since 2000, Richard Federico, is a 1976 alumnus of the University of Tennessee and has family members in Chattanooga. On January 25, 2011, CBL announced a multimillion-dollar renovation to the mall. Construction on the Hamilton Place renovations began in March and lasted 11 months, finishing in November 2011. The construction was done in phases and most of the work occurred during off-hours and at night while the mall was closed. Hamilton Place remained open throughout the duration of the renovations. On November 5, 2017, H&M opened a store on the upper level of the mall. On October 15, 2018, Sears announced that it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. As part of that announcement, they announced the closure of 142 stores, including the one at Hamilton Place, with liquidation sales to begin immediately. Its final day of business was January 6, 2019. It was announced on November 12, 2018 that Dave and Busters would be locating in the old Sears building. In December 2018, Dick's Sporting Goods announced they would move from their current location on Gunbarrel Road, a few hundred yards away from the mall, to inside the mall next to Dave and Busters. Current anchor stores Dillard's (Women) (Originally Belk) Dillard's (Men, Home, & Children) (Originally Parisian) Belk (Women & Children) (Originally Loveman's, then Proffitt's, and finally Proffitt's for Her) Belk (Men & Home) (Originally Hess's and then Proffitt's Men's, Kids & Home) JCPenney (Original Anchor) Dave & Buster's (upper level) and Dick's Sporting Goods (lower level, both opened in March 2020) (Originally Sears) References External links Official site Shopping malls in Tennessee Shopping malls established in 1987 CBL Properties Buildings and structures in Chattanooga, Tennessee Tourist attractions in Chattanooga, Tennessee 1987 establishments in Tennessee