# Lakes Mall

Lauderdale Lakes, FL · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-478819a176` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/lauderdale-lakes-lakes-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-478819a176.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-478819a176.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-478819a176

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail, education | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | a strip mall | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1972 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Retrofit year | 1995 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **after_notes**: “Linen Supermarket, Mac Frugal's (which converted to Big Lots in 2002) and Smart & Final opening on portions of the former lot.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakes_Mall
- **status**: “The complex was torn down in 1995 and redeveloped as a strip mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakes_Mall
- **strategy**: “The complex was torn down in 1995 and redeveloped as a strip mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakes_Mall

## Anchors

Sports Authority, Pantry Pride, Office Depot, Jefferson Ward, Britt's, McCrory

## Parties

- UrbanAmerica LP — owner (from text) (2008–2012)
- Yoram Izhak — owner (from text) (2012–)

## Timeline

- 1972: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1972: Opened
- 1981: Britt's closed
- 1984: Pantry Pride closed
- 1985: Jefferson Ward closed
- 1986: First Office Depot opened
- 1990: Building declared unsafe
- 1992: Renovation plans announced for demolition
- 1995: Mall torn down and redeveloped as strip mall
- 2008: Purchased by UrbanAmerica LP
- 2012: Purchased by Yoram Izhak

## Deals and debt

- 2012 sale:  Yoram Izhak   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakes_Mall
- 2008 sale:  UrbanAmerica LP   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakes_Mall

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

Lakes Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, United States. Opened in 1972, the shopping center initially featured Jefferson Ward and Britt's discount stores, and later included the first locations for the retail chains Office Depot and Sports Authority. The complex was torn down in 1995 and redeveloped as a strip mall.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for after_notes — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakes_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Lakes Mall, Lauderdale Lakes, FL." Record m-478819a176, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/lauderdale-lakes-lakes-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_lauderdalelakeslakesmall,
  title = {Lakes Mall, Lauderdale Lakes, FL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/lauderdale-lakes-lakes-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-478819a176, 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.