Lakeshore Mall (Florida)

Shopping mall in Sebring, Florida

Lakeshore Mall

Location| Sebring, Florida, United States
Coordinates| 27°29′23″N 81°29′14″W﻿ / ﻿27.489847°N 81.487184°W﻿ / 27.489847; -81.487184
Opening date| 5 February 1992; 33 years ago (5 February 1992)
Management| BVB Properties
No. of stores and services| 65+
No. of anchor tenants| 5 (2 open, 3 vacant)
Total retail floor area| 495,972 sq ft (46,077.3 m2)
No. of floors| 1
Parking| 2,884
Website| lakeshoremall.com

Lakeshore Mall is a regional, enclosed shopping mall located in Sebring, Florida, United States. It opened in 1992. Lakeshore Mall comprises 495,972 square feet (46,077 m2) of retail space, including two anchor stores: Bealls and Belk. Kmart, Sears and JCPenney were also anchor stores, until all three were closed 2017, 2019 and 2020 respectively.[1] The mall also features more than sixty-five store locations, as well as a food court and AMC movie theater.

## History

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In late 2007, the mall took the unusual step of requiring all high-school aged and younger youths to leave the property by 9pm.[2]

The drawing power of the Mall has attracted the attention of other retail builders. Plaza By The Mall has been built on an adjoining property attempting to cash in on some of the recognition.[3]

In May 2014, CBL & Associates Properties sold the mall to BVB Properties.[4]

On November 2, 2017, Sears Holdings announced that Kmart would be closing as part of a plan to close 63 Sears and Kmarts nationwide. Kmart closed on January 28, 2018.

On August 6, 2019 Sears announced that its store would be closing this location as part of a plan to close 26 stores nationwide. The store closed in October 2019.[5]

On June 4, 2020, JCPenney announced that this location would close as part of a plan to close 154 stores nationwide, leaving Belk and Bealls as the only anchor stores in the mall. There is also a Planet Fitness and a smoothie vendor.[6]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the former JCPenney location became a site for Coronavirus vaccine distribution. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis visited the site in March 2021 but the site has since closed.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "CBL & Associates Properties Opens Sears At Lakeshore Mall in Sebring, Florida". Business Wire. July 26, 1999. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2007.
2. ^ Fearson, Dan (November 11, 2007). "Mall Cracks Down On Loitering Teens". Hernando Today. Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2007.
3. ^ Rogers, Bill (November 11, 2007). "Plaza To Locate By The Mall". Highlands Today. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2007.
4. ^ "Lakeshore Mall changes hands". Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
5. ^ Tyko, Kelly (August 6, 2019). "Sears and Kmart store closings: 26 stores to close in October". USA Today. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
6. ^ "JCPenney Store Closings – Penney IP LLC".
7. ^ "Gov. Ron DeSantis makes push to vaccinate more rural seniors in Florida". WPTV. March 4, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

* Lakeshore Mall Fact Sheet, CBL & Associates

## External links

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* Lakeshore Mall website