce-quarterly/story.aspx?guid=%7B562D06BC-6B17-4908-ACCB-C0A1ADE742EC%7D&dist=msr_3|archive-date=March 1, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/macys-inc-expand-my-macys/story.aspx?guid={C96A1DC1-ADD6-4A86-9A52-122083F2AA8B}&dist=msr_5|title=Macy's, Inc. to Expand "My Macy's" Localization Initiative, Adopt New Operating Structure, Reduce Expenses|date=February 2, 2009|publisher=Marketwatch.com|access-date=February 2, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301061052/http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/macys-inc-expand-my-macys/story.aspx?guid=%7BC96A1DC1-ADD6-4A86-9A52-122083F2AA8B%7D&dist=msr_5|archive-date=March 1, 2009}}</ref>

=== Later expansions ===
A significant 2007 expansion enlarged the existing Neiman Marcus by {{convert|52000|sqft|m2}} and added a {{convert|36000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} an upper level to the wing connecting the store to the main mallway. The shopping center then housed 1.545 million leasable square feet and 240 stores and services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=113968&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=696053&highlight=|title= Neiman Marcus to Expand at Lenox Square|last=Morris|first=Les|work=[[Simon Property Group]]|access-date=April 15, 2011}}</ref> In Fall 2013 another renovation took place in the mall with additions of both exterior and interior with new lightning, landscaping, windowing, and many more. The renovations were completed as of 2014.

By 2023, since the [[COVID-19 lockdowns|government lockdown]], Lenox Square had announced several newest additions, among them are [[Psycho Bunny]], [[Savage X Fenty]], [[Cotton On]], [[Moncler]], [[Sandro Paris|Sandro]], [[The Webster]], [[Ferrari]], in addition to an entirely new store format for [[Apple Inc.|Apple]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://whatnowatlanta.com/apple-lenox-square-opening-november-20-buckhead/ | title=Apple's New Two-Story Buckhead Store Opens Nov. 20 &#124; What Now Atlanta | date=November 16, 2020 }}</ref> It also has the largest [[Pottery Barn]] in their chain as well as one of the largest [[Forever 21]] stores in the Southeastern United States.