The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale is an upscale super regional

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on Sunrise Boulevard in

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. It was originally constructed in 1954 as the open-air shopping mall the ''Sunrise Center''. The mall is owned by Keystone Florida Property Holding Corporation, a title holding company for the

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. The mall managed by the Kravco Company and its successors Kravco Simon and

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up until May 2012, when management was taken over by

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History

The Galleria was originally the ''Sunrise Center'', an open-air shopping mall constructed in 1954, but was demolished except for the

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store (reopened as South Florida’s first Dillard's, followed by

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in 1995 and

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in 2001), and rebuilt as an enclosed mall. The Galleria opened in three phases, initially on November 11, 1980 with

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(now Macy's) and

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(mostly now H&M and IWG), second in 1982 featuring

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(which closed in 2020 following an announcement on July 23) and lastly in 1983 with

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(partially now Powerhouse Gym). The

pension fund bought the mall in 1993 for $125 million. From 2001 to 2003, $44 million was spent on renovations that included bringing in palm trees, opening windows and adding tri-color floor tiles. In 2014, redevelopment of the area around The Galleria was proposed, with 1,600 condos and 150 hotel rooms. The redevelopment never materialized due to community opposition. In 2018, an aquarium was proposed for the space previously occupied by

. Aquarium operator

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proposed adding 1,200 marine animals, including sharks and stingrays to the space. The plan never materialized.

Current anchors

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; * H&M; *

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;

Former anchors

(converted to

in 2005) *

(closed in 1991 and became

in 1993) *

(closed in February 2002 and is now partially split into a 22,000 square foot Powerhouse Gym and a 63,000 square foot vacant space.) *

(closed in September 2020) *

(closed in July 2008, became a

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Health and Fitness Expo in 2011, then mostly split into a 28,000 square foot H&M and a 22,781 square foot IWG in 2016 with a 22,000 square foot vacant space)

References

External links

The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale official website
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