# Jacksonville Landing

Downtown Jacksonville, FL · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-a8d51b06e4` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/downtown-jacksonville-jacksonville-landing/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-a8d51b06e4.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-a8d51b06e4.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-a8d51b06e4

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | regreen | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | park | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | As of November 2025, the site is now urban green space, known as Riverfront Plaza (informally The Lawnding), at 333 Jacksonville Landing, the address being named after the former mall. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1987 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2019 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 9.0 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 65 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Rouse Company | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | City of Jacksonville | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | In August 2019, Mayor Lenny Curry discussed a plan to build housing, restaurants, and a museum at the site | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “The Jacksonville Landing opened its doors on June 25, 1987” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville_Landing
- **year_closed**: “The facility closed its doors after July 4th celebrations, and demolition began on October 8, 2019.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville_Landing
- **acres**: “The 9-acre (36,000 m2) complex once featured 65 stores” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville_Landing
- **original_developer**: “It was developed by the Rouse Company for $37.5 million” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville_Landing
- **after_notes**: “As of November 2025, the site is now urban green space, known as Riverfront Plaza (informally The Lawnding), at 333 Jacksonville Landing, the address being named after the former mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville_Landing
- **status**: “As of November 2025, the site is now urban green space, known as Riverfront Plaza (informally The Lawnding), at 333 Jacksonville Landing, the address being named after the former mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville_Landing
- **strategy**: “the site is now urban green space” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville_Landing

## Anchors

Foot Locker, The Gap, Victoria's Secret

## Parties

- Rouse Company — owner (from text) (1987–2003)
- Sleiman Enterprises — owner (from text) (2003–2019)
- City of Jacksonville — owner (from text) (2019–)

## Timeline

- 1985: Groundbreaking ceremony
- 1987: Opening
- 2003: Sale to Sleiman Enterprises
- 2019: Settlement transferring ownership to City of Jacksonville
- 2019: Demolition begins
- 2025: Site becomes urban green space

## Deals and debt

- 2019 sale: 18000000.0 City of Jacksonville ← Sleiman Enterprises  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville_Landing
- 2003 sale: 5100000.0 Sleiman Enterprises ← Rouse Company  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville_Landing

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

The Jacksonville Landing was a horseshoe-shaped shopping center and entertainment complex in Downtown Jacksonville, Florida, at the intersection of Independent Drive and Laura Street, along the Jacksonville Riverwalk. It was developed by the Rouse Company for $37.5 million and opened in September 1987.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville_Landing

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Jacksonville Landing, Downtown Jacksonville, FL." Record m-a8d51b06e4, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/downtown-jacksonville-jacksonville-landing/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_downtownjacksonvillejacksonvillelanding,
  title = {Jacksonville Landing, Downtown Jacksonville, FL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/downtown-jacksonville-jacksonville-landing/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-a8d51b06e4, 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.