# Plaza del Atlántico

Arecibo, PR · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-f561ef422b` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pr/arecibo-plaza-del-atlantico/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-f561ef422b.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-f561ef422b.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-f561ef422b

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Plaza del Atlántico is a open-air shopping mall located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1980 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 16.8 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 225000 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Plaza del Atlántico Associates | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “On November 14, 1980, the Plaza del Atlántico shopping mall would be reported to open that day” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_del_Atl%C3%A1ntico
- **acres**: “16.8-acre property” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_del_Atl%C3%A1ntico
- **gla_sqft**: “225,000 square foot center” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_del_Atl%C3%A1ntico
- **original_developer**: “Plaza del Atlántico Associates would be the owner of the project” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_del_Atl%C3%A1ntico
- **after_notes**: “Plaza del Atlántico is a open-air shopping mall located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_del_Atl%C3%A1ntico
- **status**: “Plaza del Atlántico is a open-air shopping mall located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_del_Atl%C3%A1ntico
- **gla_sqft_before**: “225,000 square foot center” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **site_acres**: “16.8-acre property” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

Marshalls, Ross Dress For Less, Burlington, Tiendas Capri

## Parties

- Plaza del Atlántico Associates — owner (from text) (1979–)

## Timeline

- 1979: Announcement of construction
- 1979: Construction started
- 1980: Barkers store opened
- 1980: Mall opened

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

Plaza del Atlántico is a open-air shopping mall located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Anchored by Tiendas Capri, Burlington, and Marshalls. And coming soon Ross Dress For Less and Golden Corral

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_del_Atl%C3%A1ntico

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_del_Atl%C3%A1ntico

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Plaza del Atlántico, Arecibo, PR." Record m-f561ef422b, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pr/arecibo-plaza-del-atlantico/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_areciboplazadelatlantico,
  title = {Plaza del Atlántico, Arecibo, PR},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pr/arecibo-plaza-del-atlantico/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-f561ef422b, 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.