The Florida Mall
One of the mall's entrances | |
| Location | Orange County, Florida, United States |
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| Coordinates | 28°26′45″N 81°23′44″W / 28.44592°N 81.39554°W |
| Address | 8001 South Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32809 |
| Opening date | March 12, 1986 |
| Developer | Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. and JCP Realty, Inc. |
| Management | Simon Property Group |
| Owner | Simon Property Group (50%) |
| No. of stores and services | 300 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 11 (10 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 1,699,571 sq ft (157,900 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in Sears, Macy's, JCPenney, Dillard's, Old Navy, H&M, Zara, Crayola Experience, former Forever 21, and Primark, 12 in Florida Hotel) |
| Parking | Parking lot, valet parking with 9,220 spaces |
| Public transit access | 7, 37, 42, 107, 108, 111, 418, 441 at the Florida Mall SuperStop |
| Website | Official website |
The Florida Mall is a super regional enclosed shopping mall located south of Orlando in unincorporated Orange County, Florida, United States, on the southeast corner of Orange Blossom Trail and Sand Lake Road; it opened in 1986. The mall features JCPenney, Dillard's, Macy's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Primark, and Sears, in addition to the Crayola Experience, along with junior anchors H&M, Zara, and Old Navy. There is one vacant anchor store that was once Forever 21.
The facility was developed by a Joint Venture of Eddie DeBartolo of DeBartolo Realty & JCP Realty, Inc. (Subsidiary of J. C. Penney Company) starting in 1979-1984; it is currently managed by Simon Property Group, which owns 50%, having fallen to Simon following the 1996 merger of Simon and DeBartolo Realty into Simon DeBartolo Group. With 1,699,571 sq ft (157,900 m2) of gross leasable area and 294 retailers, it is one of the largest single-story malls in the United States and the largest mall in Central Florida.