University Mall (Tampa, Florida)
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Coordinates: 28°3′26″N 82°26′4″W / 28.05722°N 82.43444°W
 Entrance of University Mall. |
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| Location | Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Opening date | 1974 |
| Management | General Growth Properties |
| Owner | General Growth Properties |
| No. of stores and services | 165 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,300,000 square feet (121,000 m2) |
| Parking | Available on-site. |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | University Mall |
University Mall, previously University Square Mall, is located near the University of South Florida, just north of the city limits of Tampa on Fowler Avenue. It is also accessible from Busch Gardens and the Museum of Science and Industry.
The mall is anchored by Sears, Macy's, Dillard's, Burlington Coat Factory, Old Navy, and K&G Fashion Superstore. It has a food court and a Regal Cinemas theater.
Longtime anchor JCPenney closed effective October 1, 2005, as a smaller prototype store opened in nearby Wesley Chapel. Steve & Barry's took over the JCPenney spot in 2006. Burlington Coat Factory replaced Montgomery Ward. University Mall's tenant space is owned and managed by General Growth Properties, who acquired the mall in 2008.
In October 2008, the Dillard's location in the mall was changed from a standard retail location to a clearance center. [1]
In January 2009, both Steve & Barry's and Starbucks closed their University Mall locations. The building that housed Steve & Barry's will eventually be demolished to make way for future retailers [2][3].
On April 16, 2009, the mall's owner, General Growth Properties, filled for Ch 11 Bankruptcy protection after failing to reach a deal with its creditors [4]. Mall operations for the meantime, would remain unaffected by this development [5].
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