Prince of Orange Mall

Prince of Orange Mall
Coordinates 33°31′22″N 80°52′51″W / 33.5229°N 80.8808°WCoordinates: 33°31′22″N 80°52′51″W / 33.5229°N 80.8808°W
Address 2390 Chestnut Street NE
Orangeburg, South Carolina 29115
Opening date 1984
Owner Hull Storey Gibson Companies
Total retail floor area 334,000 square feet
Website http://www.princeoforangemall.com/

Prince of Orange Mall is a regional enclosed shopping mall in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. It is located on the northern end of town, at the edge of the city limits. The current anchor tenants are JCPenney, Belk, and Sears, the latter of which will close on May 5, 2013.[1][2]

Background

The mall was built in 1984, and currently has approximately 336,000 square feet (31,200 m2) in retail space, 270,000 square feet (25,000 m2) of which is occupied by the anchor tenants.[1][3] It is the only enclosed mall in the greater Orangeburg area, approximately 50 miles (80 km) south of the larger metropolitan center of Columbia and 75 miles (121 km) northwest of Charleston.[3]

Hull Storey Gibson Companies, a regional owner of shopping malls, purchased the mall in 1998 when it was in foreclosure.[4] At that point, the food court had no tenants and the mall was only at 70 percent occupancy.[5] The mall was subsequently renovated and occupancy increased.[3][5]

The mall is named after William IV, Prince of Orange, for which the town is also named.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gene Zaleski (January 11, 2009). "View from the mall: Operators cite good economic health". The Times and Democrat. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  2. ↑ Sears preparing to close in May The Times and Democrat, January 28, 2013
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Market Information, princeoforangemall.com, Retrieved April 20, 2010
  4. ↑ Gene Zaleski (November 26, 2005). "Mall mission -- Prince of Orangeburg ownership studies improvements during new year". The Times and Democrat. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tim Dudley (January 16, 2000). "On the Shopping Block". The Item. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  6. ↑ Atkinson, Gene. Orangeburg, p.8 (Arcadia Publishing 2002) (ISBN 978-0738514109)

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