Everett Mall
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| Location | Everett, Washington, United States |
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| Coordinates | 47°54′37″N 122°12′47″W / 47.91035°N 122.21309°WCoordinates: 47°54′37″N 122°12′47″W / 47.91035°N 122.21309°W |
| Opening date | October 1974 (original mall portion) |
| Developer | Earl Cohen & Associates (1967 - 1972) Hanson Development Company (1972 - 1979) |
| Management | Steadfast Cos. |
| Owner | Steadfast Cos. |
| Architect | Law Construction Company MulvannyG2 Architecture (2004 remodel) |
| No. of stores and services | 100+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | Official Website |
Everett Mall is a 673,000-square-foot (62,500 m2) indoor/outdoor shopping mall located in Everett, Washington, USA. Planned in the late 1960s, the mall began with the construction of two anchor stores, Sears in 1969 and White Front in 1971. The mall was originally built and opened in 1974 after the Boeing bust stalled construction in 1972. It was further plagued upon opening with one anchor store closing before opening as well as a low tenant rate. The mall began to rebound after The Bon Marche opened in 1977, leading to the construction of an additional wing to the mall anchored by the upscale Frederick & Nelson department store. In 2004, the mall underwent a massive expansion and renovation. A new 16-screen movie theater and several new stores were built as part of this expansion by the mall's current owners, Steadfast Cos.
Mervyn's, an anchor since 1992, closed late 2006. The store was replaced with LA Fitness and Steve & Barry's.Steve & Barry's in turn was closed in 2009 after its owners filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Its space has been occupied by Burlington Coat Factory since September 20, 2013.
The plan for a modern shopping mall in Everett dated to the mid-1960s. In 1968, developers Norman L. Iverson & Associates of Tacoma and Earl Cohen & Associates of Beverly Hills purchased a 60 acre lot south of downtown in the diagonal area bound by Interstate 5, US 99, and the Broadway cutoff, now known as Everett Mall Way. 10.4 acres (42,000 m2) of the property nearest to the interstate would be the focus of future mall development. The first merchant they attracted to the new site was the Sears, Roebuck and Company department store, who would leave their location of 40 years at 2701 Colby Street in downtown Everett to build the first store on the property. Robert Freidenrich, soon-to-be manager of the new store, discussed the rationale of the store's exodus to the suburbs with The Seattle Times:
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