# Plaza De Diego Mall

Río Piedras, PR · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-ac53cfe556` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pr/rio-piedras-plaza-de-diego-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-ac53cfe556.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-ac53cfe556.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-ac53cfe556

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | housing, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | De Diego Village, the multifamily housing project | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1983 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2020 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Retrofit year | 2023 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 140000 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Plaza de Diego Shopping Center, Inc. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Puerto Rico and federal government officials | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Public subsidy | yes | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2020 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | The redeveloped site includes a $34 million affordable and multifamily housing complex named De Diego Village with 94 apartment units, of which 22 are accessible for mobility and two have sensory accessibility. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **gla_sqft**: “under Sun Realty Corp., the by then 140,000 square foot Plaza de Diego Mall was being renamed” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_De_Diego_Mall
- **original_developer**: “It would be developed by then owners Plaza de Diego Shopping Center, Inc., and designed by Huyke, Colón y Asociados.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_De_Diego_Mall
- **after_notes**: “On December 13, 2023, officials inaugurated De Diego Village, the multifamily housing project on the former Plaza de Diego Mall site.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_De_Diego_Mall
- **status**: “The mall had been closed for several years by 2014 and it would be demolished in 2020” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_De_Diego_Mall
- **strategy**: “The mall had been closed for several years by 2014 and it would be demolished in 2020, then redeveloped and turned into a housing project named De Diego Village” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_De_Diego_Mall
- **public_subsidy**: “In July 2020, Puerto Rico and federal government officials would unveil plans for the De Diego Village, a $34 million affordable and multifamily housing complex.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_De_Diego_Mall

## Anchors

Goody’s Department Store

## Parties

- Plaza de Diego Shopping Center, Inc. — owner (from text) (1983–)
- Sun Realty Corp. — owner (from text) (2006–)

## Timeline

- 1983: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1983: Plaza de Diego Mall inaugurated with three levels
- 1984: Pearle Vision Center opens on second level
- 1985: Arias men's clothing store opens
- 1987: Bankers Finance Mortgage Corp. grants $11 million loan for expansion
- 1989: Mall houses 40 stores with Goody's anchor
- 2006: Sun Realty Corp. renames mall to Río Piedras Profesional Mall
- 2014: Structural evaluation of former mall building
- 2019: Plans for redevelopment of former mall building begin as De Diego Village
- 2020: Closed (Wikidata)
- 2020: Plans unveiled for De Diego Village, a $34 million affordable housing complex
- 2023: De Diego Village multifamily housing project inaugurated

## Deals and debt

- 1987 loan:  Plaza de Diego Shopping Center, Inc.  lender Bankers Finance Mortgage Corp. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_De_Diego_Mall

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

Plaza de Diego Mall was an enclosed shopping mall formerly located in the Paseo de Diego area of Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. At its peak it had 40+ establishments, and was anchored by a Goody’s Department Store. The mall had been closed for several years by 2014 and it would be demolished in 2020, then redeveloped and turned into a housing project named De Diego Village which would officially inaugurate in 2023.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for gla_sqft — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_De_Diego_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Plaza De Diego Mall, Río Piedras, PR." Record m-ac53cfe556, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pr/rio-piedras-plaza-de-diego-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_riopiedrasplazadediegomall,
  title = {Plaza De Diego Mall, Río Piedras, PR},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pr/rio-piedras-plaza-de-diego-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-ac53cfe556, 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.