Moreno Valley Mall

Shopping mall in California, United States
33°56′20″N 117°16′16″W / 33.93881°N 117.27109°W / 33.93881; -117.27109Address22500 Town Circle, Suite 1206Opening date1992DeveloperHomart Development CompanyOwnerInternational Growth Properties[1]No. of stores and services133No. of anchor tenants5 (3 open, 2 vacant)Total retail floor area1,090,000 sq ft (101,000 m2)No. of floors2Parking6,500Websitemorenovalleymall.com

The Moreno Valley Mall at Towngate is a shopping mall located on the former site of the Riverside International Raceway in Moreno Valley, California.[2]

Developed by Homart Development Company, the initial anchor stores in 1992 were Sears, J. C. Penney, May Company California, and Harris Department Stores and had 140 specialty stores.[3]

In the early years competition for tenants divided prospects between competing developers.[4] In September 1996 the City confirmed that lower than anticipated revenues would result in a shortfall estimated to extend the payback period of the $13 million infrastructure loan to an estimated 2026 with the loan peaking at $19.5 million. Also, the mall was then valued at $66 million, far less than its original valuation of $107 million.[5]

Moreno Valley Mall directly contracts with the local Police Service as well as private security firm for security services.[6]

In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Moreno Valley Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties.[7]

International Growth Properties purchased Moreno Valley Mall in November 2017[8] for $63 million.[9]

On November 7, 2019, it was announced that Sears would be closing this location a part of a plan to close 96 stores nationwide. The store closed on February 2, 2020.[10]

Major anchors

  • Harkins Theatres
  • Macy's
  • J. C. Penney
  • Round1 Entertainment

Former anchors

  • Harris - Store converted into Gottschalks in 1999.
  • Gottschalks - Store closed in 2008 due to struggles before bankruptcy in 2009.
  • May Company - Store converted into Robinsons-May in 1993.
  • Robinsons-May - Store converted into Macy's in 2006.
  • Sears - Store closed due to company's struggle in February 2020.

References

  1. ^ "Los Angeles Investor Prevails in Online Auction for Moreno Valley Mall in Calif". Archived from the original on 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  2. ^ Glick, Shav (2006-02-15). "Learning Curves: NASCAR used to open on the road course at Riverside". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  3. ^ "Briefs: Moreno Valley Mall at Towngate". WWD. Vol. 161, no. 126. 1991-06-28. p. 12. ProQuest 1445678505. Moreno Valley Mall at Towngate, a 1.2-million-square-foot two-level regional mall under construction, is scheduled to open in Riverside County, Calif., in fall 1992. Sears, Roebuck & Co., J.C. Penney and May Department Stores Co. are some of the tenants who have committed to opening stores during Phase I. Harris' Department Stores, San Bernardino, Calif., will open a 145,000-square-foot unit, as well.
  4. ^ Myers, David W. (1986-11-23). "2 Developers in Race for Sole Moreno Valley Mall Both Compete for Tenants to Build Project". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  5. ^ Fleckenstein, Loren (1996-09-15). "Riverside, Calif., Mall's Financial Woes Put Pinch on City Coffers". Press-Enterprise. Knight RidderTribune. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15.
  6. ^ "Patrol Division". City of Moreno Valley. Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
  7. ^ "Sears at Moreno Valley Mall | Seritage". www.seritage.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-17.
  8. ^ "Los Angeles Investor Prevails in Online Auction for Moreno Valley Mall in Calif". www.crenews.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-06.
  9. ^ "Moreno Valley Mall". marketplace.realinsight.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  10. ^ Tyko, Kelly; Bomey, Nathan (November 7, 2019). "Sears and Kmart store closings: 51 Sears, 45 Kmart locations to shutter. See the list". USA Today. Retrieved November 7, 2019.

External links

Official website

  • v
  • t
  • e
Alameda
Contra Costa
Fresno
Marin
Monterey
Sacramento
San Francisco
San Mateo
San Joaquin
Santa Clara
Sonoma
Elsewhere
Los Angeles
L.A. Central Area
Westside
San Fernando Valley
San Gabriel Valley
South Bay
Southeast L.A. Co.
Long Beach
Northern L.A. Co.
Orange
Riverside
San Bernardino
San Diego
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Elsewhere
See also: History of retail in Southern California –  History of retail in Palm Springs — Note: starred (*) listings indicate former regional mall now site of strip-style community center with new name