Opened in 1976, it is located off Interstate 85 at exit 20, N. New Hope Road (North Carolina Highway 279), and the mall houses around 70 stores.

In 1997, a new 104,000 sq ft (9,660 m2) JCPenney store was built on the northwest side of the mall and the old location was demolished.

[12] In April 2002, Sydney, Australia-based Westfield America Trust bought Eastridge Mall and eight other shopping centers across the United States from the Richard E. Jacobs Group for a combined purchase price of US$756 million.

On September 17, 2013, Westfield reached an agreement to sell Eastridge to CityView Commercial, LLC of Brooklyn, New York for an undisclosed sum.

[3] While work on the new anchor locations would continue into 1999, principal renovation of the mall interior was completed in November 1998.

[2] This four-screen movie theater, located on the second level of the mall since it opened in 1976, was last owned by Carmike Cinemas.

[7] The theater was closed on January 8, 1998, and a nearby Radio Shack relocated, to make way for construction of a new food court as part of the mall's late-1990s renovation.

[20] In August 2004, the mall added an 800 sq ft (74 m2) Family Lounge near the food court that includes private nursing stations, bottle warmers, a microwave oven, a large-screen TV, and leather seating.

[19] This 28,000 sq ft (2,600 m2) tenant,[22] featuring games, a playground, a diner, party rooms and amusement rides, held its grand opening on January 14–17, 2005.