Coastal Grand Mall
Shopping mall in South Carolina, US
33°42′10″N 78°55′26″W / 33.70278°N 78.92389°W / 33.70278; -78.92389Coastal Grand Mall is 1,047,732 square feet (97,337.5 m2) super-regional shopping mall is located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, located off of US Highway 17 and Harrelson Blvd. and was built in 2004. It is the second largest mall in the state behind the Haywood Mall in Greenville. The mall's anchors include Belk, Dillard's, and JCPenney with Dick's Sporting Goods/Golf Galaxy, Old Navy, and Books-A-Million being "junior anchors." There are over 170 specialty stores and a 14 screen Cinemark movie theater located off of the food court.[2] It is the newest of two malls in Myrtle Beach, with Myrtle Beach Mall being the elder of the two.[citation needed]
The mall carries a tropical/beach theme throughout, with a boardwalk theme in the food court. The mall also has an outside entertainment pavilion, which houses various restaurants and stores. There are also several out-parcels to the mall, including many restaurants and various other stores.[3]
History
The mall which opened in 2004 was constructed under the development of CBL & Associates Properties in partnership with Burroughs and Chapin, who also owned the former Myrtle Square Mall, which closed upon the opening of Coastal Grand. The mall was designed by the architectural firm MSTSD from Atlanta, GA. The original planned name for the mall was "Mall Of South Carolina." It quickly became the dominant mall in the Myrtle Beach area.[citation needed]
In March 2008, JCPenney opened a new 105,000-square-foot (9,800 m2) store. This was the chain's second store in Myrtle Beach, as it continues to operate its older store at Myrtle Beach Mall, but will be closing in April 2020.[4]
In 2019, Dicks Sporting Goods announced it will be relocating to a new wing near Dillard's, it will also receive a Golf Galaxy location as well. The former Dicks building will be occupied by Wilmington-based Flip N Fly Trampoline Park, this will be the second location of the trampoline park chain as they have a location at Mayfaire Town Center (also owned and managed by CBL Properties) in Wilmington, NC.[5]
On July 6, 2020, it was announced that the mall has filed a lawsuit against Bed Bath and Beyond saying that the retailer owes about $72,000 worth of rent which it hasn't paid in April, May or June. The store occupies more than 25,000 square feet of the mall.[6]
On November 8, 2020, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 7 stores nationwide. The store closed on January 24, 2021.[7]
References
- ^ "Coast RTA Route 10 Info". Coast RTA. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Fact Sheet - Coastal Grand". Archived from the original on 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ "Coastal Grand Mall Store Directory and Map". Coastal Grand Mall. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Feb_26/ai_n24324827/[dead link]
- ^ Staff (10 December 2019). "Coastal Grand Mall to get 'state-of-the-art' trampoline park, new DICK'S Sporting Goods store". WMBF. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ Lang, Alex. "Flagship store in Coastal Grand Mall hasn't paid rent during COVID-19 pandemic, suit says". The Sun News. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ Dehnel, Chris (13 November 2020). "Liquidation Sale Commences At Doomed Manchester Sears (Mentions MB Store Closing)". patch.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
