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Leasing agents say Northpark will undergo $50 million redo
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By JACK WEATHERLY jack.weatherly@msbusiness.com The official plans have not been made public, but leasing agents are reaching out in advance of what they say is a $50 million upgrade of Northpark Mall in Ridgeland. Brooks Corr of Retail Specialists LLC
of Birmingham told the Mississippi Business Journal on Tuesday that work on the 958,000-square foot mall on County Line Road will begin in the first quarter. Najla Kayyem of Pacific Retail Partners of El Segundo, Calif. said the $50 million figure is not correct but did not say how far off it is, adding that the company is “pretty close” to
making an announcement. Pacific Retail bought the mall built in 1984 from Simon Properties in September 2016. Kayyem said in June that Pacific Retail would reveal its plans in July. Northpark, which last underwent a major renovation in 1998, has lost prestige tenants
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