Santa Fe Place

Infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Santa Fe Place


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address = 4250 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
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opening_date = July 31, 1985
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manager = Jones Lang LaSalle
owner = Babcock & Brown
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number_of_stores = 80
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floor_area = convert|569500|sqft|m2 [cite web |title=Jones Lang LaSalle Awarded Three New Retail Assignments Totaling More Than Two Million Square Feet |url=http://www.us.am.joneslanglasalle.com/en-US/news/2004/Q4/NewRetailAssignments.htm |date=2004-11-03 ]
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website = [http://www.shopsantafeplace.com/ www.shopsantafeplace.com]
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Santa Fe Place is an enclosed shopping center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Formerly named Villa Linda Mall, Santa Fe Place is one of 2 enclosed malls in Santa Fe.

History

Developed by Herring Marathon Group, Villa Linda Mall opened in 1985. [cite news |first=Steve |last=Brown |title=MALL IN THE MAKING; Developer knows there's a long road to Vista Ridge |work=Dallas Morning News |date=1988-03-20 |quote=Herring Marathon Group's Villa Linda Mall in Santa Fe, opened in 1985, has an elaborate central court. |id=Newsbank document ID 0ED3CFE2A79177D1 ]

The mall changed hands frequently around the turn of the century. Its ownership changed from First Union in 1997 to Zamias Services in 1999Cite news |first=James |last=Yodice |title=Movies Moving In |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-544672_ITM |work=Albuquerque Journal |date=1999-08-30 |quote=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. ] , then to General Growth Properties in 2001.

After being purchased by Greenfield and Associates in fall 2004 [cite news |first=Megan |last=Kamerick |title=Santa Fe, Las Cruces malls undergoing refurbishments |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2005/04/18/newscolumn2.html |work=New Mexico Business Weekly |date=2005-04-15 ] , 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. [cite news |first=Bob |last=Quick |title=New name, new look |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-11589803_ITM |work=Santa Fe New Mexican |date=2005-11-15 ]

Babcock & Brown purchased the mall in 2007. [cite news |first=Bob |last=Quick |title=Year in review: Thornburg's close call no. 1 2007 story |url=http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Business/Business_2007_Year_in_review |work=Santa Fe New Mexican |date=2008-01-15 |quote=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. ]

tores

The mall's present anchor stores are JCPenney, Dillards, Sears and Mervyn's. Original anchor store Bell's closed in 1989 to make way for the northern United Artists theater, which opened in 1991.

References

External links

* http://www.shopsantafeplace.com/
* http://www.carusodrye.com/index_files/Page816.htm