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Regency Square Mall (Jacksonville)
Regency Square Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in the Arlington area of Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Opened in 1967 and once one of the most successful malls in the country, the mall at its height had five anchor stores, Belk, Dillard's, JCPenney, Montgomery Ward, and Sears. The mall closed in June 2025 and today has two anchors- Dillard's Clearance Center and Impact Church, which are both separately owned and remain open. It is now currently owned by Blackwater Development LLC.
Regency Square Mall was a $12 million project of Regency Centers, constructed at an expanse of sand dunes. It initially featured two anchor stores: national chain JCPenney, and regional chain May Florida, along with an inline location of regional department store chain Ivey's. The mall also included a Woolworth dime store as a junior anchor, as well as a cafeteria-style Piccadilly restaurant. In out parcels, the single-screen (later twinned) Regency Cinema opened on the northeast corner of the property, and Annie Tiques bar and restaurant opened on the southwest corner.
According to an Urban Land Institute study published by the Florida Times-Union in 1979, it was one of the most profitable retail centers in the nation, with yearly average sales of $156/ft² versus a national average of $88/ft². To give back to the community, the mall operators turned over thousands of dollars in coins from their decorative fountains to charities. All types of social events, from art, shows to science fairs to horticultural exhibits were held there.
In 1981, a $30 million major expansion nearly doubled the size of the mall, adding Sears and an anchor store sized pad for a relocated Ivey's. The former Ivry's became Furchgott's, and the existing May store was also enlarged. As a result of this expansion, the mall comprised two separate segments: the original mall between JCPenney and May Florida, and the new segment between May Florida and Sears. Furchgott's was closed in 1985 when the chain merged with Stein Mart. Unlike the other Furchgott's stores, the one at Regency Square did not become a Stein Mart, as the mall management considered the chain too low-end for the mall. A food court and a six-screen AMC theater was added midway along the east wing. The southwest outparcel was removed to make room for the expansion, requiring Annie Tiques to open a new location years later at the Jacksonville Landing when it opened in 1987. May Cohen’s briefly operated as May Florida before being converted to Baton Rouge-based Maison Blanche in July 1988.
In 1990, the Regency Twin theater on the northeast corner of the property closed, and Picadilly's Cafeteria moved from inside the mall to the new structure they built in its place.
In 1991, Regency Group sold the property to General Growth Properties of Chicago for $71.8 million.
In early 1992, Maison Blanche was sold to Mobile-based Gayfer's via Mercantile Stores.
Dillard's, who had rebranded the Ivey's store in June 1990, built a new location onto the West Wing, which opened -along with 28,000 square feet (2,600 m2) of new inline store space- also in 1992. Dillard's former store became Montgomery Ward in 1997.
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Regency Square Mall (Jacksonville)
Regency Square Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in the Arlington area of Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Opened in 1967 and once one of the most successful malls in the country, the mall at its height had five anchor stores, Belk, Dillard's, JCPenney, Montgomery Ward, and Sears. The mall closed in June 2025 and today has two anchors- Dillard's Clearance Center and Impact Church, which are both separately owned and remain open. It is now currently owned by Blackwater Development LLC.
Regency Square Mall was a $12 million project of Regency Centers, constructed at an expanse of sand dunes. It initially featured two anchor stores: national chain JCPenney, and regional chain May Florida, along with an inline location of regional department store chain Ivey's. The mall also included a Woolworth dime store as a junior anchor, as well as a cafeteria-style Piccadilly restaurant. In out parcels, the single-screen (later twinned) Regency Cinema opened on the northeast corner of the property, and Annie Tiques bar and restaurant opened on the southwest corner.
According to an Urban Land Institute study published by the Florida Times-Union in 1979, it was one of the most profitable retail centers in the nation, with yearly average sales of $156/ft² versus a national average of $88/ft². To give back to the community, the mall operators turned over thousands of dollars in coins from their decorative fountains to charities. All types of social events, from art, shows to science fairs to horticultural exhibits were held there.
In 1981, a $30 million major expansion nearly doubled the size of the mall, adding Sears and an anchor store sized pad for a relocated Ivey's. The former Ivry's became Furchgott's, and the existing May store was also enlarged. As a result of this expansion, the mall comprised two separate segments: the original mall between JCPenney and May Florida, and the new segment between May Florida and Sears. Furchgott's was closed in 1985 when the chain merged with Stein Mart. Unlike the other Furchgott's stores, the one at Regency Square did not become a Stein Mart, as the mall management considered the chain too low-end for the mall. A food court and a six-screen AMC theater was added midway along the east wing. The southwest outparcel was removed to make room for the expansion, requiring Annie Tiques to open a new location years later at the Jacksonville Landing when it opened in 1987. May Cohen’s briefly operated as May Florida before being converted to Baton Rouge-based Maison Blanche in July 1988.
In 1990, the Regency Twin theater on the northeast corner of the property closed, and Picadilly's Cafeteria moved from inside the mall to the new structure they built in its place.
In 1991, Regency Group sold the property to General Growth Properties of Chicago for $71.8 million.
In early 1992, Maison Blanche was sold to Mobile-based Gayfer's via Mercantile Stores.
Dillard's, who had rebranded the Ivey's store in June 1990, built a new location onto the West Wing, which opened -along with 28,000 square feet (2,600 m2) of new inline store space- also in 1992. Dillard's former store became Montgomery Ward in 1997.
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