University Place (Orem, Utah)

University Place, previously known as University Mall, is a single-story shopping mall located in Orem, Utah, United States which opened for business in March 1973. Anchor stores include, RC Willey Home Furnishings, and Al's Sporting Goods (formerly Sports Authority) and formerly, Macy's (formerly ZCMI; then Meier & Frank).

University Place

Location	Orem, Utah
Opening date	March 1973
Owner	Woodbury Corporation
No. of stores and services	150+
No. of anchor tenants	3 (2 open, 1 under reconstruction)
Total retail floor area	1,500,000 sq ft (140,000 m2)
No. of floors	1 (2 in RC Willey Home Furnishings, 3 in former Macy's)
Parking	5,400 spaces
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The RC Willey store was originally J. C. Penney, which relocated to Provo Towne Centre in 1998.[2] The J. C. Penney space was converted to a new mall wing, and a Nordstrom was built, which closed in 2012.[3] In 2003 the Woodbury Art Museum opened near Nordstroms and is run by and showcases artwork done by students at Utah Valley University (called Utah Valley State College at the time it was opened.)

The Sports Authority store at the mall closed in August 2016 as the sporting goods chain declared bankruptcy.

Also included as part of University Place is Costco, which is located in its own separate building to the north of the main mall. The mall is owned, managed, and leased out by Woodbury Corporation. With 1,500,000 square feet (140,000 m²) of retail space and 5,400 parking spaces it was at one time the largest shopping mall in the state of Utah.[4]

In 2013, the Woodbury Corporation announced a major revitalization project for the mall, which includes the demolition of a former Mervyns store that had sat vacant since 2008, the additions of new office and retail spaces, new green spaces, new residential spaces, new hotels, and new parking garages.[5]

The 2015 renovations included the addition of office space and housing and the addition of an entertainment venue called "The Orchard". The location was rebranded as "University Place".[6]

On April 25, 2019, it was announced that Macy's would be closing as part of a plan to close 13 stores nationwide. The store closed in Summer 2019. The building itself was demolished in January 2020.[7][8] On January 15, 2020, Dillard's announced that they would open a store on the site of the former Macy's in early 2021, replacing their location at Provo Towne Centre.