Gulf View Square Mall is an enclosed mall in Port Richey, Florida. Opened in 1980, it is anchored by Best Buy & Dillard's Clearance Store and is owned by Namdar Realty Group.
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| Location | Port Richey, Florida, United States |
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| Coordinates | 28°17′37″N 82°42′46″W / 28.2935°N 82.7128°W |
| Address | 9409 US HWY 19 |
| Opening date | March 1980 |
| Developer | Edward J. DeBartolo |
| Owner | Namdar Realty Group |
| No. of stores and services | 100+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 (2 open, 1 vacant, 3 demolished) |
| Total retail floor area | 754,000 sq ft (70,000 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in Dillard's) |
History
editEdward J. DeBartolo Corporation first proposed Gulf View Square in 1974. At the time, its anchor stores were slated to be Sears, Maas Brothers, Belk-Lindsey, and Robinson's of Florida.[2] The mall opened in March 1980 with Belk-Lindsey and Montgomery Ward as its anchor stores.[3] Maas Brothers opened in August 1981,[4] with Sears following in July 1982.[5]
JCPenney opened on the fifth anchor slot, which was originally planned for Burdines, in 1990.[6] Burdines ultimately entered the mall by taking over the Maas Brothers store a year later.
Dillard's bought the Belk-Lindsey store in 1992.[7] Casual Corner, Off The Wall, and Chess King all closed in 1996.[8] A food court was added in 1998.[9] In 2001, Dillard's relocated from the former Belk to the former Montgomery Ward.[10] As a result, the former Dillard's store was demolished in 2002 for Linens 'n Things and Best Buy.[11] Linens 'n Things closed in 2008 and TJ Maxx opened in 2010 and closed in 2021.[12][13] Burdines became Burdines-Macy's in 2003 and Macy's in 2005. Old Navy, which opened in 2000, closed in 2009.[14]
A new management team began managing the mall in 2011, and announced plans to bring new stores.[13] On January 15, 2014, JCPenney announced that they would be closing as part of a plan to close 33 stores nationwide. JCPenney ended its 24-year run as anchor on August 2, 2014.[15] On January 8, 2015, Macy's announced that its store would be closing as part of a plan to close 14 stores nationwide. The store closed in May 2015.[16]
Washington Prime Group sold Gulf View Square Mall to Namdar Realty Group in February 2017 for $15 million.[17]
On December 28, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 80 stores nationwide. The store closed March 2019.[18]
References
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- ^ "Pasco County mall facing shoppers gap". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
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- ^ "Dillard's Store to Switch Spots at New Port Richey, Fla. - Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News - HighBeam Research". 9 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
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- ^ a b "Just a moment..." specialtyretail.com. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Old Navy closing at Gulf View Square mall". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ^ "Days numbered for J.C. Penney at Gulf View Square". Tampa Bay Times. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Florida's favorite paper, Tampa Bay's favorite local news site". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ Bowen, C.T. (March 1, 2018). "Apartment developer buys portions of Gulf View Square mall". Tampa Bay Times.
- ^ Thomas, Lauren (December 28, 2018). "Sears is closing 80 more stores in March, faces possible liquidation". CNBC.