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Sunvalley Shopping Center, or more popularly Sunvalley Mall, is a regional shopping center located in
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(one of the suburbs in the
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, in east central Contra Costa County). Located off Interstate 680, Sunvalley is owned and operated by the
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and is anchored by two
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locations,
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, and
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. The total square footage of the mall is 1.333 million square feet.


History

At the time of its construction, Sunvalley Shopping Center was said to be the largest air-conditioned regional shopping center in the world.Katie Dowd
"How many of SunValley Mall's original stores do you remember?"
November 29, 2019. Developed by A. Alfred Taubman,"Passing the test of time"
''SCT magazine'', International Council of Shopping Centers, July 29, 2016. the shopping center opened on August 5, 1967 with a performance by Tony Martin and is on two floors. In the mall's early days it had 40 vendors including three anchor stores: a
Macy's Macy's (originally R. H. Macy & Co.) is an American chain of high-end department stores founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. It became a division of the Cincinnati-based Federated Department Stores in 1994, through which it is affiliated wi ...
, a
Sears Sears, Roebuck and Co. ( ), commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began a ...
, and a
JCPenney Penney OpCo LLC, doing business as JCPenney and often abbreviated JCP, is a midscale American department store chain operating 667 stores across 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. Departments inside JCPenney stores include Mens, Womens, Boys, Gir ...
on three floors. A fourth anchor tenant was built in 1981: a three-floor, Emporium Capwell, which operated as The Emporium from 1990 to 1995 until the department store's sale to
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; this location later became a Macy's Men's/Home/Cellar/Backstage, reducing the number of different anchor tenants in the mall to three."Mayor Butt: Hilltop and the Sign"
''Radio Free Richmond'', March 9, 2015. A World's Fare food court made up of international restaurants also included staples like donuts and Kentucky Fried Chicken; stores included piano-organ stores, an art gallery, a pet shop, a post office, an ice skating rink, cages of rare birds, and water fountains in numerous locations. The SunValley Cinema had 1,500 seats. The parking lot has 9,000 spaces. On December 23, 1985, a twin-engine light plane crashed into the mall after missing its initial landing attempt at nearby Buchanan Field. Seven people died, including three on the plane, and seventy-seven were injured. The accident caused $3.5 million in damages to the mall. In 1991, the mall completed a two-year $40 million renovation which included installing 198 skylights, Italian marble walkways, and chrome and glass railings. In 2012, Sunvalley Shopping Center completed a multimillion-dollar renovation that included new mall entrances with illuminated signage, seating, and landscaping. Parking amenities were also enhanced with energy-efficient LED lighting on the upper east parking deck, new exterior directional signage, and landscaping. Inside the center, the central grand court area was completely renovated with the addition of Wi-fi, device charging, and a full-service customer service desk. The amount of seating throughout the center was doubled and new faux landscaping was installed. In 2016, the mall opened a new food court containing restaurants such as Chicken Connection, Charleys Philly Steaks, and Lotus Express.
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(an entertainment center) opened in the former Sports Authority space. On May 24, 2021, the Concord Police Department responded to a shooting inside the Sunvalley Shopping Center. CBS affiliate
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reported that only one was injured, and the entire shopping center was placed on lockdown initially. Local authorities reported that the suspect had fled, reporting that there is no danger to patrons or mall employees. One victim, a young black male, was seen on surveillance video being loaded into an ambulance. The Concord Police Department later tweeted saying that "there is no danger to the mall at that moment, and were under investigation". On December 31, 2021 a second shooting was reported leaving one person injured. The gunman has not been arrested. Sun Valley was put on lockdown and remained closed for the night. It later reopened the next morning.


Anchors

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JCPenney Penney OpCo LLC, doing business as JCPenney and often abbreviated JCP, is a midscale American department store chain operating 667 stores across 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. Departments inside JCPenney stores include Mens, Womens, Boys, Gir ...
*
Macy's Macy's (originally R. H. Macy & Co.) is an American chain of high-end department stores founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. It became a division of the Cincinnati-based Federated Department Stores in 1994, through which it is affiliated wi ...
* Macy's Men & Home *
Sears Sears, Roebuck and Co. ( ), commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began a ...


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* {{Shopping malls in California Buildings and structures in Concord, California Shopping malls in the San Francisco Bay Area Shopping malls established in 1967 Taubman Centers Shopping malls in Contra Costa County, California