Crabtree vs Southpoint vs Northgate vs Cary Towne Centre Which one is Best? (live in, price)

[ozmoe571]

Northgate is truly depressing to visit nowadays, with lots of closed stores and few name offerings left. Unless it gets a major anchor in soon, it's going to resemble a lot of those empty building in Burlington that used to house dozens of discount merchandise until that died out. I find Southpoint easier to navigate than Crabtree, but Crabtree has a better selection of upscale restaurants. Haven't done enough at Cary Towne Center to make a judgment call there.

[919 rtp]

Originally Posted by tylerSC

Macy's previously operated as Hecht's in NC, and was formerly Rich's in SC and Georgia. Other former regional names were Lazarus, Kaufman's, Strawbridge's, Marshall Field, and Burdine's. It has been a challenge to merge the regional banners into a national Macy's brand, as some locations offered limited assortments and poorly managed stores.

It was Thalheimer's in NC before Belk. Thalheimer's was based in Richmond, VA.

[bpains29]

Southpoint is the best! Crabtree Valley is horror show to park and get in and out of

[Starboy2017]

Does the Belk in Crabtree Valley ever flood?

[annabanana123]

Southpoint and triangle town center are my go to malls. Depends on what I need - TTC is closer but southpoint has better selection.

[adlnc07]

Originally Posted by Starboy2017

Does the Belk in Crabtree Valley ever flood?

I was there once and watched a security guard put sandbags by the doors to keep water out. This was on the highest floor, and there was a ton of rain water coming off the parking lot. That mall is just poorly designed all around from a flooding standpoint!

[hertfordshire]

Originally Posted by primetime00

I find Southpoint to never be very crowded. I've seen multiple movies out there and I've had a good experience at all of them. With that said, I like the food at Crabtree better. I think the value restaurants are better, and I'm not big on Cheesecake Factory, Zinburger, and Maggianos since they are all overpriced. I wish the Southpoint area would get some more chains like Texas Roadhouse/Longhorn, Cheddars, Olive Garden, etc. I'm wondering what will go up in the HHGreg building.

Olive Garden over Maggiano's??!!?? BLEH!! Sorry, but I hope that never happens.

[RedZin]

Originally Posted by hertfordshire

Olive Garden over Maggiano's??!!?? BLEH!! Sorry, but I hope that never happens.

Agreed. Yuck. Maggianos is actually a decent place.

This said, I rarely get near a mall. If I have to, I usually go to Cary Town for Dillards or Belk.

If I am feeling adventurous, I go to Crabtree for the Belk there or for a specialty shop like the Apple Store.

Before Apple opened a store at Crabtree, I used to go to Southpoint more often. My chief complaint there is the lack of ease in parking, but they sort of make up for it if I need Nordstrom.

[hertfordshire]

Of the choices, I much prefer Southpoint, but it's a longer haul for me. So I will bite the bullet and go to Crabtree when I need to go to a mall. But I'm pretty picky about when I will go there (never on the weekend. If I can get off of work, I'll go during the day, or sometimes I'll go on a Monday or Tuesday evening after rush hour has died down).

I live 5 minutes from Cary Towne and I never bother going there.

[laxmom2]

I much prefer Southpoint. I like the outside aspect, easier access in and out and Nordstrom!