Vintage Faire Mall

Vintage Faire Mall

The Village at Vintage Faire Mall entrance, 2009
Location	Modesto, California
Coordinates	37°41′19″N121°03′14″W / 37.68868°N 121.05401°W / 37.68868; -121.05401
Address	Intersection of Sisk Road, Dale Road, Standiford Avenue and State Route 99
Opening date	March 12, 1977;48 years ago (March 12, 1977)
Developer	The Hahn Company
Management	Macerich
Owner	Macerich
Stores and services	174
Anchor tenants	5
Floor area	1,083,309 sq ft (100,642.7 m2)
Floors	Mall - 2 JCPenney - 2 Macy's Men's and Home - 2 Macy's - 2 Furniture City - 3
Parking	1,000+
Website	shopvintagefairemall.com

Vintage Faire Mall is a shopping mall located in Modesto, California, USA. It is owned and operated by Macerich and is adjacent to State Route 99. The mall is a hub for StanRTA bus service.

History

The Vintage Faire Mall opened in March 1977. The original anchor stores at the mall were Weinstock's and Sears.

In 2001, the mall's owner Macerich invested $10 million in an extensive renovation that included new escalators, new railings and carpet on the second floor, new tiles on the first floor, modern light fixtures and new exterior signage. A new elevator was built in the center of the mall and a wing of the second floor was converted into a food court.

In 2008, the mall opened an expansion that added a new outdoor "lifestyle center" to the former parking lot space between a mall entrance and what was previously Forever 21. The new expansion, called "The Village at Vintage Faire Mall", added several new retailers including Apple, BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse, Coach, Chico's, Charming Charlie, Sephora, Men's Wearhouse, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Buffalo Wild Wings. ^[1]

In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Vintage Faire Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties. ^[2]

Anchor stores

• JCPenney
• Macy's Men's and Home (Former Gottschalks (original location))
• Macy's Women's and Children
• Furniture City (Former Forever 21)
• Dick's Sporting Goods
• Dave and Buster’s

Former

• Forever 21 - In October 2019, the store was listed to close amid the company's Chapter 11 Bankruptcy filing. Liquidation began in November 2019. Forever 21 closed its doors for the final time on December 31, 2019.
• Gottschalks - Closed in 2009 due to company's bankruptcy and liquidation. Building was taken over by Forever 21.
• Sears - On October 15, 2018, it was announced that this location would be closing as part of the company's ongoing downsizing. ^[3] This location closed permanently on January 6, 2019. ^[4] The building has remained unoccupied. By the end of September 2019, the interior was gutted to make room for Dick's Sporting Goods and the auto center was demolished for a Dave and Buster's.
• Weinstock's - Closed in 1996 due to being acquired by Macy's. Building was taken over by Gottschalks.

References

1. "The Village at Modesto mall opens to great fanfare". The Modesto Bee. November 14, 2008.
2. "At Vintage Faire Mall - Seritage". www.seritage.com.
3. NathanBomey. "Sears store closing list: 142 more Sears, Kmart locations closing in Chapter 11 bankruptcy". USA TODAY.
4. "The Modesto Bee". Sears at Modesto’s Vintage Faire Mall and Kmart in Ceres close their doors. January 9, 2019.