Mizner Park
Encyclopedia
Mizner Park is an upscale lifestyle center
in downtown Boca Raton
, Florida
. Besides upscale shops, Mizner is also composed of rental apartments and offices. The Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park is a cultural center on the north end of the development, which is embodied by an amphitheater
and the Boca Raton Museum of Art
. The art museum, Robb & Stucky Interiors
(formerly Jacobson's), and a Sunrise Cinema
are the center's anchor store
s. Cooper Carry
designed the architecture of Mizner as a Mediterranean revival
town center.
offices until 1985, when it was converted to Levitz Furniture
. In 1989, as part of the redevelopment, Levitz relocated and Jefferson Ward closed. The closure of these anchors led to the mall's redevelopment.
Crocker Partners, the developer of Mizner originally intended for a similar project, the McNulty Building, to be built on a more compressed site at Federal Highway
and Palmetto Park Road. To this day, a parking lot occupies the space.
Lifestyle center (retail)
A lifestyle center is a shopping center or mixed-used commercial development that combines the traditional retail functions of a shopping mall with leisure amenities oriented towards upscale consumers...
in downtown Boca Raton
Boca Raton, Florida
Boca Raton is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA, incorporated in May 1925. In the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. However, the majority of the people under the postal address of Boca Raton, about...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. Besides upscale shops, Mizner is also composed of rental apartments and offices. The Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park is a cultural center on the north end of the development, which is embodied by an amphitheater
Amphitheatre
An amphitheatre is an open-air venue used for entertainment and performances.There are two similar, but distinct, types of structure for which the word "amphitheatre" is used: Ancient Roman amphitheatres were large central performance spaces surrounded by ascending seating, and were commonly used...
and the Boca Raton Museum of Art
Boca Raton Museum of Art
The Boca Raton Museum of Art is located at 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, Florida in Mizner Park. It houses works of art by a number of the great masters.-About:...
. The art museum, Robb & Stucky Interiors
Robb & Stucky Interiors
Robb & Stucky Interiors is a high-end interior design and home furniture retailer in the United States.Founded in 1915 in Fort Myers, Florida as a one-store general merchandise emporium, the company has expanded to 20 showrooms in Florida, Texas, Arizona and Nevada. The company employs...
(formerly Jacobson's), and a Sunrise Cinema
Movie theater
A movie theater, cinema, movie house, picture theater, film theater is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ....
are the center's anchor store
Anchor store
In retail, an anchor store, draw tenant, anchor tenant, or key tenant is one of the larger stores in a shopping mall, usually a department store or a major retail chain....
s. Cooper Carry
Cooper Carry
Cooper Carry is a US-based design firm providing architecture, planning, landscape architecture, interior design and environmental graphic design. The company is based in Atlanta, Georgia with offices in Alexandria, Virginia; New York, New York; and Newport Beach, California.Cooper Carry was...
designed the architecture of Mizner as a Mediterranean revival
Mediterranean Revival Style architecture
The Mediterranean Revival was an eclectic design style that was first introduced in the United States about the end of the nineteenth century, and became popular during the 1920s and 1930s...
town center.
History
Previously, the site of Mizner Park was a conventional enclosed shopping center called Boca Mall, which opened in 1974. Boca Mall was originally anchored by Britt's and Jefferson Ward. The former closed in 1982 and was temporarily occupied by IBMIBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
offices until 1985, when it was converted to Levitz Furniture
Levitz Furniture
Levitz Furniture was a nationwide chain of American furniture stores that helped create the "furniture warehouse" genre of retail furniture sales...
. In 1989, as part of the redevelopment, Levitz relocated and Jefferson Ward closed. The closure of these anchors led to the mall's redevelopment.
Crocker Partners, the developer of Mizner originally intended for a similar project, the McNulty Building, to be built on a more compressed site at Federal Highway
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1 is a major north–south U.S. Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs 2,377 miles from Fort Kent, Maine at the Canadian border south to Key West, Florida. U.S. 1 generally parallels Interstate 95, though it is significantly farther west between...
and Palmetto Park Road. To this day, a parking lot occupies the space.