The Commons at Federal Way

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The Commons at Federal Way
Facts and statistics
Opening date 1975
No. of stores and services 90+
No. of anchor tenants 4
Total retail floor area 736,000 sq.ft
Parking exterior
No. of floors 1
Website http://www.tcafw.com

The Commons at Federal Way (formerly SeaTac Mall) is a regional [1] shopping mall located in Federal Way, Washington and is the only covered shopping centre in the city [2]. The current owners, Steadfast Commercial Properties, changed the name to The Commons at Federal Way. Ongoing improvements to the shopping centre are expected to improve sales upon an expected $25 to $30 per square foot by year’s end. [3]

The original developer was Harry Newman of Newman Properties. SeaTac Mall opened in 1975 on a forested, swampy pasture that was the homestead of Mabel Webb Alexander, who arrived in Washington in 1879 and died at age 96. For many years the original SeaTac mall used a thunderbird in the logo and had a mascot, Thudius T. Thunderbird.

The original Cinnabon opened in the SeaTac Mall in December 1985.

In order for airplanes to make their gradual descent into Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, they use the mall as a reference point to line up with the runway further north on clearer days.

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