Coastal Grand Mall

Coastal Grand Mall is a 1,047,732 square feet (97,337.5 m2) one story enclosed super-regional shopping mall built in 2004 and is located off of US Highway 17 and Harrelson Blvd. in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and is the largest shopping mall complex and largest one-level shopping mall in South Carolina; and the second largest mall in the state. Haywood Mall in Greenville which holds the title of the largest mall, but if desired there is space allocated for future development and/or expansion[1]

Coastal Grand Mall
Coastal Grand Mall
Coordinates33°42′10″N 78°55′26″W
Address2000 Coastal Grand Circle, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, US
Opening date2004
Previous namesThe Mall of South Carolina
DeveloperCBL & Associates Properties in association with Burroughs and Chapin, Inc
ManagementCBL & Associates Properties
No. of stores and services170+
No. of anchor tenants4 (3 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area1,047,732 sq ft (97,337.5 m2) GLA
No. of floors1 (2 in Belk, Dillard's, and former Sears)
Parking6,077
Public transit accessCoast RTA
Websitecoastalgrand.com

The malls anchors include Belk, Dillard's, and JCPenney with Dick's Sporting Goods, Bed Bath and Beyond, Old Navy, and Books-A-Million as "junior anchors." There are over 170 specialty stores, with some notable stores being Abercrombie and Fitch, Ulta, and Buckle. There is also a 14 screen Cinemark movie theater located off of the food court.[2] It is the newest of two malls in Myrtle Beach, with Myrtle Beach Mall being the elder of the two.

The mall carries a tropical/beach theme throughout, with a boardwalk theme in the food court. The mall also has an outside entertainment pavilion, which houses various restaurants and stores. There are also several out-parcels to the mall, including many restaurants and various other stores.

History

Opening in 2004, the mall was constructed under the development of CBL & Associates Properties, and in partnership with Burroughs and Chapin, who also owned the former Myrtle Square Mall, which closed upon the opening of Coastal Grand. The mall was designed by the architectural firm MSTSD from Atlanta, GA. The original planned name for the mall was "Mall Of South Carolina."It quickly became the dominant mall in the Myrtle Beach area.

In March 2008, JCPenney opened a new 105,000-square-foot (9,800 m2) store. This was the chain's second store in Myrtle Beach, as it continues to operate its older store at Myrtle Beach Mall, but will be closing in April 2020.[3]

In 2019, Dicks Sporting Goods announced it will be relocating to a new wing near Dillard's, it will also receive a Golf Galaxy location as well. The former Dicks building will be occupied by Wilmington-based Flip N Fly Trampoline Park, this will be the second location of the trampoline park chain as they have a location at Mayfaire Town Center (also owned and managed by CBL Properties) in Wilmington, NC.[4]

On July 6, 2020 it was announced that the mall has filed a lawsuit against Bed Bath and Beyond saying that the retailer owes about $72,000 worth of rent which it hasn't paid in April, May or June. The store occupies more than 25,000 square feet of the mall.[5]

On November 8, 2020, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 7 stores nationwide. The store closed on January 24, 2021.[6]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-08-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2009-03-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Feb_26/ai_n24324827/%5B%5D
  4. Staff. "Coastal Grand Mall to get 'state-of-the-art' trampoline park, new DICK'S Sporting Goods store". WMBF. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  5. Lang, Alex. "Flagship store in Coastal Grand Mall hasn't paid rent during COVID-19 pandemic, suit says". The Sun News. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  6. Dehnel, Chris. "Liquidation Sale Commences At Doomed Manchester Sears (Mentions MB Store Closing)". patch.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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