# Sunnyvale Town Center

Sunnyvale, CA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-8dcd7857f5` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/sunnyvale-sunnyvale-town-center/  
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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | housing, office, retail, entertainment, park | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Much of the area has now been rebranded as CityLine Sunnyvale. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1979 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2003 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2003 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 36.0 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | the new development team | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | the city decided to replace it with a modern version of a traditional downtown, including stores, restaurants, a movie theater, and high-rise apartment buildings. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “After the enclosed mall closed in 2003, Macy's and Target continued operating independently on the site.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnyvale_Town_Center
- **acres**: “The mall opened in 1979 on a 36-acre site bounded by Mathilda Avenue, Washington Avenue, Sunnyvale Avenue, and Iowa Avenue and comprising most of Sunnyvale's downtown” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnyvale_Town_Center
- **after_notes**: “Much of the area has now been rebranded as CityLine Sunnyvale.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnyvale_Town_Center
- **status**: “Much of the area has now been rebranded as CityLine Sunnyvale.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnyvale_Town_Center
- **strategy**: “Officially referred to by the City of Sunnyvale as the 'Sunnyvale Town Center Project', a mixed-use, open-air redevelopment was subsequently begun, leaving the property partially active.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnyvale_Town_Center

## Anchors

Macy's, JCPenney, Target, Montgomery Ward

## Parties

- Downtown Sunnyvale Mixed Use LLC (DSMU) and Downtown Sunnyvale Residential LLC (DSR) — owner (from text) (2007–2015)
- J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Sares Regis Group and Hunter Properties — owner (from text) (2015–2016)
- the new development team — owner (from text) (2016–)

## Timeline

- 1976: City Council decision to build the mall
- 1979: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1979: Mall opened
- 2003: Enclosed mall closed
- 2007: DSMU/DSR took over the mall
- 2009: Loan default
- 2011: Foreclosure auction
- 2015: Wells Fargo announced intent to sell
- 2016: City announced updated agreement
- 2016: New development team took possession
- 2020: AMC theater and Whole Foods opened

## Deals and debt

- 2016 sale:  the new development team ← J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Sares Regis Group and Hunter Properties  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnyvale_Town_Center
- 2015 sale:  J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Sares Regis Group and Hunter Properties ← Wells Fargo  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnyvale_Town_Center
- 2011 foreclosure:  Wells Fargo ← DSMU/DSR lender Wells Fargo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnyvale_Town_Center

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

Sunnyvale Town Center was a two-level shopping mall located in Sunnyvale, California, United States. It opened in 1979 on the site of much of the city's downtown, and was anchored by Macy's, Montgomery Ward, and later, JCPenney. Target moved in when Montgomery Ward closed. By 2025, the mall had failed financially and only the Target and Macy's stores remained open. Work on a mixed-use development to replace the mall was stalled by a legal dispute from 2009 to 2015, with most buildings incomplete, but resumed after the city reached an agreement with new developers in mid-2016. A multi-screen movie theater and a supermarket had been built and opened in addition to most of the residential buildings, replacement plans were going forward for a group of lots including the site of Macy's, which closed in 2019. Much of the area has now been rebranded as CityLine Sunnyvale.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnyvale_Town_Center

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnyvale_Town_Center

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Sunnyvale Town Center, Sunnyvale, CA." Record m-8dcd7857f5, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/sunnyvale-sunnyvale-town-center/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_sunnyvalesunnyvaletowncenter,
  title = {Sunnyvale Town Center, Sunnyvale, CA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/sunnyvale-sunnyvale-town-center/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-8dcd7857f5, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

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.