# Northgate Mall

Seattle, WA · mall · tier: curated · Retrofit Atlas record `m-c2364f77d1` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wa/seattle-northgate-mall-2009/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-c2364f77d1.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-c2364f77d1.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-c2364f77d1

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | partial | reported · authors' map |
| Strategy | redevelop, regreen | reported · authors' map |
| What is there now | • 2009 Partial redevelopment, residential and transit • 2009 partial regreening, daylit creek • 2020 redevelopment, mixed use | reported · authors' map |
| Opened | 1950 | reported · Wikidata |
| Retrofit year | 2020 | reported · authors' map |
| Acres | 40.0 | reported · research |
| Redeveloper | Simon Property Group (Kraken practice facility) | reported · research |
| Zoning change | Urban Center rezone; contract rezone to 145-ft height proposed for a parcel (2022) (Northgate Urban Center rezone plus contract rezones) | documented · research |
| Public subsidy | None found | reported · research |
| Planning notes | Approved by Seattle City Council (adopted rezone terms and date not confirmed). Northgate Transit/Urban Design Final EIS https://seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/OPCD/OngoingInitiatives/NorthgateStationAreaPlanning/NorthgateTransitUrbanDesign-FinalEIS.pdf | reported · research |

## Quoted support

- **zoning_change**: “Northgate Sees First Highrise Proposal, but It Rides on Contract Rezone” — https://www.theurbanist.org/2022/08/19/northgate-sees-first-highrise-proposal-but-it-rides-on-contract-rezone/

## Anchors

Barnes & Noble, Nordstrom Rack

## Parties

- Simon Property Group — owner (Wikidata, undated)

## Timeline

- 1950: Opened (Wikidata)
- 2020: Retrofit: redevelop, regreen

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Northgate Station is an enclosed shopping mall in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is located in the Northgate neighborhood on Interstate 5, adjacent to Northgate Way and Northgate station, a light rail station. The mall is anchored by Barnes & Noble, and Nordstrom Rack.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northgate_Mall_(Seattle)

## Sources

- Quoted support for zoning_change — https://www.theurbanist.org/2022/08/19/northgate-sees-first-highrise-proposal-but-it-rides-on-contract-rezone/
- Planning research source — https://kpff.com/project/northgate-mall-redevelopment
- Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) — https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=ce33ab2637374aab862b8a23847f620f (2021-01-20)
- www.arcgis.com — https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/1196f74d7da6445eb54bfc3f25a4719a/data?f=json (2022)
- Wikipedia: Northgate Mall (Seattle, original) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northgate_Mall_(Seattle) (2026-07-16)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Northgate Mall, Seattle, WA." Record m-c2364f77d1, release 2026-10-21, tier curated. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wa/seattle-northgate-mall-2009/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_seattlenorthgatemall2009,
  title = {Northgate Mall, Seattle, WA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wa/seattle-northgate-mall-2009/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-c2364f77d1, release 2026-10-21, tier: curated. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.