Gulf View Square
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| Location | Port Richey, Florida,United States |
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| Coordinates | 28°17′37″N82°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. ofanchor 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) |
Gulf View Square Mallis an enclosed mall inPort Richey, Florida.Opened in 1980, it is anchored byBest Buy&Dillard'sClearance Store and is owned byNamdar Realty Group.
History
[edit]Edward J. DeBartoloCorporation first proposed Gulf View Square in 1974. At the time, itsanchor storeswere slated to beSears,Maas Brothers,Belk-Lindsey, andRobinson's of Florida.[2]The mall opened in March 1980 with Belk-Lindsey andMontgomery Wardas its anchor stores.[3]Maas Brothers opened in August 1981,[4]with Sears following in July 1982.[5]
JCPenneyopened on the fifth anchor slot, which was originally planned forBurdines,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, andChess Kingall closed in 1996.[8]Afood courtwas 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 forLinens 'n ThingsandBest Buy.[11]Linens 'n Things closed in 2008 andTJ Maxxopened in 2010 and closed in 2021.[12][13]Burdines became Burdines-Macy'sin 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 Groupsold Gulf View Square Mall toNamdar Realty Groupin 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.Retrieved2024-05-20.
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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 fromthe originalon 9 April 2016.Retrieved12 March2019.
- ^"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-04.Retrieved2013-03-29.
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- ^ab"Just a moment..."specialtyretail.com.9 October 2011.Retrieved12 March2019.
- ^"Old Navy closing at Gulf View Square mall".Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-03.Retrieved2013-03-29.
- ^"Days numbered for J.C. Penney at Gulf View Square".Tampa Bay Times.28 July 2014.Retrieved12 March2019.
- ^"Florida's favorite paper, Tampa Bay's favorite local news site".Tampa Bay Times.Retrieved12 March2019.
- ^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.