Santa Rosa Mall (Florida)

Santa Rosa Mall is a shopping mall located in Mary Esther, Florida. It is anchored by Dillard's-closing 2023. It also has a 10-screen United Artists cinema outside the mall. Stirling Properties manages and owns the mall.

Santa Rosa Mall
LocationMary Esther, Florida, United States
Coordinates30.41720°N 86.65707°W / 30.41720; -86.65707
Address300 Mary Esther Boulevard
Opening date1976[1]
DeveloperJim Wilson & Associates
OwnerRadiant Properties
ArchitectCrawford Giattina and Michael[2]
No. of stores and services104[1]
No. of anchor tenants0 (1 open, 2 will be vacant)
Total retail floor area733,996 square feet[1]
No. of floors1

History

Jim Wilson & Associates built the mall in 1976. A wing anchored by McRae's was added in 1984; the store became Belk in 2006.[3] Gayfers, an original anchor of the mall, became Dillard's in 1998.[4] A carousel was installed in 1996.

It was sold in 1987 to California Public Employees Retirement System, sold back to Jim Wilson in 1997, and re-sold in 2003.[5]

The mall underwent structural damage after Hurricane Opal in late 1995.[6]

In 2007, the mall underwent renovations which included new flooring and the opening of new restaurants. Space was also made for a Ross Dress for Less store, although it never opened.[7] The area ultimately became a Planet Fitness in 2013.[8]

Belk announced its closure in December 2013.[9]

On October 15, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide.[10]

In August 2019, the demolition of the former Belk began.[11]

On June 4, 2020, JCPenney announced that this location would close as part of a plan to close 154 stores nationwide.[12] This left Dillard's as the only anchor.

On February 22, 2023, it was announced that Dillard’s Clearance Center would be closing by March 31 as part of a plan to close 3 stores nationwide. This leaves the mall without any anchor stores. [13]

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). santarosamall.s3.amazonaws.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Chain Store Age, Executives Edition Combined with Shopping Center Age - Google Books". 2010-10-20. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  3. "Belk stores coming to Pensacola Bay Area". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
  4. "Eat, Play, Stay Destin". Northwest Florida Daily News.
  5. "Mary Esther, Fla., Mall Sold. - Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News". March 4, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  6. "Fla. panhandle stores still reel in Opal wake. (Florida, Hurricane Opal) - Footwear News". March 25, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-25.
  7. "MALL makeover. - Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL)". June 10, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-10.
  8. "Health club to open at Santa Rosa Mall - Local Business News - Northwest Florida Daily News". www.nwfdailynews.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  9. "Santa Rosa Mall Belk closing - WEAR ABC Channel 3 - Top Stories". www.weartv.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  10. Tyko, Nathan Bomey and Kelly. "Sears store closing list: 142 more Sears, Kmart locations closing in Chapter 11 bankruptcy". USA TODAY.
  11. "Construction begins on mall apartments".
  12. "JCPenney Store Closings – Penney IP LLC".
  13. "Dillard's posts $289.2M profit, to close stores in Florida, Nebraska and Arizona". Arkansas Online. 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
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