# Santa Rosa Mall

Mary Esther, FL · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-302dab0872` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/mary-esther-santa-rosa-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-302dab0872.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-302dab0872.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-302dab0872

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | housing, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | There is also a 10-screen Regal cinema outside the mall, which did not close and will remain open as the main site is redeveloped. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1976 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2025 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Jim Wilson & Associates | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | The area is planned for redevelopment with apartments, shops and restaurants. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “On July 28, 2025, Santa Rosa Mall announced it would be closing in September 2025.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Rosa_Mall_(Florida)
- **original_developer**: “Jim Wilson & Associates built the mall in 1976.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Rosa_Mall_(Florida)
- **after_notes**: “There is also a 10-screen Regal cinema outside the mall, which did not close and will remain open as the main site is redeveloped.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Rosa_Mall_(Florida)
- **status**: “On July 28, 2025, Santa Rosa Mall announced it would be closing in September 2025.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Rosa_Mall_(Florida)
- **strategy**: “The area is planned for redevelopment with apartments, shops and restaurants.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Rosa_Mall_(Florida)

## Anchors

JCPenney, Sears, McRae's, Gayfers

## Parties

- Jim Wilson & Associates — owner (from text) (1976–1987)
- California Public Employees Retirement System — owner (from text) (1987–1997)
- Stirling Properties — owner (from text)

## Timeline

- 1976: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1976: Mall built
- 1984: McRae's wing added
- 1987: Sold to CalPERS
- 1996: Carousel installed
- 1998: Gayfers became Dillard's
- 2007: Renovations
- 2013: Belk closure announced
- 2019: Demolition of former Belk began
- 2023: Dillard’s Clearance Center closing announced
- 2025: Mall announced closing and redevelopment planned

## Deals and debt

- 1997 sale:  Jim Wilson & Associates ← California Public Employees Retirement System  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Rosa_Mall_(Florida)
- 1987 sale:  California Public Employees Retirement System ← Jim Wilson & Associates  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Rosa_Mall_(Florida)

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

Santa Rosa Mall was a shopping mall located in Mary Esther, Florida. By the time it closed in 2025, it had no anchors remaining. There is also a 10-screen Regal cinema outside the mall, which did not close and will remain open as the main site is redeveloped. Stirling Properties managed and owned the mall.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Rosa_Mall_(Florida)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Santa Rosa Mall, Mary Esther, FL." Record m-302dab0872, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/mary-esther-santa-rosa-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_maryesthersantarosamall,
  title = {Santa Rosa Mall, Mary Esther, FL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/mary-esther-santa-rosa-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-302dab0872, 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.