Mesa Mall

Mesa Mall
Exterior of Mesa Mall (Dillard’s anchor store under construction in early 2021)
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LocationGrand Junction, Colorado
Coordinates39°05′32″N 108°36′09″W / 39.09227°N 108.60239°W / 39.09227; -108.60239
Address2424 US Highway 6 and 50 Grand Junction, Colorado 81505
Opening date1980
DeveloperGeneral Growth Properties
OwnerWashington Prime Group
No. of stores and services120+
No. of anchor tenants6 (6 open)
Total retail floor area836,721 sq ft (77,733.9 m2).
No. of floors1
Websiteshopmesamall.com

Mesa Mall is a shopping mall in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States. Managed by Washington Prime Group, the mall's anchor stores are Cabela's, Dillard's, JCPenney, HomeGoods, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Target.

History

General Growth Properties built Mesa Mall in 1980. The original anchor stores were JCPenney, Sears, and Target.[1]

Mesa Mall was acquired by Macerich in 1997 in a joint venture purchase of 12 regional malls owned by the International Business Machine Corp.'s pension fund. The price was $974.5 million, including the assumption of $485 million of debt. Sales per square foot for the malls were heading for over $260 for 1997 with an occupancy at about 89%.[2]

The mall was previously anchored by a Mervyn's which closed when the chain folded in 2008, it was replaced by Cabela's in 2010. The mall's sixth anchor store is HomeGoods, which was formerly Sports Authority.[3]

On April 18, 2018, it was announced that Herberger's would be closing as parent company The Bon-Ton Stores was going out of business. The store closed on August 29, 2018.[4]

On August 22, 2018, Sears announced that they would also be closing as part of a plan to close 46 stores nationwide. The store closed in November 2018.[5]

On February 20, 2019, it was announced that the former Sears will be demolished for a Dillard's.[6] It opened on October 6, 2021.[7]

On January 28, 2021, it was announced that Dick's Sporting Goods will open up in the former Herberger's.[8] The store opened on August 27, 2021.[9]

In March 2021, HomeGoods opened in the former Sports Authority.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Growth as trade center forecast for GJ". The Daily Sentinel. March 9, 1980. p. 8. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Simon-Macerich buy 12 IBM malls". Archived from the original on 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  3. ^ Jones, Charisse. "Sports Authority shutting down with giant going-out-of-business sale". USA TODAY.
  4. ^ STAFF, SENTINEL. "Herberger's store at Mesa Mall to close". The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
  5. ^ Vaccarelli, Joe. "Sears to close Mesa Mall location". The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
  6. ^ VACCARELLI, JOE. "Dillard's heads to Mesa Mall". The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
  7. ^ "Dick's Sporting Goods opens at Mesa Mall".
  8. ^ "Dick's Sporting Goods coming to the Mesa Mall".
  9. ^ "Dick's Sporting Goods opens at Mesa Mall".
  10. ^ "HomeGoods opens its doors to Grand Junction".