Jump to content

University Town Plaza

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Hugo999 (talk | contribs) at 01:03, 1 November 2016 (removed Category:2013 disestablishments; added Category:2013 disestablishments in Florida using HotCat). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

University Town Plaza
Map
LocationPensacola, Florida
Opening date1974
Closing date2013
DeveloperRetail Planning
OwnerWP Glimcher
No. of stores and services2
No. of anchor tenants3
Total retail floor areaTBD
No. of floors1

University Town Plaza is an outdoor shopping mall in Pensacola, Florida. It is being developed on the site of the former University Mall, which operated from 1974 to 2013.

History

University Mall opened in 1974 with J. C. Penney, Sears, and McRae's, in its first location outside Mississippi.[1] The mall was largely damaged by Hurricane Ivan in 2004, but all three anchor stores soon reopened.[2] Plans were first announced in 2007 to redevelop the mall, which had been losing stores, but retain all three anchors.[3]

Belk, which bought the McRae's chain, closed its store at the mall in 2011 and consolidated into a newly relocated store at Cordova Mall.[4] In 2013, Simon began demolition of the mall property, and announced the newly redeveloped mall would include Academy Sports + Outdoors, Burlington Coat Factory, and Toys "R" Us. The first phase of renovation would also include a new series of inline shops including Famous Footwear, Motherhood Maternity, and a Jimmy John's restaurant.[5] J. C. Penney and Sears have remained operational at the mall.

References

  1. ^ CSA Super Markets. Vol. 49. Lebhar-Friedman. 1973. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  2. ^ "Business briefs". pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  3. ^ "The next pitch: University Mall officials now look to snag right retail mix". pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  4. ^ "Changes Coming To Cordova Mall : NorthEscambia.com". northescambia.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  5. ^ "Pensacola Bay Area Business | Pensacola News Journal | pnj.com". pnj.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.