Santa Fe Place
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| Coordinates | 35°38′40″N 106°00′33″W / 35.644479°N 106.009048°W |
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| Address | 4250 Cerrillos Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 |
| Opening date | July 31, 1985 |
| Owner | Trademark Property |
| No. of stores and services | 80 |
| Total retail floor area | 569,500 square feet (52,910 m2) [1] |
| Website | www.shopsantafeplace.com |
Santa Fe Place is an enclosed shopping center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Formerly named Villa Linda Mall, Santa Fe Place is one of 2 enclosed malls in Santa Fe. Santa Fe Place is the largest mall in Northern New Mexico, and fourth in the state.
History
Developed by Herring Marathon Group, Villa Linda Mall opened in 1985.[2]
The mall changed hands frequently around the turn of the century. Its ownership changed from First Union in 1997 to Zamias Services, Inc. in 1999[3], then to General Growth Properties in 2001.
After being purchased by Greenfield and Associates in fall 2004[4], the mall underwent a $10 million renovation that included a new roof. The mall celebrated its grand opening as Santa Fe Place in November 2005.[5]
Babcock & Brown purchased the mall in 2007.[6] Trademark Property purchased the mall in 2010.
Stores
The mall's present anchor stores are JCPenney, Dillard's, and Sears. One of the original anchor stores, Bell's closed in 1989 to make way for the northern United Artists theater, which opened in 1991.[3] Mervyn's was also one of the original anchors, but shut the doors at this location on 12/26/08 due to bankruptcy. Around that same time, Shoe Pavilion, also went under bankruptcy. Shoe Pavilion was forced to close, leaving a large vacant location. JCPenney and Mervyn's both moved from Santa Fe's first mall, De Vargas Center, while Bell's and Sears both moved from its Downtown locations. In 2011, United Artists North closed as it was known as the only "discount theater" in Santa Fe.[7]
Anchors
Current
Former
- Mervyn's - Closed in December 2008, now Sport Authority
- Bell's - Closed in 1989 for United Artists North
- United Artists North - closed in 2011 due to bankruptcy.
Food Court
Originally the food court at the Santa Fe Place was named El Mercado. The food court hosted 12 restaurants, an arcade and United Artists South. After changing management, El Mercado was changed to The Market, El Mercado in English. The food court was renovated. The Market can house 6 restaurants, due to Foot Action occupying the other half of the court. When renovated, the seating area was leveled.
References
- ^ "Jones Lang LaSalle Awarded Three New Retail Assignments Totaling More Than Two Million Square Feet". 2004-11-03.
- ^ Brown, Steve (1988-03-20). "MALL IN THE MAKING; Developer knows there's a long road to Vista Ridge". Dallas Morning News. Newsbank document ID 0ED3CFE2A79177D1.
Herring Marathon Group's Villa Linda Mall in Santa Fe, opened in 1985, has an elaborate central court.
- ^ a b Yodice, James (1999-08-30). "Movies Moving In". Albuquerque Journal.
First Union [Real Estate Investments] is in the process of selling Villa Linda Mall to Pennsylvania-based Zamias Services Inc., a sale expected to be completed by late this year.
- ^ Kamerick, Megan (2005-04-15). "Santa Fe, Las Cruces malls undergoing refurbishments". New Mexico Business Weekly.
- ^ Quick, Bob (2005-11-15). "New name, new look". Santa Fe New Mexican.
- ^ Quick, Bob (2008-01-15). "Year in review: Thornburg's close call no. 1 2007 story". Santa Fe New Mexican.
Santa Fe Place, formerly Villa Linda Mall, also was sold and now is owned by Babcock and Brown, a global investment company based in Sydney.
- ^ Gutierrez, Crystal (2011-11-26). "Cinema closing could cost regulars;". KRQE News.