# Former Sears department store site at Westland Mall

Hialeah, FL · big-box · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-d644a6b34e` · release 2026-10-22

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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | under construction | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | none |
| New use | entertainment, housing, retail | none |
| What is there now | a lifestyle center including retail stores, restaurants, and housings | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2020 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2026 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | a development company | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Parties

- a development company — developer (2026–)

## Timeline

- 2019: Sears announced closure
- 2020: Sears store closed
- 2020: Closed
- 2026: Former Sears site purchased and redevelopment started
- 2026: Retrofit: redevelop

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Westland Mall (formerly Westfield Westland) is a shopping mall in Hialeah, Florida, United States. The anchor stores are Macy's and JCPenney.
The mall has over 100 stores.
Westland Mall has several restaurants, Fuddruckers, Chili's, Outback Steakhouse, IHOP and a food court with Subway, Charlys Grill Subs and more. The mall experiences about 10 to 12 thousand people daily or 70000-84000 people weekly. from the Miami metropolitan area.


== History ==
The mall, then named "Westland Mall", opened in the summer of 1969, after the mall was built to the east of the then standalone Burdines Department Store.  At that time its anchors were Sears, Burdines, JCPenney and Mays.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Mall_(Florida)

## Sources

- Westland Mall (Florida) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Mall_(Florida)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Former Sears department store site at Westland Mall, Hialeah, FL." Record n-d644a6b34e, release 2026-10-22, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/fl/hialeah-former-sears-department-store-site-at-westland-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-22).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_hialeahformersearsdepartmentstoresiteatw,
  title = {Former Sears department store site at Westland Mall, Hialeah, FL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/fl/hialeah-former-sears-department-store-site-at-westland-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-d644a6b34e, release 2026-10-22, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-22}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.