The mall opened in October 1989 in former forest and swamp land of the Western Branch section of Chesapeake.

The mall's anchors at the time of its opening in 1989 were JCPenney, Sears, Hess's, and Leggett.

[4] The theater has stadium seating with twelve screens, including an Extreme Digital (XD) auditorium and opened at December 16, 2011.

[6] Jones Lang LaSalle owned and managed the property until Virginia Beach-based Kotarides acquired the mall for $12.9 million in February 2018.

[citation needed] In 2023, Burlington Coat Factory closed leaving only Target retail store.