# La Fiesta Mall

Saipan, MP · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-b4e4978bc4` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mp/saipan-la-fiesta-mall/  
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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | education | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Today, La Fiesta Mall is owned by the CNMI government and remains abandoned and defunct. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1993 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2004 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The mall, which closed in 2004, was the only one of its kind in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and is now considered a dead mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Fiesta_Mall
- **after_notes**: “Today, La Fiesta Mall is owned by the CNMI government and remains abandoned and defunct.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Fiesta_Mall
- **status**: “Today, La Fiesta Mall is owned by the CNMI government and remains abandoned and defunct.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Fiesta_Mall
- **strategy**: “Since 2009, local newspaper articles in the Saipan Tribune and Marianas Variety News & Views have said the government has asked the people of the CNMI and investors to propose ideas for revitalizing the shopping plaza. The plan was called the 'La Fiesta Mall rebirth' and since the plan was adopted the government has gotten at least three proposals all with the estimated amount of $5 million.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Fiesta_Mall

## Parties

- Coco's Lagoon Development Corporation — owner (from text) (2002–)
- CNMI government — owner (from text)

## Timeline

- 1992: Opened
- 1993: Opened (Wikidata)
- 2002: Sold to Coco's Lagoon Development Corporation
- 2003: Northern Marianas College attempted to buy portion
- 2004: Closed
- 2007: Planned renovation for Junior High/High School
- 2009: Revitalization proposals solicited
- 2012: Murder victim found

## Deals and debt

- 2002 sale:  Coco's Lagoon Development Corporation ← Japan Air Lines  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Fiesta_Mall

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

La Fiesta Mall was an open-air shopping center located in one of the northern villages of San Roque, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. It opened in 1992. The mall, which closed in 2004, was the only one of its kind in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and is now considered a dead mall.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "La Fiesta Mall, Saipan, MP." Record m-b4e4978bc4, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mp/saipan-la-fiesta-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_saipanlafiestamall,
  title = {La Fiesta Mall, Saipan, MP},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mp/saipan-la-fiesta-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-b4e4978bc4, 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.