Lakes Mall

Last updated
Lakes Mall
Lakes Mall
Location Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, U.S.
Coordinates 26°10′01″N80°12′14″W / 26.167°N 80.204°W / 26.167; -80.204
AddressState Road 7 and Oakland Park Blvd.
Opening date1972
Closing date1995
(demolished 1996)
DeveloperLakes Mall Partnership
OwnerYoram Izhak
No. of stores and services83 (original mall)
No. of anchor tenants 2
Total retail floor area 465,000 square feet (43,000 m2) (original mall) [1]
274,632 square feet (26,000 m2) (current mall) [2]
No. of floors1

Lakes Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, United States. Opened in 1972, the shopping center initially featured Jefferson Ward and Britt's discount stores, and later included the first locations for the retail chains Office Depot and Sports Authority. The complex was torn down in 1995 and redeveloped as a strip mall.

History

Lakes Mall opened in 1972, anchored by discount stores Jefferson Ward and Britt's, [3] with other major tenants including a Pantry Pride supermarket and a McCrory dime store. By the 1980s, the mall was losing business to larger shopping centers in town. Also, Britt's closed in 1981, [4] Pantry Pride in 1984, [5] and Jefferson Ward in 1985. By 1986, the center had more than 25 vacancies; [6] a year later, 42 of its 83 storefronts were vacant. Despite the increasing vacancies, the first Office Depot opened in the mall in 1986, [7] and a flea market filled the former Britt's. [8] Shortly after the Office Depot opened, the owners announced that they would begin renovating the mall with a "main street" theme. [9]

Kmart bought the former Jefferson Ward building, converting part of it to a Builders Square home improvement store, while the rest became the first location of Sports Authority, a sports equipment store. [10] Since Office Depot, The Sports Authority, and Builders Square did not open to the mall, traffic within the mall itself continued to decline. By 1989, the only other retailers inside were McCrory (which closed on December 31 that year), two restaurants, a men's clothing store, and some offices and service tenants. [4] Also, the mall's owners filed a mortgage on it, but the mortgage holder was charged in a foreclosure suit because it also owned space in the mall and could no longer afford to pay rent. [11] The city building inspector declared the building unsafe in April 1990. [12]

Builders Square closed its store in July 1990 so that Sports Authority could expand both its retail floor space and headquarters. [10] [13] A month later, the last two tenants (an optician and dentist's office) moved out following a roof collapse, leaving only Sports Authority and Office Depot. [14] In 1992, renovation plans were announced that called for demolition of the structure, except for those stores. [15]

The mall was finally torn down in 1996, [16] with Linen Supermarket, Mac Frugal's (which converted to Big Lots in 2002) and Smart & Final opening on portions of the former lot. [17] Sports Authority moved out in 2003, [18] moving its headquarters to suburban Denver, Colorado, [19] and Big Lots closed the same year. [20] Smart & Final also closed its Florida stores in 2003. The complex was purchased in 2008 by UrbanAmerica LP of New York City, and Florida Career College moved into a portion. [19] In 2009, Ross Dress for Less opened on the north side of the mall, [21] and Burlington Coat Factory opened at the south end in 2010. [22] Yoram Izhak, also the owner of Lauderhill Mall, bought the property in May 2012. [2]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Plantation, Florida</span> City in Florida, United States

Plantation is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is a part of the South Florida metropolitan area. The city's name comes from the previous part-owner of the land, the Everglades Plantation Company, and their unsuccessful attempts to establish a rice plantation in the area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 91,750.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Office Depot</span> American office supply holding company

Office Depot, Inc. is an American office supply retailer headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. The company operates 1,400 retail stores in the United States under the Office Depot and OfficeMax brands, as well as e-commerce sites and a business-to-business sales organization. The company has combined annual sales of approximately $11 billion, and employs about 38,000 people in the United States.

Claire's is an American retailer of accessories, jewelry, and toys primarily aimed toward tween and teen girls. It was founded in 1961 and is based in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The company is primarily owned by Elliott Management and Monarch Alternative Capital, but, in 2022, announced plans to go public with an initial public offering.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mizner Park</span> Shopping mall

Mizner Park is a high-end shopping, residential, and entertainment district located in the affluent downtown neighborhood of Boca Raton, Florida. The district consists of a collection of high-end shops and restaurants with luxury apartments built in a Mediterranean Revival architectural style. The mall opened in 1991 on the site of the former Boca Mall, which opened in 1974.

Burdines was an American chain of department stores operating in the state of Florida, headquartered in Miami. The original store opened in Bartow, Florida in 1896 as a carriage-trade shop. Over its nearly 110-year history, Burdines grew into a popular chain of department stores, known as 'The Florida Store,' decorated with palm trees in the center of the store, painted in pink and blue, and other subtropical colors and motifs. In 1956, the stores became a part of Federated Department Stores, Inc., now Macy's, Inc. On January 30, 2004, it was renamed Burdines-Macy's, and a year later, on March 6, 2005, the name Burdines was dropped altogether. The majority of the stores were rebranded as Macy's while a handful closed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sports Authority</span> Defunct American sporting goods retailer

Sports Authority, Inc. was an American sports retailer based in Englewood, Colorado. At its peak, Sports Authority operated 463 stores in 45 States and Puerto Rico. The company's website was on the GSI Commerce platform and supported the retail stores as well as other multi-channel programs. A joint venture with ÆON Co., Ltd., operates "Sports Authority" stores in Japan under a licensing agreement.

Builders Square was a big-box home improvement retailer headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. A subsidiary of Kmart, its format was quite similar to The Home Depot, Menards, and Lowe's with floor space of about 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2), and inventories in excess of 35,000 different items. In 1997, a Los Angeles leveraged buyout specialist acquired Builders Square and merged it with Hechinger but the new combined company failed to thrive and all remaining stores ceased business operations by the end of 1999.

Cordova Mall, located in Pensacola, Florida, is the largest shopping center on the northwest Gulf Coast of Florida.

Hollywood Fashion Center was a shopping mall located at the South East corner of Hollywood Boulevard and US 441 in Hollywood, Florida.

Belvidere Discount Mall is a shopping mall located on Belvidere Street in Waukegan, Illinois, United States. It was one of the first shopping malls in the Chicago metropolitan area, and the first enclosed shopping mall in Lake County. Its current main anchor store is a Home Depot. The mall is notable for reinventing itself over time to remain open, with a current store mix.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Uptons</span> Department store in Atlanta, Georgia

Uptons was a department store based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The chain operated primarily in the Southeastern United States, with locations in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. The chain was closed in 1999.

Mars Music, Inc. was a chain of music stores based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The company was founded in 1996 by guitarist and former Office Depot president Mark Begelman, who created the superstore store chain after experiencing dissatisfaction with his own music store shopping experiences. MARS was initially an acronym for "Music And Recording Superstore." At its peak following an aggressive expansion plan, Mars Music consisted of 49 stores in 20 states and was the second largest company of its kind in the US, but the company went out of business in late 2002 after over-expansion, struggles to raise additional capital, and a failed reorganization attempt.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dolphin Mall</span> Shopping mall in Sweetwater, Florida

Dolphin Mall is a discount outlet shopping mall in Miami, Florida, United States. Opened in 2001, it consists of over 1,400,000 square feet (130,000 m2) of retail space. Major tenants of the mall include Bass Pro Shops, Burlington, Forever 21, Marshalls, Off 5th, and Ross Dress for Less. Other amenities of the mall include Dave & Buster's and a movie theater owned by CMX. The mall is owned and managed by Taubman Centers, who developed it with Swerdlow Real Estate.

Plantation Walk is a mixed-use complex in Plantation, Florida, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale. The complex includes the office tower, hotel and parking decks from the demolished Fashion Mall, a three-level shopping mall that opened in 1988 and closed in December 2006 following hurricane damage.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lakeland Square Mall</span> Shopping mall in Lakeland, Florida

Lakeland Square Mall is a shopping center situated on the northern side of Lakeland, Florida. Serving Polk County as one of only two enclosed malls, it holds the distinction of being the sole shopping destination off of I-4 between Tampa and Orlando. Presently, the mall is anchored by Dillard's, Resale America, J. C. Penney, Urban Air Adventure Park, and Cinemark Theatres.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deerbrook Mall (Illinois)</span> Shopping mall in Deerfield, Illinois

Deerbrook Mall is a shopping mall in Deerfield, Illinois. Located on 47.45 acres, its anchor stores are Marshalls, The Dump Furniture Outlet, Office Depot, Hobby Lobby and Jewel Osco. Former anchors include Best Buy, Bally Total Fitness, Old Country Buffet, Blockbuster Video, GameStop, OfficeMax, Sports Authority, TJ Maxx, Venture, Wonder, The Great Indoors, Art Van Furniture and Bed Bath & Beyond. The mall is located on Waukegan Road, north of the Edens Spur and south of Lake Cook Road. The mall is a low priority for its developer, as its website has not been updated since 2018, as seen in the website's property map.

Midway Crossings is an enclosed shopping mall located at 7795 West Flagler Street next to the Palmetto Expressway in Miami, Florida. The anchor stores are The Home Depot, Burlington Coat Factory, Costco, Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less, and a Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles office.

Cunningham Drug was a drugstore chain based in Detroit, Michigan. Founded in October 1889 by Andrew Cunningham, the chain operated primarily within the state of Michigan, and was once the largest drugstore chain in the state. Its Michigan locations were closed and reopened in 1982 as Apex Drug, and were later sold to Perry Drug Stores. The last stores remained open in Florida until 1991, when they were sold to Walgreens.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Festival Flea Market Mall</span> Indoor flea market mall in Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S

Festival Flea Market Mall is an indoor flea market mall located in Pompano Beach, Florida, United States. The established flea market used to be a Pompano outlet mall prior to its transformation into a flea market. Festival Flea Market Mall is now a private company established in 1991 and incorporated in Florida. Current estimates show this company employs a staff of approximately 50 to 99 employees.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colonial Plaza</span> Shopping mall in Florida, U.S.

Colonial Plaza is a shopping mall in Orlando, Florida, United States. Opened in 1956, it was the largest retail development in the state of Florida at the time of its construction. The original complex included two supermarkets and two variety stores, plus a Belk department store. It underwent multiple expansions in its history, the first of which added a Jordan Marsh department store and an enclosed mall concourse. Further expansion in 1973 added a second enclosed wing and a relocation of Belk, while Ivey's was added in 1983 and sold to Dillard's in 1990.

References

  1. ↑ Directory of major malls. MJJTM Publications Corp. 1990. p. 141.
  2. 1 2 Bandell, Brian (May 4, 2012). "Izhak buys Lauderdale Lakes Mall for $23M". South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Florida". Chain Store Age. 47 (7–12). Lebhar-Friedman: E–65. 1972.
  4. 1 2 Altaner, David (25 December 1989). "Lakes Mall Becomes An Open-and-shut Case". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Lakes mall gets $2 million renovation to fight big centers". Miami Herald . 15 November 1984. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  6. ↑ "Mall wars take toll on small Broward center". Miami Herald. 3 November 1986. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  7. ↑ Gale, Kevin (20 October 1986). "Office Supplies Join Warehouse Trend". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on November 5, 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  8. ↑ James, Sallie (28 August 1987). "Lakes Mall Hopes To Prosper With Indoor Flea Market's Opening". South Florida Sun-Sentinel . Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  9. ↑ Herzog, Karen (19 October 1986). "Lakes Mall hopes 'main street' theme will lure shoppers". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 11 October 2011.[ dead link ]
  10. 1 2 "Sports Authority will expand Lauderdale Lakes headquarters". Miami Herald. 9 June 1991. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  11. ↑ "Lauderdale Lakes Mall tangled in legal snafu". Miami Herald. 22 February 1989. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  12. ↑ Woolfe, Tao (21 April 1990). "Lakes Mall Unsafe, City Inspector Decides". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  13. ↑ Altaner, David (9 July 1991). "Builders Square To Close Lauderdale Lakes Store". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  14. ↑ Woolfe, Tao (1 August 1990). "Lakes Mall Loses Last Inside Tenants". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  15. ↑ James, Sallie (7 August 1992). "Conceptual Plan Calls For Renovating Lakes Mall". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  16. ↑ Fitzgerald, Henry (13 August 1995). "Mall demolition is prelude to rebirth". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  17. ↑ Altaner, David (29 September 1996). "Humble Beginnings". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  18. ↑ Ortega, Juan (22 November 2008). "Lakes Mall sale creates hope for revitalization". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  19. 1 2 "Lakes Mall sells for $9.4M". South Florida Business Journal. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  20. ↑ Marshall, Toni (3 March 2003). "Lauderdale Lakes copes after loss of businesses; latest closing is Sports Authority". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  21. ↑ East, Georgia (17 July 2009). "Ross Chain To Open Store At Lakes Mall". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  22. ↑ Britell, Alexander (29 December 2010). "South Florida's top retail leases of the year". The Real Deal. Retrieved 12 October 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.