Melbourne Square (mall)

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Melbourne Square
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Mall, December 2019
Melbourne Square (mall)
Location Melbourne, Florida, United States
Coordinates 28°04′54″N80°39′00″W / 28.0817°N 80.65°W / 28.0817; -80.65
Address1700 W. New Haven Avenue
Opening date1982
Developer Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation
Owner Washington Prime Group
No. of anchor tenants 5
Total retail floor area 703,000 sq ft (65,300 m2) [1]
No. of floors1
Public transit accessAiga bus trans.svg SCAT bus: 20, 21, 24, 25, 28
Website melbournesquare.com

Melbourne Square is an enclosed shopping mall in Melbourne, Florida. Opened in 1982, it is anchored by two Dillard's stores, J. C. Penney, Macy's, and Dick's Sporting Goods.

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History

The mall was built on what had formerly been an orange grove. [2] It was the second mall in Melbourne, after Brevard Mall in 1962.

The first store to open at Melbourne Square in 1982 was Ivey's. The other anchors that opened later are Jordan Marsh, Burdine's, JCPenney, and Belk.

In 1990, Ivey's became the mall's first Dillard's. Jordan Marsh closed in 1992 and became the first Florida location for Mervyn's the same year. [3] The Mervyn's store closed and became a second Dillard's in 1997. [4] The mall is currently managed by Washington Prime Group.

In 2003, Macy's took over the mall's Burdine's store, which became Burdines-Macy's until 2005 when it became Macy's. Belk moved to The Avenue in Viera in 2004. [5] The former Belk building was torn down in 2006 for Dick's Sporting Goods and Circuit City, the latter of which went out of business in 2009. [6] The former Circuit City space operated as a World Of Decor store before becoming LA Fitness in 2014, with H&M joining the same year. [7] [8]

An annual Hanukkah menorah parade takes place near the mall in association with the local branch of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.

Incidents

On January 17, 2015, one person was killed and one was wounded in a shooting inside the mall food court before the gunman José Garcia Rodriguez committed suicide. The event was believed to be a domestic violence-related incident. [9]

On December 13, 2016, a gun was fired during an attempted robbery in the mall's parking lot. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ http://business.simon.com/leasing/melbourne-square
  2. ↑ Bayley, Barbara (November 8, 2014). "New Englander is now 'so Brevard'". Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida. pp. 13A. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ Feigenbaum, Nancy (February 18, 1992). "RETAIL CHAIN MOVES INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA". The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  4. ↑ Richards, Geoffrey (August 1, 1997). "Developers Bask In Florida Retail Heat". National Real Estate Investor. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  5. ↑ Blake, Scott (November 15, 2004). "Belk ready for opening of Avenue". Florida Today. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  6. ↑ Onnenberg, Maria (March 2, 2006). "Mall makes way for 2 anchor stores". Florida Today. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  7. ↑ FLORIDA TODAY Staff (2 June 2014). "H& to open at Melbourne Square mall". floridatoday.com.
  8. ↑ Wayne T. Price, FLORIDA TODAY (10 July 2014). "LA Fitness coming to Melbourne Square mall". floridatoday.com.
  9. ↑ NEWS 13 FLORIDA (20 January 2015). "Melbourne Square Mall shooting: 2 dead including gunman, wife hurt". mynews13.com.
  10. ↑ Lamaur Stancil, FLORIDA TODAY (13 December 2016). "Shot fired at Melbourne Square during robbery attempt". floridatoday.com.
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