Gulf View Square

Gulf View Square Mall
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LocationPort Richey, Florida, United States
Coordinates28°17′37″N 82°42′46″W / 28.2935°N 82.7128°W / 28.2935; -82.7128
Address9409 US HWY 19
Opening dateMarch 1980; 44 years ago (March 1980)
DeveloperEdward J. DeBartolo
OwnerNamdar Realty Group
No. of stores and services100+
No. of anchor tenants6 (2 open, 1 vacant, 3 demolished)
Total retail floor area754,000 sq ft (70,000 m2)[1]
No. of floors1 (2 in Dillard's)

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.

History

Edward 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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  8. ^ "Pasco County mall facing shoppers gap". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
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  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  13. ^ a b "Just a moment..." specialtyretail.com. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Old Navy closing at Gulf View Square mall". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  15. ^ "Days numbered for J.C. Penney at Gulf View Square". Tampa Bay Times. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Florida's favorite paper, Tampa Bay's favorite local news site". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  17. ^ Bowen, C.T. (March 1, 2018). "Apartment developer buys portions of Gulf View Square mall". Tampa Bay Times.
  18. ^ Thomas, Lauren (December 28, 2018). "Sears is closing 80 more stores in March, faces possible liquidation". CNBC.