Somersville Towne Center
| Location | Antioch, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°00′07″N 121°50′34″W / 38.00186°N 121.84273°WCoordinates: 38°00′07″N 121°50′34″W / 38.00186°N 121.84273°W |
| Address | 2550 Somersville Road, Antioch, CA, 94509 |
| Opening date | 1966[1] |
| No. of stores and services | 65[2] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
| Total retail floor area | 501,259 sq ft (46,568.5 m2)[1] |
| Website | SomersvilleTowneCenter.com |
Somersville Towne Center is a regional shopping mall located in Antioch, California. Previously named County East Mall until 2004, the 501,259 square feet (46,570 m2) mall is managed by Madison Marquette.[3] Originally opened in 1966,[2] it is strategically positioned in one of the fastest growing areas of the San Francisco Bay area, east Contra Costa County.[4] Along with high population growth, east Contra Costa County is also experiencing sizable household income increases.[5]
Somersville Towne Center is the only enclosed regional mall in east Contra Costa County.[4] The mall is anchored by Macy's and Sears.[1][4]
History
County East Mall was opened in 1966 as an open-air mall with Sears, Mervyns, and W. T. Grant as the original anchor tenants.[6] In the mid-1970s, JCPenney replaced Grant's as the mall's third anchor. A major overhaul in the late-1980s transformed the mall into an enclosed shopping center with Gottschalks added as a fourth anchor tenant.[6] JCPenney closed on January 25, 1997,[7] and was occupied for several years by a furniture retailer until the 97,000 square feet (9,010 m2) building was gutted in 2003 and replaced by the larger Macy's anchor in 2004.[8][9] Further expansion brought in Marshalls as a fifth anchor in March 2008.[10] In August 2008, Mervyns announced it would close several underperforming stores, including the Somersville Towne Center location.[11] Gottschalks closed in 2009, leaving two anchors vacant at the mall. In late 2012, it was announced that a trampoline park was slated to take a portion of the former Gottschalks.[12]
Renovations
A major overhaul completed in 1989 transformed County East Mall from an open-air shopping mall to an enclosed shopping center.[13] The mall's most recent renovation was in 2004, including the opening of the Macy's anchor tenant in a new two-story building and a cosmetic makeover of the mall's interior.[14] The new construction and makeover, which included new paint, new landscaping, new flooring, and improvements to the mall's entrances, cost a reported US$20 million.[9] The mall also changed names from County East Mall to Somersville Towne Center at this time.[6]
In 2013, Factory 2-U opened a Fallas Paredes store in the former Mervyns.[15] A year later, the mall was sold by Macerich to Time Equities, with Spinoso Group as leasing agent.[16]
In 2015, Smart & Final opened up in the mall as a replacement for Marshalls, which closed in 2013.
References
- 1 2 3 "New retailers at Somersville Towne Center". Antioch Press. 2007-10-19.
- 1 2 "Retailers ho-ho-hoping for Xmas sales". The Byron Press. 2007-11-09.
- ↑ "Fictitious Business Name Filings". Contra Costa Times. 2003-11-23.
Somersville Towne Center, The Macerich Partnership L.P. (a California limited partnership), Madonna Shannon, 2556 Somersville Road
- 1 2 3 Goll, David (2007-09-28). "Somersville center gets infusion of new tenants". East Bay Business Times.
- ↑ Adamy, Janet (2003-12-21). "East Contra Costa County, Calif., Becomes Retail Development Hot Spot". Contra Costa Times.
- 1 2 3 Rimsbault, Elizabeth; Antioch Historical Society (2005). "Business and Commerce". Antioch. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-3029-8.
- ↑ Griffith, Ann (1996-11-12). "JCPenney is closing at County East Mall". Contra Costa Times. p. C01.
- ↑ Read, Simon (2007-06-15). "JCPenney to make a comeback in Antioch". Contra Costa Times.
- 1 2 Ramsey, Jane (2002-09-21). "Antioch, Calif., Mall to Revamp for Macy's". Contra Costa Times.
- ↑ "Antioch multiuse complex to open April 1". Contra Costa Times. 2008-03-22.
Another national retail chain, Marshalls, opened a store at the Somersville Towne Center last week.
- ↑ Avalos, George (2008-08-13). "Mervyns closing four Bay Area stores; two in East Bay". The Mercury News.
- ↑ Burgarino, Paul (9 November 2012). "Trampoline park looks to jump into old Gottschalks building in Antioch". Contra Costa Times. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ↑ "Guide to Somersville Towne Center". Big Mallrat: Guide to Northern California Malls. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ↑ Torres, Blanca (2006-11-01). "Malls throughout East Bay court shoppers; Shopping center makeovers". Oakland Tribune.
- ↑ http://antiochherald.com/2013/05/fallas-to-hold-grand-opening-celebration-at-somersville-towne-center-on-saturday/
- ↑ http://www.contracostatimes.com/contra-costa-times/ci_25394674/antiochs-somersville-towne-center-acquired-by-new-york