Oviedo Mall facts for kids
| Location | Oviedo, Florida, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 28°39′47″N 81°14′05″W / 28.66306°N 81.23472°W |
| Address | 1700 Oviedo Mall Blvd |
| Opening date | March 4, 1998 |
| Developer | The Rouse Company |
| Management | International Growth Properties |
| Owner | International Growth Properties |
| Architect | ELS |
| No. of stores and services | 96 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 (1 open, 2 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 952,035 square feet (88,446.9 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 with partial upper level (2 in anchors, 1 in Zoo Health Center) |
| Public transit access |   434, 622 |
Oviedo Mall (also known as the Oviedo Marketplace) is a large indoor shopping center. It is located in Oviedo, Florida, which is a city near Orlando, Florida. The mall has one main floor and includes a movie theater. International Growth Properties owns and manages the mall.
The main department store at Oviedo Mall is Dillard's. There are also two large empty spaces where Macy's and Sears used to be. Other important places in the mall include Barnes & Noble, a Paul Mitchell beauty school, and a Regal Cinemas movie theater. The mall also features big pictures of historic Oviedo and its early settlers.
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History of Oviedo Mall
How the Mall Started
The first store on this site was Target, which opened in October 1994. The main mall, then called the Oviedo Marketplace, was built by The Rouse Company. It officially opened its doors on March 4, 1998.
When the mall first opened, it had two big department stores: Gayfers and Dillard's. It also had a large 22-screen movie theater called Regal Cinemas Oviedo Mall 22. About 80 percent of the mall's spaces were rented out at the beginning. Other popular stores included Barnes & Noble, a Foot Locker superstore, f.y.e., and Bed Bath & Beyond.
Changes in Department Stores
Just seven months after opening, in September 1998, the Gayfers store was sold. It became a Parisian store. This happened because Dillard's had bought Gayfers' parent company. They agreed to sell some Gayfers stores to Parisian in malls where Dillard's already had a store.
In November 2000, Sears joined the mall as a third main department store. However, the Parisian store closed in 2000 because it wasn't selling well. That same November, Burdines took over the space. The Burdines store later changed its name to Burdines-Macy's in 2003, and then simply Macy's in 2005. Macy's closed its doors in 2017, and that space is now empty.
Challenges and New Businesses
For much of its history, the mall had trouble keeping all its stores rented. This was due to several reasons. Its location wasn't ideal, and it was smaller than other malls nearby. It also faced competition from the Waterford Lakes Town Center. Some larger stores like f.y.e. and Foot Locker had outside entrances, which meant fewer people walked through the mall itself.
In 2004, General Growth Properties bought The Rouse Company and became the new owner of the mall. In 2009, Bed Bath & Beyond, f.y.e., and Foot Locker moved to new locations outside the main mall building. Their original spaces inside the mall were too big for them.
New Ownership and Additions
In 2010, General Growth sold the mall to CW Capital. A year later, CW Capital changed the mall's name to Oviedo Mall. In 2012, John Paul Mitchell Systems opened a beauty school in the mall. This space was originally planned for a restaurant.
CW Capital then sold the mall to 3D Investments in 2013. In 2014, the old Bed Bath & Beyond space was divided. Part of it became a gym called Zoo Health Club, and another part became a children's fitness center called O2B Kids.
Recent Changes
On August 31, 2019, it was announced that the Sears store would close. This was part of a plan to close many Sears stores across the country. The Oviedo Mall Sears store closed in December 2019.
More recently, on January 7, 2020, the Oviedo City Council voted on plans to update parts of the mall. These plans include building a community for people aged 55 and older, as well as a hotel.
