Castleton Square
| Location | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
|---|---|
| Opening date | September 1972 |
| Developer | Simon Property Group |
| Management | Simon Property Group |
| Owner | Simon Property Group |
| No. of stores and services | 128 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,261,000 sq ft (117,200 m2). |
| No. of floors | 1 (3 in Macy's, 2 in Sears JCPenney and Dick's Sporting Goods.) |
| Website | [1] |
Castleton Square Mall is the largest and busiest mall in the state of Indiana. Built by Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr., in 1972, it is located in northeastern Indianapolis and owned by Simon Property Group. The largest stores are Dick's Sporting Goods, JCPenney, Macy's, Von Maur and Sears. A large area in front of Dick's contains a large children's play area and a food court which are popular meeting places within the mall.
Riding off of the success of Lafayette Square Mall on the city's northwest side, DeBartolo planned two additional yet similar malls in Indianapolis, one of which was Castleton Square. Ground was broken for the mall in 1970 and it opened in September 1972 with four anchors.
At that time, there was very little development in Castleton. However, in the years that followed, tremendous growth quickly sprang up on all sides adjacent to the mall, most of it retail with some residential apartment complexes and office buildings mixed in. By the early 1990s, the entire Castleton corridor was nearly completely built up.
Construction was begun in 1990 for a fifth anchor on the south side of the mall. L. S. Ayres opened its Castleton Square location in 1992, and a sixth anchor and food court was added in 1999. The mall underwent an extensive renovation the following year.
In 2006 the L. S Ayres store and parking garage were demolished to make room for an AMC Theater, Borders, and several out door retail.
In 2012, the mall expanded both Finish Line and H&M, introduced Off Broadway Shoes to the Sears wing, and moved Forever 21 into the former Borders space out front.
On March 9, 2013, fights broke out among several teens in the mall food court. Police had to move the teens to the McDonald's across the street. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman Sgt. Linda Jackson said there was a fight and a few arrests were made. Jackson said officers at the scene had the fight under control and no extra units were dispatched. The officers moved kids away from the mall and the kids were told to call their parents or board buses to be sent home.
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