Santa Fe Place

Santa Fe Place is an enclosed shopping center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Formerly named Villa Linda Mall, Santa Fe Place is one of two enclosed malls in Santa Fe. Santa Fe Place is the largest mall in Northern New Mexico, and fourth in the state.

Santa Fe Place
LocationSanta Fe, New Mexico, United States
Coordinates35.644479°N 106.009048°W / 35.644479; -106.009048
Address4250 Cerrillos Road
Opening dateJuly 31, 1985
DeveloperHerring Marathon
ManagementSpinoso Group
No. of stores and services80
No. of anchor tenants6 (5 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area569,500 square feet (52,910 m2) [1]
No. of floors1
Parking3,261 [2]
Websiteshopsantafeplace.com

History

1985-2011

Developed by Herring Marathon Group, Villa Linda Mall opened in 1985.[3]

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,[4] then to General Growth Properties in 2001.

After being purchased by Greenfield and Associates in fall 2004,[5] 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.[6]

Babcock & Brown purchased the mall in 2007.[7] Trademark Property purchased the mall in 2010.[8]

Present

The Property is currently leased and managed by Spinoso Real Estate Group. Ownership undertook significant renovations and upgrades during 2014-15.[9][2]

Stores

The mall's present anchor stores are JCPenney, Dillard's and Hobby Lobby. One of the original anchor stores, Bealls, closed in 1989 to make way for the northern United Artists theater, which opened in 1991.[4] Mervyn's was also one of the original anchors, but closed in 2008 due to bankruptcy. Sports Authority took Mervyn's former location in 2013. Around that same time Shoe Pavilion also went bankrupt, leaving a large vacant location. JCPenney moved from Santa Fe's first mall, De Vargas Center, Sears moved from its Downtown location. In 2011, United Artists North, then known as the only "discount theater" in Santa Fe, closed.[10] In 2016, Cost Plus World Market and Bed Bath & Beyond opened stores there.[11] Sports Authority closed in 2016 due to bankruptcy. In 2017, Sears shuttered its Santa Fe location.[12] During the same year, H&M and Forever 21 opened new-to-market locations, while Regal Cinemas (formerly United Artists) Theater announced its return to the center.[13][14]In 2019, arts and crafts store Hobby Lobby relocated to the center, occupying the former Sears location.[15]

Name Changes

The mall has had one name change since its grand opening. In 2005, the "Villa Linda Mall" changed to the "Santa Fe Place".

Anchor Tenants

Junior Anchors

Food Court

Originally the food court at Santa Fe Place was named El Mercado. The food court hosted 12 restaurants, an arcade, and the United Artists South movie theater. After changing management, El Mercado was changed to The Market, after renovation. The Market can house 6 restaurants, due to Foot Action previously occupying the other half of the court. When renovated, the seating area was leveled.[16] In 2020, Spinoso Group remodeled the food court, along with adding a Ropes Course [17] as the centerpiece. Rad Retrocade also will fill the former Jets Arcade location.[18]

References
  1. "Jones Lang LaSalle Awarded Three New Retail Assignments Totaling More Than Two Million Square Feet". 2004-11-03. Archived from the original on 2006-11-04.
  2. http://www.sfreporter.com/santafe/article-8528-vacancy-place.html
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Kamerick, Megan (2005-04-15). "Santa Fe, Las Cruces malls undergoing refurbishments". New Mexico Business Weekly.
  6. Quick, Bob (2005-11-15). "New name, new look". Santa Fe New Mexican.
  7. Quick, Bob (2008-01-15). "Year in review: Thornburg's close call no. 1 2007 story". Santa Fe New Mexican. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. 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.
  8. http://www.trademarkproperty.com/face-lift-for-santa-fe-place/
  9. https://www.abqjournal.com/492450/santa-fe-place-celebrates-new-look-on-saturday.html
  10. Gutierrez, Crystal (2011-11-26). "Cinema closing could cost regulars;". KRQE News. Archived from the original on 2011-12-29.
  11. http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/business/santa-fe-place-h-m-store-set-to-open-sept/article_a21481ee-2f69-504f-9872-ca0ce78821ab.html
  12. https://www.abqjournal.com/1001077/santa-fe-sears-store-closing.html
  13. http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/business/pop-up-halloween-store-could-be-just-start-of-big/article_83bab363-f25b-5b79-882d-fc96b43f6218.html
  14. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-mexico/articles/2017-08-31/h-m-to-open-store-in-santa-fe-next-month
  15. https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/business/hobby-lobby-plans-relocation-to-santa-fe-place/article_f021c6fe-bc15-51d7-8ad1-cc324a3d1312.html
  16. http://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/columns/jennifer_goes/jennifer-goes-to-things-does-stuff-a-mall-too-far/article_f5bd8fed-013b-5f1a-88b7-6c8a7ec1fe0f.html
  17. https://www.liggettville.com/santa-fe-place
  18. https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/business/santa-fe-place-adding-food-hall-ropes-course-retro-arcade/article_9f58ba06-4827-11ea-9a6a-c7ef0d38efb7.html
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