Southwest Plaza
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| Location | Jefferson County, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 39°36′43″N105°05′44″W/ 39.61198°N 105.09560°W |
| Address | 8501 West Bowles Avenue Littleton, Colorado 80123 |
| Opening date | 1983 |
| Developer | Southwest Properties Venture |
| Management | Brookfield Properties |
| Owner | Brookfield Properties |
| No. of stores and services | 102 |
| No. ofanchor tenants | 6 (4 open, 1 vacant, 1 converted to fulfillment center) |
| Total retail floor area | 1,171,957 square feet (108,878.4 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | www |
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Southwest Plazais an enclosedshopping mallin unincorporatedJefferson County, Colorado,immediately south ofDenver.Littleton, Coloradois commonly indicated in the mall's postal address because its ZIP code is primarily associated with that city, which lies some two miles east. The mall has two levels with over 150 stores and afood court.
The anchor stores areDillard's,Dick's Sporting Goods,Round 1 Entertainment,andJCPenney.[1]There are 2 additional anchor spaces, with one serving as aMacy'sfulfillment center and a vacant anchor spot last occupied bySears.
History
[edit]In 1983, the mall opened withThe Denver Dry Goods Companyand anchor storesMay-Daniels & Fisher(May D&F),Montgomery Ward,Sears,andJoslins.
In 1987,The May Department Stores Company,then owners of May D&F, acquired The Denver Dry Goods Company; since May Company already operated a May D&F store at the mall, the Denver Dry Goods store was sold to J. C. Penney.[2]
In 1993, the May D&F store was converted toHouston-basedFoley's.
In 1998, the mall was sold by Southwest Properties Venture, a partnership between Denver developers Jordon Perlmutter, Samuel Primack, and Michael Cooper to General Growth Properties for $64 million.[3]
Joslins was converted to Dillard's in 1998.
Montgomery Ward closed in 2001 as the chain shuttered the last of its stores nationwide.
In 2006, the former Montgomery Ward store was converted to a Dillard's store and the former Dillard's being converted to aDick's Sporting GoodsandSteve & Barry's.[4]In that same year, the Foley's store was converted toMacy's.
In 2009, Steve & Barry's closed as the entire chain was shut down.
In November 2015, an 18-month, $75 million renovation was completed.[5]Also in November 2015,The Cheesecake Factoryopened at the mall.[6]
On August 6, 2019, it was announced that Sears will be closing this location as part of a plan to close 26 stores nationwide. The store closed in October 2019.[7]
On October 15, 2020, Macy's parent company,Macy's, Inc.,announced that they will convert theDover MallinDover, Delawareand the Southwest Plaza Macy's stores into fulfillment centers, with in-store shopping discontinued at these two locations.[8]
- Dick's Sporting Goods (former Dillard's East)
- Dillard's West (former Montgomery Ward)
- JCPenney (former The Denver Dry Goods)
- Macy's (Fulfilment Center)
Former Anchor Stores
[edit]- The Denver Dry Goods
- Dillard's East, former Joslin's
- Foleys, formerly May D&F
- Macy's (converted to a fulfillment center)
- Montgomery Ward
- Sears
Gallery
[edit]Southwest Plaza Parking Garage
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Vibe of the parking garage. -
Parking Garage next to JCPenney and present-day Dick's Sporting Goods gets demolished
Steve & Barry's
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Steve and Barry's Closing Sale - Inside -
Steve and Barry's signage on outside of building -
Steve and Barry's Closing Sale - Inside, Alternate Perspective -
Store Closing Banners at one store entry -
Huge "STORE CLOSING" banner near main entry
References
[edit]- ^ab"Southwest Plaza".Brookfield Properties.
- ^Vasquez, Beverly (May 24, 1998)."Dillard's double play".American City Business Journals.
- ^"GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES IN DENVER DEAL".The New York Times.Dow Jones & Company.April 4, 1998.
- ^"New stores on tap for Southwest Plaza".American City Business Journals.August 23, 2006.
- ^RUSCH, EMILIE (November 13, 2015)."Southwest Plaza focuses on community, convenience with $75M rehab".The Denver Post.
- ^"The Cheesecake Factory Opens in Littleton, CO"(Press release).Business Wire.November 17, 2015.
- ^Tyko, Kelly (August 6, 2019)."Sears and Kmart store closings: 26 stores to close in October".USA Today.RetrievedAugust 7,2019.
- ^"Macy's Is Turning 2 Stores Into Fulfillment Centers: Here's Why".www.msn.com.Retrieved2020-10-15.
- ^"Southwest Plaza Directory & Map | Southwest Plaza".www.southwestplaza.com.Retrieved2021-08-18.
