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'''Westfield Broward''' (previously known as the '''Broward Mall''') is a ] in ].
'''Westfield Broward''' (previously known as the '''Broward Mall''') is a ] in ]. The mall is owned by the ], which acquired it in 2007 from SPG-FCM Ventures, a 50/50 joint venture between an entity owned by Simon Property Group and funds managed by Farallon Capital Management; SPG-FCM Ventures had acquired the previous owner, ], earlier that year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Press release: Westfield buys two U.S. shopping centres |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/westfield-us-idUSSYU00285320070809 |work=Westfield via Reuters |date=August 10, 2007}}</ref> Mills had acquired it from Cadillac Fairview Corporation of Toronto in 2003.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brenner |first1=Elsa |title=Galleria to Be Sold and Spruced |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/15/nyregion/galleria-to-be-sold-and-spruced.html |work=The New York Times |date=December 15, 2002 |language=en}}</ref> The mall opened in 1978 with a ] store as its anchor. Popular department stores and anchors including ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite news |title=South Florida shopping malls, then and now |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-then-and-now-south-florida-shopping-malls-20170411-photogallery.html |access-date=13 October 2018 |work=Sun-Sentinel.com}}</ref>



In February 28, 2013 it was announced a 12-screen Regal Cinemas was opened in the mall on December 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-02-28/business/fl-cinema-westfield-broward-tophat-20130228_1_movie-theater-westfield-broward-state-of-the-art-sound-and-projection|title=Movie theater coming to Westfield Broward mall|website=sun-sentinel.com|access-date=25 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529094437/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-02-28/business/fl-cinema-westfield-broward-tophat-20130228_1_movie-theater-westfield-broward-state-of-the-art-sound-and-projection |archive-date=29 May 2013}}</ref> In 2015, ] spun off 235 of its properties, including the ] at Westfield Broward, into Seritage Growth Properties.<ref>http://www.seritage.com/retail/property/8000-w-broward-blvd/3312510/landing</ref> In 2017 the size of the Sears store was reduced by half and other shops were opened in the space, including Noire the Nail Bar; the Sears store closed in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Huriash |first1=Lisa J. |title=Goodbye, Sears. Hello bowling alley at Westfield Broward Mall? |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-bz-sears-westfield-broward-mall-20180709-story.html |work=Sun-Sentinel.com |date=July 11, 2018}}</ref> The second floor of the former Sears is expected to become ] and Game Time.
==History==
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The mall was opened in 1978, with the name ''Broward Mall''.

It was with a ] store as its anchor. Popular department stores and anchors including ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite news |title=South Florida shopping malls, then and now |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-then-and-now-south-florida-shopping-malls-20170411-photogallery.html |access-date=13 October 2018 |work=Sun-Sentinel.com}}</ref>

The mall is owned by the ], which acquired it in 2007 from SPG-FCM Ventures, a 50/50 joint venture between an entity owned by Simon Property Group and funds managed by Farallon Capital Management; SPG-FCM Ventures had acquired the previous owner, ], earlier that year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Press release: Westfield buys two U.S. shopping centres |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/westfield-us-idUSSYU00285320070809 |work=Westfield via Reuters |date=August 10, 2007}}</ref>

Mills had acquired it from Cadillac Fairview Corporation of Toronto in 2003<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brenner |first1=Elsa |title=Galleria to Be Sold and Spruced |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/15/nyregion/galleria-to-be-sold-and-spruced.html |work=The New York Times |date=December 15, 2002 |language=en}}</ref>.

In February 28, 2013 it was announced a 12-screen Regal Cinemas was opened in the mall on December 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-02-28/business/fl-cinema-westfield-broward-tophat-20130228_1_movie-theater-westfield-broward-state-of-the-art-sound-and-projection|title=Movie theater coming to Westfield Broward mall|website=sun-sentinel.com|access-date=25 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529094437/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-02-28/business/fl-cinema-westfield-broward-tophat-20130228_1_movie-theater-westfield-broward-state-of-the-art-sound-and-projection |archive-date=29 May 2013}}</ref>.

In 2015, ] spun off 235 of its properties, including the ] at Westfield Broward, into Seritage Growth Properties<ref>http://www.seritage.com/retail/property/8000-w-broward-blvd/3312510/landing</ref>.

In 2017 the size of the Sears store was reduced by half and other shops were opened in the space, including Noire the Nail Bar; the Sears store closed in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Huriash |first1=Lisa J. |title=Goodbye, Sears. Hello bowling alley at Westfield Broward Mall? |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-bz-sears-westfield-broward-mall-20180709-story.html |work=Sun-Sentinel.com |date=July 11, 2018}}</ref> The second floor of the former Sears is expected to become ] and Game Time.


==References== ==References==

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Shopping mall in Plantation, Florida
Westfield Broward
LocationPlantation, Florida
Opening date1978
DeveloperArvida Corp., Homart Development Company, and Federated Department Stores, Inc.
ManagementWestfield Group
OwnerWestfield Group
GM Pension Trusts
ArchitectRTKL Associates, Inc.
No. of stores and services87
No. of anchor tenants4 (3 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m)
No. of floors1 (2 in anchors)
Website

Westfield Broward (previously known as the Broward Mall) is a shopping mall in Plantation, Florida.


History

Girl shopping at the "Broward Mall" in 1995

The mall was opened in 1978, with the name Broward Mall.

It was with a Burdines store as its anchor. Popular department stores and anchors including Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's and Regal Cinemas.

The mall is owned by the Westfield Group, which acquired it in 2007 from SPG-FCM Ventures, a 50/50 joint venture between an entity owned by Simon Property Group and funds managed by Farallon Capital Management; SPG-FCM Ventures had acquired the previous owner, Mills Corporation, earlier that year.

Mills had acquired it from Cadillac Fairview Corporation of Toronto in 2003.

In February 28, 2013 it was announced a 12-screen Regal Cinemas was opened in the mall on December 2013.

In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Westfield Broward, into Seritage Growth Properties.

In 2017 the size of the Sears store was reduced by half and other shops were opened in the space, including Noire the Nail Bar; the Sears store closed in 2018. The second floor of the former Sears is expected to become Powerhouse Gym and Game Time.

References

  1. "South Florida shopping malls, then and now". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  2. "Press release: Westfield buys two U.S. shopping centres". Westfield via Reuters. August 10, 2007.
  3. Brenner, Elsa (December 15, 2002). "Galleria to Be Sold and Spruced". The New York Times.
  4. "Movie theater coming to Westfield Broward mall". sun-sentinel.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  5. http://www.seritage.com/retail/property/8000-w-broward-blvd/3312510/landing
  6. Huriash, Lisa J. (July 11, 2018). "Goodbye, Sears. Hello bowling alley at Westfield Broward Mall?". Sun-Sentinel.com.

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