Lakeland Square Mall

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Coordinates: 28°05′29″N 81°58′41″W / 28.091359°N 81.977932°W / 28.091359; -81.977932

Lakeland Square Mall
Lakeland Square Mall Lakeland, FL April 2017 (34633288415).jpg
Entrance to Lakeland Square Mall, April 2017
LocationLakeland, Florida
Opening date1988; 34 years ago (1988)
DeveloperEdward J. DeBartolo Corporation and Homart Development Company[1]
ManagementBrookfield Properties Retail Group
OwnerBrookfield Properties Retail Group
No. of stores and services92
No. of anchor tenants7 (6 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area890,000 sq ft (83,000 m2)
No. of floors1
Parking4,500
Public transit accessBus transport Citrus Connection bus: 1, 15, 47, 61
Websitewww.lakelandsquare.com
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Lakeland Square Mall is a shopping mall located on the northern side of Lakeland, Florida. It is one of two enclosed malls serving Polk County and the only shopping mall located off of I-4 between Tampa and Orlando. It is currently anchored by Burlington, Dillard's, Resale America, J. C. Penney, and Cinemark Theatres.

When it opened, it was anchored by Mervyn's, Sears, and Belk, with Maison Blanche opening shortly thereafter. J. C. Penney was added to the mall in 1990, followed by Burdines in 1994, both relocated from downtown Lakeland.[3] Mervyn's was replaced by Dillard's in 1997.[4] Maison Blanche opened in the following year with their purchase of Mercantile Stores Company, Inc.[5] Burdines became Burdines-Macy's in 2004, and fully converted to Macy's in 2005. Belk closed later that year with the opening of a new location in Lakeside Village.[6] It was replaced by a Burlington Coat Factory in the Fall of 2007.[7] In 2012, Dillard's closed with operations consolidated to the former Maison Blanche store.[8] The vacant anchor tenant of Mervyn's was demolished in 2012 for the construction of a new 12-screen Cinemark Theaters and Sports Authority, which opened the following year in 2013.[9][10]

In 2015, the Sears property was one of 235 properties sold by Sears Holdings to Seritage Growth Properties.[11][12] Sports Authority closed with the rest of the chain in 2016,[9] with the space later being filled by Urban Air Adventure Park in August 2018.[13] Macy's closed in 2017, with the space being taken over by Resale America in November 2019.[14] Sears also closed in 2018, as part of a 142 store closure round.[15] Charlotte Russe also reopened at the mall as part of the chain's 100 store openings in 2019,[16] after closing earlier that year.

References[]

  1. ^ Kuhn, Brad (May 8, 1995). "New Mall Brings Developer Back Homart Teamed Up On Various Projects". Orlando Sentinel.("Homart teamed up with DeBartolo again for Lakeland Square Mall, which opened in 1988.")
  2. ^ "Lakeland Square Mall". Brookfield Properties Retail Group.
  3. ^ "Lakeland: Two decades after the road diets | Modern Cities". www.moderncities.com. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  4. ^ Writer, DAVID ALTANER Business. "MERVYN'S GIVING UP ON FLORIDA". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  5. ^ Journal, Emily Nelson and Robert BernerStaff Reporters of The Wall Street (1998-05-19). "Dillard's to Pay $2.9 Billion To Acquire Mercantile Stores". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  6. ^ Ledger, JEREMY MAREADYThe. "Belk Will Close Its Mall Store". The Ledger. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  7. ^ Ledger, JEREMY MAREADYThe. "Burlington Coat Factory Coming to Lakeland". The Ledger. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  8. ^ LEDGER, KYLE KENNEDYTHE. "Dillard's to Close One Of Lakeland Mall Stores". The Ledger. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  9. ^ a b report, Ledger staff. "Sports Authority location in Lakeland Square Mall set to close". The Ledger. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  10. ^ "Cinemark building 12-screen movie theater in Lakeland". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  11. ^ "At Lakeland Square | Seritage".
  12. ^ Corporation, Sears Holdings. "Sears Holdings Completes Seritage Growth Properties Transaction". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  13. ^ "Photos: Urban Air Adventure Park opens in North Lakeland". News Chief. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  14. ^ Re-Sale America Lakeland Grand Opening 2019, retrieved 2019-12-08
  15. ^ Pera, Eric. "Lakeland Sears part of corporate shutdowns". The Ledger. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  16. ^ Inc, Y. M. "Charlotte Russe Retail Locations Relaunched". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2019-12-08.

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