Sunland Park Mall

Sunland Park Mall is a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, owned and operated by Washington Prime Group. It is located on El Paso's west side, at Interstate 10 and Sunland Park Drive. It features five anchor stores operating under four brand names, and more than 130 specialty stores on two enclosed levels. It is the second-largest mall of the three in the metro area, behind Cielo Vista Mall.[1]

Sunland Park Mall
LocationInterstate 10 at Sunland Park Drive,
El Paso, Texas
Coordinates31.816907°N 106.546420°W / 31.816907; -106.546420
Opening dateAugust 31, 1988 (August 31, 1988)
DeveloperMelvin Simon & Associates
ManagementWashington Prime Group
OwnerWashington Prime Group
No. of stores and services100+
No. of anchor tenants5 (3 open, 2 vacant)
Total retail floor area918,000 sq ft (85,300 m2)
No. of floors2
WebsiteOfficial website

With a gross leasable area of 918,000 square feet (85,300 m2), the mall is classified as a super-regional mall by the International Council of Shopping Centers.[2]

Construction of the mall was completed in 1988, and it opened to the public on August 31 of that year. It is approximately one mile from Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino, a racino just across the state line in Sunland Park, New Mexico. It is about four miles (6 km) from the border with Mexico.[3]

Macy's closed its Sunland Park Mall store in 2017. Western Wear moved into the former Macy's space.

Forever 21 closed in 2018.

On November 8, 2018, it was announced that Sears will be closing this location in early 2019 a part of a plan to close 40 stores.[4]

Anchors

Former Anchors

Wurlitzer theatre organ

A Mighty Wurlitzer theater organ, originally located in El Paso's Plaza Theatre, was located at the mall while the shuttered theater was being renovated for reopening. The organ was returned to the area from a Dallas, Texas collector and installed at the mall. The organ returned to the Plaza when it reopened in 2006.[5][6]

References

  1. Comparison of leasing sheets from Bassett Place Mall "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-06-27. Retrieved 2007-08-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), Sunland Park Mall "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-25. Retrieved 2007-08-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) and Cielo Vista Mall "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-25. Retrieved 2007-08-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).
  2. International Council of Shopping Centers Archived 2009-03-25 at the Wayback Machine Shopping Center Definitions. Information Accurate as of 2004. Retrieved Feb 20, 2007.
  3. Simon.com: Sunland Park Mall (official web site)
  4. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/08/sears-to-shut-40-more-stores-early-next-year.html
  5. TheatreOrgans.com: Plaza Theatre organ at Sunland Park Mall
  6. History of the Plaza Theatre and its organ

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