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Gulf View Square Mall
Gulf View Square
Location Port Richey, Florida, United States
Coordinates 28°17′37″N82°42′46″W / 28.2935°N 82.7128°W / 28.2935; -82.7128
Address9409 US HWY 19
Opening dateMarch 1980;45 years ago (March 1980)
DeveloperEdward J. DeBartolo
Owner Namdar Realty Group
No. of stores and services100+
No. of anchor tenants 6 (2 open, 1 vacant, 3 demolished)
Total retail floor area 756,000 sq ft (70,200 m2) [1]
No. of floors1 (2 in Dillard's)
Website shopgulfviewsquare.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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.

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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

  1. ↑ "Gulf View Square Mall". Mason Asset Management. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  2. ↑ Morgan, Lucy Ware (August 2, 1974). "Massive shopping mall planned for site north of New Port Richey". St. Petersburg Times. p. 5. Retrieved March 12, 2019– via Google News Archive.
  3. ↑ Perry, Linda (October 11, 1980). "Work begins on Maas at Gulf View mall". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved March 12, 2019– via Google News Archive.
  4. ↑ "Maas Brothers". St. Petersburg Times. August 22, 1981. Retrieved March 12, 2019– via Google News Archive.
  5. ↑ "The Merchants Of Gulf View Square Mall Salute The Veterans Of The Armed Services". St. Petersburg Times. May 31, 1982. Retrieved March 12, 2019– via Google News Archive.
  6. ↑ Frank, Joe (May 31, 1989). "JCPenney plans Gulf View store". St. Petersburg Times. p. 110. Retrieved April 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Keepe, Robert (August 26, 1992). "A dilly of a day at Dillard's". St. Petersburg Times. p. 134. Retrieved April 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Smith, Katherine Snow (January 23, 1996). "Pasco County mall facing shoppers gap". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  9. ↑ Verrier, Richard (March 30, 1998). "Gulf View mall to get food court and more". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  10. ↑ Witsil, Frank (April 27, 2001). "Patrons in for changes at mall as Dillard's switches spaces". The Tampa Tribune. p. 46. Retrieved April 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Bowie, Melia (September 13, 2003). "Big box stores will plug huge hole in Port Richey". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  12. ↑ "T.J. Maxx To Open At Gulf View Square". Tampa Bay Times. May 19, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  13. 1 2 Anees, Ali (October 9, 2011). "Gulf View Square to Get Makeover: Modern Pasco Apartments Ready to Step In". specialtyretail.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  14. ↑ Tillman, Jodie (January 13, 2009). "Old Navy closing at Gulf View Square mall". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Days numbered for J.C. Penney at Gulf View Square". Tampa Bay Times. July 28, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  16. ↑ Mullins, Richard (January 8, 2015). "Macy's closings include Port Richey store". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015.
  17. ↑ Bowen, C.T. (March 1, 2018). "Apartment developer buys portions of Gulf View Square mall". Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  18. ↑ Thomas, Lauren (December 28, 2018). "Sears is closing 80 more stores in March, faces possible liquidation". CNBC . Retrieved April 3, 2025.
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