Vancouver Mall
Total retail floor area 883,000 square feet (82,000 m2)[1] | | |
No. of floors | 2 | |
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Parking | 4,250 Parking Spaces | |
Website | shopvancouvermall |
Vancouver Mall is a
History
Plans for the mall were announced by California-based developer Newman Properties and St. Louis-based May Centers in December 1972. At the price of $50 million, Vancouver Mall would be a fully-enclosed structure, comprising two retail levels, at the intersection of then-unfinished Interstate 205 and State Route 500. It would be constructed in two phases.[2]
Vancouver Mall opened in August 1977 with
While the mall is now located within the Vancouver city limits, until 1993 the property was in an unincorporated part of Clark County.[4]
In 1993, the mall added a new food court and underwent a renovation of its interior.[1] The mall was sold by May Centers in 1994 to Westfield America, Inc after all 19 of the remaining May owned malls were sold to Westfield.
In 1998, the mall was renamed "Westfield Shoppingtown Vancouver", at which time the mall had 146 stores using 870,000 square feet (81,000 m2) of space.[5] However, "Shoppingtown" was dropped from the name in September 2005,[6] making it Westfield Vancouver. However, most shoppers and Vancouverites continued to refer to it as "Vancouver Mall".[4]
2003 would see a full interior and minor exterior renovations to the
The 82,225-square-foot (7,639.0 m2) Mervyn's closed in January 2007. On June 1, 2012, it was converted to the Cinetopia "Vancouver Mall 23" video movie theater.[10][11] In 2009, Westfield looked into expanding the mall. These plans would have demolished the former Mervyn's and added additional retail space. By this point the mall was 17% vacant. Prior to this, Westfield intended to add a lifestyle district to the southwest corner of the property. Neither of these plans came into fruition.[citation needed]
In 2011, plans were announced for another renovation of the mall, the third since opening in 1977. These renovations included new floors, lighting, exterior entrances, escalators, and new tenants. Renovations were completed in July 2012. Cinetopia opened their new multiplex cinema just a month after renovations were finished.[12]
In February 2014, it was announced that Nordstrom would be closing its store at the mall.[13] The store closed in January 2015, at which time the mall managers announced that Gold's Gym would move into the upper level and H&M would move into the lower level of the former-Nordstrom space.[14]
In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Westfield Vancouver, into Seritage Growth Properties.[15]
On December 18, 2015, Vancouver Mall along with some other U.S. Westfield properties were sold to Centennial Real Estate Company. Vancouver Mall was sold to Centennial for 45 million dollars. "Westfield" was removed from the mall's name.[16] Any other references to Westfield online or at the property were removed the same day. Mall management was retained.[17]
On August 22, 2018,
In March 2019, it was announced that
On March 17, 2020, the mall temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with an estimated re-opening in June. Select retailers began offering curbside pickup in late May. All ongoing construction projects at the mall were put on hold due to governor Jay Inslees pandemic related halt to all construction. This ban was lifted the next month.[28] On June 8, 2020, the Vancouver Mall announced they would be reopening on the 10th with restrictions and new safety measures in place to combat the spread of COVID-19.[29]
Beginning in 2020, the mall lost many national retailers. Those included:
On October 6, 2020, the mall announced that it would embark on another interior renovation. These minor renovations include new carpets, new seating areas, and small cosmetic changes throughout the property.[31]
References
- ^ a b c "Westfield Shoppingtown Vancouver". Westfield Group. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
- ^ Bacon, Leonard (December 9, 1972). "$40 million shopping complex planned for Vancouver suburb". The Oregonian. sec. 3, p. 1.
- ^ Sorensen, Donald J. (May 25, 1976). "Metro area draws top retailers". The Oregonian. p. C7.
- ^ a b Hewitt, Scott (April 5, 2006). "Neighborhood focus: Van Mall". The Columbian. Neighbors section, p. 14.
- ^ Brown, Craig (December 13, 1998). "Owners of mall opt to use full name". The Columbian. Vancouver, Washington. p. E1.
- ^ Anderson, Julie (September 18, 2005). "Marketplace: Jobless rate not precise". The Columbian. p. E1.
- ^ Archived 2022-12-07 at the Wayback Machine[dead link]
- ^ a b Nelson, Jonathan (September 9, 2006). "Macy's moves in". The Columbian. p. E1.
- ^ Nelson, Jonathan (July 14, 2006). "Old mall, new challenges". The Columbian. p. E1.
- ^ Lane, Steven (February 6, 2011). "Cinetopia to transform Westfield Vancouver mall". The Columbian. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
- ^ Lane, Steven (May 31, 2012). "Cinetopia to begin phased opening Friday". The Columbian. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ^ "New Cinetopia location grand opening set for June 22". Vancouver Business Journal. 2012-05-28. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ Njus, Elliot (February 5, 2014). "Nordstrom to close Lloyd Center, Westfield Vancouver stores". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
- ^ Njus, Elliot (January 21, 2015). "Gold's Gym to take over former Nordstrom space at Westfield Vancouver mall". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ^ "Sears at Westfield Vancouver | Seritage". Archived from the original on 2015-12-14.
- ^ Oliver, Gordon (December 18, 2015). "Vancouver Mall gets a new owner, old name: In $1.1 billion deal, shopping center is again Vancouver Mall". The Columbian. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ "Vancouver Mall gets a new owner, old name". The Columbian. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ Michael Neibauer (August 23, 2018). "Sears at Fair Oaks Mall is closing. All of it". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Vancouver Mall Sears slated to close in November". The Columbian. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "Round1 opens this weekend at Vancouver Mall". The Columbian. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "Hobby Lobby open at Vancouver Mall". The Columbian. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ Collings, Richard (October 4, 2021). "JCPenney Outlines New Beauty Offering to Replace Sephora". Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "FIIT Nation Vancouver, WA". FIIT Nation. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "Oregon investors buy former Sears store at Vancouver Mall". The Columbian. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "She Dept. Encore". www.shoeshowmega.com. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- KATU. Archivedfrom the original on 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ "Vancouver's second Chick-fil-A opens Jan. 7 at Vancouver Mall". The Columbian. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "Vancouver Mall will temporarily close due to virus". The Columbian. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "Vancouver Mall reopens in Phase 2 of state's return to business". The Columbian. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ a b "Vancouver Mall". Vancouver Mall. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "Vancouver Mall to remodel, new venues to open". The Columbian. Retrieved 2022-06-23.