Northbrook Court originally opened in 1976 with
Lord & Taylor,
Neiman Marcus, and
Sears.
I. Magnin opened later on.
Homart Development Company a subsidiary of Sears financed the project. Architectonics, Inc. was the architect. The mall featured sculptures created by Charles Owen Perry which were named after historic figures in scientific research (
Archimedes,
da Vinci,
Mercator and
Cassini). Sears closed in 1983 due to the company determining that the store's market too closely overlapped that of the nearby stores at
Hawthorn Mall and
Golf Mill Mall. It was converted into a prototype for
JCPenney that same year, and then torn down in 1995 for a new
Marshall Field's (later
Macy's). In 1991,
I. Magnin closed and was replaced by
General Cinema which opened on November 22, 1996, with 14 auditoriums. It was converted into an AMC Theatres in 2002. A free-standing
Crate & Barrel home store on the northwest corner of the mall opened that same year. Crate & Barrel used to be where
Arhaus is. In 2007, Northbrook Court took down its traditional food court for a unique prototype, which has now failed. Most of the space was relocated to
Forever 21, leaving 4 spots for restaurants, originally housing Chinese Gourmet Express, Tony & Bruno's, Subway, and Corner Bakery Cafe. A few restaurants came and went over the years and the only restaurant from this original group left is Tony & Bruno's. The mall now features six sit-down spaces with four occupied currently: NM Cafe (originally named The Zodiac) (inside Neiman Marcus),
California Pizza Kitchen, Di Pescara, and an outparcel
P. F. Chang's. The Claim Company and
Stir Crazy closed and/or moved.
California Pizza Kitchen opened its doors on Northbrook Court's north side for the first time in August 2010. On May 16, 2014,
Arhaus officially opened at the mall's east side. On May 11, 2019, Macy's announced the closure of their anchor store, which was demolished for redevelopment. In late April 2023,
Brookfield Properties showed the new redevelopment plan, which included outdoor shopping in the current
Neiman Marcus parking lot, and mixed-use where Macy’s was. No official start date has been announced and redevelopment has yet to begin. The following years saw continued store closures, with the redevelopment plan still on hold. On February 18, 2025,
Apple announced plans to close its store after two decades. The store closed on April 26, 2025. Along with the closure of the Apple Store, several other notable retailers closed in 2025, such as Lululemon, Forever 21, Sephora, Auntie Anne’s, Louis Vuitton, and the Lego Store. The Lego Store moved to Old Orchard in December 2025. ==Anchors==