Pompano Citi Centre is a primarily open-air

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Pompano Beach Pompano Beach ( ) is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is located along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, just north of Fort Lauderdale. The nearby Hillsboro Inlet forms part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. As of the 2020 ...

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. The center consists of a big box retailer strip, in addition to a small

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section. The mall's main anchor stores are

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, and Pet Smart.

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, and

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will move into the former

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with both stores scheduled to open in fall 202

History

''Pompano Fashion Square'' was originally developed by Leonard L. Farber, Inc. in 1970 and the first regional shopping hub in Broward County. The enclosed mall's original anchors were 2 level

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, and

stores and a 1-story

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. The center was renamed ''Pompano Square'' and renovated in 1985 to better compete with newer shopping centers in the area. Jordan Marsh became

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in 1992 which gave the mall a similar fashion to the newly opened

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. The store in turn closed in 1997 when

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bought the building. The structure in turn didn't reopen by the retailer and instead remained vacant until it was demolished in 2003 for

which opened a year later. By the early 2000s, however, Pompano Square was a

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. Interest in redevelopment surfaced also in 2004, and Faison revitalized the center into its current state in 2006. Moreover, Burdines merged with

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also in 2003 and just simply to Macy's in 2005 while a downsized JCPenney and Sears were retained from the old mall. Sterling Organization purchased the mall from Faison in 2012. Since then, the new owners have worked on rebranding, a new website, to bring lively events to the mall and to also to fill the mall with more exciting tenants. Sears sold its store to Sterling on January 2, 2018, and the acquisition could give the opportunity to redevelop the store, which closed on December 16, 2018. A carousel is located in front of JCPenney as entertainment. It was added in 2012, after Sterling bought the mall. On January 8, 2020, it was announced that

would close in April 2020 as part of a plan to close 125 stores nationwide.

References

External links

Pompano Citi Centre official website
{{Broward County Malls Shopping malls in Broward County, Florida Shopping malls established in 1970 Buildings and structures in Pompano Beach, Florida 1970 establishments in Florida