University Mall (Tampa, Florida)

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University Mall
Entrance of University Mall.

Location	Tampa, Florida, United States
Opening date	1974
Management	Glimcher Realty Trust
Owner	Glimcher Realty Trust
No. of stores and services	165
No. of anchor tenants	5
Total retail floor area	1,300,000 square feet
Parking	Available on-site.
No. of floors	2
Website	University Mall

University Mall, previously University Square Mall, is located near the University of South Florida, just north of the city limits of Tampa on Fowler Avenue. It is also accessible from Busch Gardens and the Museum of Science and Industry.

The mall is anchored by Sears, Macy's, Dillard's, Burlington Coat Factory, and Steve & Barry's University Sportswear. It has a food court and a Regal Cinemas theater. It also houses a German restaurant called Mr. Dunderbaks which serves authentic German food and imported German beers on tap. According to the owner, Mr. Dunderbaks will be vacating the University Mall at the end of their existing lease.

Longtime anchor JCPenney closed effective October 1, 2005, as a smaller prototype store opened in nearby Wesley Chapel. Steve & Barry's took over the JCPenney spot in 2006. Burlington Coat Factory replaced Montgomery Ward. University Mall's tenant space is owned and managed by Glimcher Realty Trust, who acquired the mall in 1997.