The Commons at Federal Way

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The Commons at Federal Way
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LocationFederal Way, Washington, US
Coordinates47°18′48″N 122°18′31″W / 47.313397°N 122.308576°W / 47.313397; -122.308576Coordinates: 47°18′48″N 122°18′31″W / 47.313397°N 122.308576°W / 47.313397; -122.308576
Address1928 S Commons, Federal Way, WA 98003
Opening dateAugust 14, 1975
ManagementCharles Sullivan
OwnerMerlone Geier Partners
No. of stores and services62
No. of anchor tenants5
Total retail floor area781,791 sq ft (72,630.8 m2)
No. of floors1
Parking3,664
Websitewww.shopthecommonsmall.com

The Commons at Federal Way (formerly SeaTac Mall) is a regional[1] shopping mall located in Federal Way, Washington, and is the only indoor shopping center in the city.[2] The previous owners, Steadfast Commercial Properties, changed the name to The Commons at Federal Way. Improvements to the shopping center in 2008 were expected to improve sales upon an expected $25 to $30 per square foot ($250–300/m2) by year's end.[3] Steadfast Companies later sold the mall to San Francisco-based Merlone Geier Partners for $46.5 million in March 2017.[4] The mall has over 90 stores. The anchor stores are Dick's Sporting Goods, Daiso, Century Theatres, Kohl's, and Target. There are two vacant anchor stores that were previously occupied by Sears and Macy's.

The original developer was Harry Newman of Newman Properties. SeaTac Mall opened in 1975 on a forested, swampy pasture that was the homestead of Mabel Webb Alexander, who arrived in Washington in 1879 and died at age 96. For many years the original SeaTac Mall used a thunderbird in the logo and had a mascot, Thudius T. Thunderbird.

The original Cinnabon opened at SeaTac Mall in December 1985.[5][6] However, Cinnabon does not currently operate a location in the mall.

On January 4, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 103 stores nationwide. The store closed in April 2018.[7]

On January 6, 2021, it was announced that Macy's would be closing in April 2021 as part of a plan to close 46 stores nationwide.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "2006 Area Report Summaries: Commercial Reports: Major Retail Properties (Specialty Area 250)" (PDF). King County Department of Assessments. 2006. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2006.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2007-10-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Shearin, Randall (September 2007). "Timing Is Everything". Shopping Center Business. Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  4. ^ "Merlone Geier Buys The Commons at Federal Way Mall for $46.5MM". The Registry. 2017-03-22.
  5. ^ "Cinnabon History". Cinnabon.
  6. ^ "Cinnabon closes store at Westfield Vancouver mall". The Columbian. 16 January 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  7. ^ "Sears' latest round of closures is bad news for Federal Way store, other sites in state". TheNewsTribune.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "Macy's is closing dozens of stores this year. Here's the full list". 6 January 2021.

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