Santa Rosa Mall (Florida)
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| Location | Mary Esther, Florida, United States |
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| Coordinates | 30°25′02″N 86°39′25″W / 30.41720°N 86.65707°W |
| Address | 300 Mary Esther Boulevard |
| Opening date | 1976[1] |
| Developer | Jim Wilson & Associates |
| Owner | Radiant Properties |
| Architect | Crawford Giattina and Michael[2] |
| No. of stores and services | 104[1] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 0 (1 open, 2 will be vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 733,996 square feet[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
Santa Rosa Mall is a shopping mall located in Mary Esther, Florida. It is anchored by Dillard's-closing 2023. It also has a 10-screen United Artists cinema outside the mall. Stirling Properties manages and owns the mall.
History
[edit]Jim Wilson & Associates built the mall in 1976. A wing anchored by McRae's was added in 1984; the store became Belk in 2006.[3] Gayfers, an original anchor of the mall, became Dillard's in 1998.[4] A carousel was installed in 1996.
It was sold in 1987 to California Public Employees Retirement System, sold back to Jim Wilson in 1997, and re-sold in 2003.[5]
The mall underwent structural damage after Hurricane Opal in late 1995.[6]
In 2007, the mall underwent renovations which included new flooring and the opening of new restaurants. Space was also made for a Ross Dress for Less store, although it never opened.[7] The area ultimately became a Planet Fitness in 2013.[8]
Belk announced its closure in December 2013.[9]
On October 15, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide.[10]
In August 2019, the demolition of the former Belk began.[11]
On June 4, 2020, JCPenney announced that this location would close as part of a plan to close 154 stores nationwide.[12] This left Dillard's as the only anchor.
On February 22, 2023, it was announced that Dillard’s Clearance Center would be closing by March 31 as part of a plan to close 3 stores nationwide. This leaves the mall without any anchor stores. [13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). santarosamall.s3.amazonaws.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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- ^ "Belk stores coming to Pensacola Bay Area". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
- ^ "Eat, Play, Stay Destin". Northwest Florida Daily News.
- ^ "Mary Esther, Fla., Mall Sold. - Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News". March 4, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Fla. panhandle stores still reel in Opal wake. (Florida, Hurricane Opal) - Footwear News". March 25, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-25.
- ^ "MALL makeover. - Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL)". June 10, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-10.
- ^ "Health club to open at Santa Rosa Mall - Local Business News - Northwest Florida Daily News". www.nwfdailynews.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Santa Rosa Mall Belk closing - WEAR ABC Channel 3 - Top Stories". www.weartv.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Tyko, Nathan Bomey and Kelly. "Sears store closing list: 142 more Sears, Kmart locations closing in Chapter 11 bankruptcy". USA TODAY.
- ^ "Construction begins on mall apartments".
- ^ "JCPenney Store Closings – Penney IP LLC".
- ^ "Dillard's posts $289.2M profit, to close stores in Florida, Nebraska and Arizona". Arkansas Online. 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2023-02-24.