Demolition is scheduled to begin February 6. My friend Lucy Berry DeButy, who has journalistically shepherded Madison Square through its senescence, has written the last piece on the mall. I can’t believe it’s been most of two years since I went in there. When I was going and actively writing about it, every time I … Read more
Today was the first full day it was public that Madison Square Mall had been sold. So how could I not visit? The vacancy count—the last one I’ll undertake—is 70, up from 57 the last time I checked. It would have been much easier to count the occupied locations. That I specifically noticed, University Collectables, … Read more
The Grove Huntsville LLC has purchased Madison Square Mall for $5 million in cash from CBL & Associates Properties. Intriguing indeed. The news of the sale broke earlier today, but we just learned who the buyer was late this afternoon. It never occurred to me that the buyer might be local. The Grove has two … Read more