The Oaks Mall

Coordinates: 29°39′34″N 82°24′40″W / 29.65957°N 82.41113°W / 29.65957; -82.41113

The Oaks Mall
Aerial view of the mall in 2010
Location Gainesville, Florida
Address 6419 W. Newberry Road
Opening date February 1978 (1978-02)
Developer Alan Squiterri & David Hocker
Management Brookfield Properties Retail Group
Owner Brookfield Properties Retail Group (51%), Ivanhoe Cambridge (49%)
No. of stores and services 1119
No. of anchor tenants 5 (3 open, 2 vacant)
Total retail floor area 906,104 sq ft (84,179.8 m2)
No. of floors 1
Website www.theoaksmall.com
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Exterior view of The Oaks Mall, June 2018

The Oaks Mall is an enclosed shopping center in Gainesville, Florida.

Its anchors include Belk, Dillard's, J. C. Penney, and with two vacant anchors last occupied by Macy's and Sears that will soon become a second Dillard's location and University of Florida Health respectfully.

The mall itself is on just one floor, but Belk, Dillards, and the former Macy's space each have two floors.

The mall serves an extremely large trade area stretching into 11 counties with a population growth rate nearly double the national average. The center also benefits from its close proximity to over 64,000 students attending the nearby University of Florida and Santa Fe College. In 2017, mall occupancy was at 96%. Improvements continue to made, including the installation of roof-top solar panels, and LED lighting fixtures.[2]

The mall has several stores for the youth generation including American Eagle Outfitters, Hollister, Aéropostale, Hot Topic, and Buckle.

History

The mall was announced in 1974 with JCPenney and Belk-Lindsey (both are still there today) being the first major tenants to lease space.[3]

The mall opened in February 1978. Burdines, Sears, and Ivey's all opened in 1983 as part of the second and third stages.[4]

On January 4, 2018, Macy's announced it would be closing its location at the mall as part of a plan to close 11 stores nationwide. A liquidation sale began on January 8 and lasted until March 2018.[5] Dillard's announced plans to expand into the former Burdines and Macy's space while retaining its existing anchor location (former Ivey's) at the mall in order to offer a wider range of merchandise with plans to open in November 2018.[6]

On April 20, 2018, it was announced that Sears will close its store as part of a plan to close 42 stores nationwide. The store closed in July 2018.[7]

In June 2018, UF Health announced plans for a 20 year lease and renovation of the space to contain its ophthalmology and otolaryngology departments.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "The Oaks Mall". Brookfield Properties Retail Group.
  2. ↑ Smithson, Daniel (August 13, 2017). "Oaks Mall weathers broad trends". Gainesville Sun.
  3. ↑ "Belk-Lindsey and JC Penny Relocated First". Gainesville Sun. August 1, 1984.
  4. ↑ "Oaks Phase Three is Completed; Another Store is Planned". Gainesville Sun. August 1, 1984.
  5. ↑ "Macy's store at Oaks Mall will be closing". WCJB-TV. January 4, 2018.
  6. ↑ Tinker, Cleveland (January 12, 2018). "Dillard's to buy larger space, double its size". Gainesville Sun.
  7. ↑ "Sears in Gainesville closing their doors at Oaks Mall". WCJB-TV. April 23, 2018.
  8. ↑ Smithson, Daniel; Strange, Deborah (June 7, 2018). "Two UF Health offices may move into Sears". Gainesville Sun.
  9. ↑ "UF Health Facilities Moving Into The Oaks Mall". WCJB-TV. June 8, 2018.
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