Plaza del Caribe

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Plaza del Caribe

Logo of Plaza del Caribe
Location Ponce, Puerto Rico
Address PR-2 (Ponce By-pass) and PR-12 (Ave. Santiago de los Caballeros)
Opening date 12 September 1992[1]
Developer Q.B. Construction[2]
Management Arturo Valdejully Santini
Owner Empresas Fonalledas, Inc.
Architect JP2 Architects, LCC (Baltimore, Md)[3]
No. of stores and services 125[4] stores plus kiosks, food court, and pushcarts[5]
140 total[6]
No. of anchor tenants 2
Total retail floor area 705,983 ft²[7]
Parking over 3,500
No. of floors 2
Website http://www.plazadelcaribepr.com
Notes: Contains over 4,000 parking spaces[8]

Plaza del Caribe is an enclosed shopping mall located in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is owned by Empresas Fonalledas and it is the largest mall in southern Puerto Rico.[9]

Location and anchor stores

The mall is located at the intersection of Puerto Rico Highway 2 and Highway 12. The mall has over 140 stores and is anchored by Sears and JCPenney. Junior anchors include Caribbean Cinemas and Old Navy. There are several free standing restaurants on the mall property, including Romano's Macaroni Grill and PF Chang’s; LongHorn Steakhouse is due to open in the spring of 2013.[10] There is also a food court with 18 establishments.[11] There was a freestanding Circuit City on the mall for a brief time but closed after the company went bankrupt.

As of September 2013, the American department stores company Macy's was in the process of building a store at this location at a cost of $23.2 million.[12]

Mall design

One of Plaza del Caribe's entrances at nighttime.

Plaza del Caribe is notable for its sophisticated design, featuring artwork scattered throughout the mall, especially in its central atrium. Exterior entrances provide access to both its first and second floors.

Surrounding mall area

A new 10-screen Caribbean Cinemas multiplex opened during the December 2010 holiday season on mall property, but physically detached from the main mall structure. It is located immediately south of the main mall complex in an area bounded on the south by Autopista Luis A. Ferre (PR-52).[13]

A $2+ million P. F. Chang's opened on 13 May 2013. It brought 200 full- and part-time jobs to the area. The 7,400 square feet structure has a capacity for 268 patrons.[14]

Puerto Rico's first Sports Authority has plans to open at this mall in the fall of 2013.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Colosal montaje con toneladas de cartón. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 30. Issue 1501. Page 10. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Project Name: Plaza del Caribe Mall. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  3. ↑ Projects: Plaza del Caribe - Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  4. ↑ Llega cadena Express a Plaza del Caribe. Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Pocne. Puerto Rico. Year 31. Issue 1543. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  5. ↑ Niegan llegada de Macy’s y Costco a Ponce. Jason Rodríguez Grafal and Omar Alfonso. La Perla dle Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 1 May 2013. Year 31. Issue 1535. Pages 6-7. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  6. ↑ Plaza del Caribe: Sobre Nosotros. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  7. ↑ Plaza del Caribe: Sobre Nosotros. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  8. ↑ Llega cadena Express a Plaza del Caribe. Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Pocne. Puerto Rico. Year 31. Issue 1543. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  9. ↑ Plaza del Caribe: Sobre Nosotros. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  10. ↑ A punto de caramelo el nuevo Zara. Omar Alfonso. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 31. Issue 1514. Page 8. 5 December 2012. (Title in printed edition: Estara en Ponce: A punto de Caramelo la apertura del mas grande Zara.) Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  11. ↑ A punto de caramelo el nuevo Zara. Omar Alfonso. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 31. Issue 1514. Page 8. 5 December 2012. (Title in printed edition: Estara en Ponce:A punto de Caramelo la apertura del mas grande Zara.) Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  12. ↑ Denuncian tala de 400 árboles en Plaza. Reinaldo Millán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 31. Issue 1556. 25 September 2013. Page 11. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  13. ↑ A partir de octubre: Cambios a la vista en Plaza del Caribe. By Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 16 September 2010.
  14. ↑ Crea 200 empleos estreno de P.F. Chang's. Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 8 May 2013. Year 31. Issue 1536. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  15. ↑ Sports Authority anuncia contratación de empleados para primera tienda en Puerto Rico. Yalixa Rivera Cruz. El Nuevo Dia. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.

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Coordinates: 17°59′36.35″N 66°36′41.65″W / 17.9934306°N 66.6115694°W / 17.9934306; -66.6115694

Ponce, Puerto Rico

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