Santa Fe Place is an enclosed shopping center in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...

. Formerly named Villa Linda Mall, Santa Fe Place is one of 2 enclosed malls in Santa Fe. Santa Fe Place is the largest mall in Northern New Mexico, and fourth in the state.

History

Developed by Herring Marathon Group, Villa Linda Mall opened in 1985.

The mall changed hands frequently around the turn of the century. Its ownership changed from First Union in 1997 to Zamias Services, Inc.

Zamias Services, Inc.

Zamias Services, Inc. is a property management and development firm based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Formed in 1996 as a division of real estate company George D. Zamias Developer, Zamias Services, Inc. owns and operates 53 retail centers totalling over in 13 states...

 in 1999, then to General Growth Properties

General Growth Properties

General Growth Properties, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust in the United States. It is based in Chicago, Illinois at 110 North Wacker Drive, a historic building designed by architectural firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White...

 in 2001.

After being purchased by Greenfield and Associates in fall 2004, the mall underwent a $10 million renovation that included a new roof. The mall celebrated its grand opening as Santa Fe Place in November 2005.

Babcock & Brown purchased the mall in 2007. Trademark Property purchased the mall in 2010.

Stores

The mall's present anchor stores are JCPenney, Dillard's

Dillard's

Dillard's, Inc. is a department store chain in the United States, with 330 stores in 29 states. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dillard's locations are concentrated in Texas and Florida; with a major presence in other states including Arizona, Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri,...

, and Sears. One of the original anchor stores, Bell's closed in 1989 to make way for the northern United Artists theater, which opened in 1991. Mervyn's was also one of the original anchors, but shut the doors at this location on 12/26/08 due to bankruptcy. Around that same time, Shoe Pavilion

Shoe Pavilion

Shoe Pavilion was an off-price footwear retailer based in Sherman Oaks, CA. At the time of its liquidation announcement, the chain had 116 stores throughout the Western and Southwestern areas of the United States....

, also went under bankruptcy. Shoe Pavilion was forced to close, leaving a large vacant location. JCPenney and Mervyn's both moved from Santa Fe's first mall, De Vargas Center, while Bell's and Sears both moved from its Downtown locations.

Former

• Mervyn's  - Closed in December 2008, now vacant
• Bell's - Closed in 1989, now United Artists North

Food Court

Originally the food court at the Santa Fe Place was named El Mercado. The food court hosted 12 restaurants, an arcade and United Artists South. After changing management, El Mercado was changed to The Market, El Mercado in English. The food court was renovation. The Market can house 6 restaurants, due to Foot Action occupying the other half of the court. When renovated, the seating area was leveled.

External links

• http://www.shopsantafeplace.com/
• http://www.twitter.com/sfplace
• http://www.facebook.com/SantaFePlace