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Joy Plaza

Imported, unreviewedClosedSanmin District, Taiwan

Joy Plaza opened 2019, closed 2022 due to COVID‑19, size 38,940 m², control unknown. · summary, model-written

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Joy Plaza
Exterior view of a commercial building with multiple retail stores including Starbucks and Mister Donut. · verified by a vision model. Photo: lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile4 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors
Toys R UsThis site: Toys R Us wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
Closed or demolished, no retrofit recordedThis site: …closed extraction · all sites with this
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/573011463150576 overture · all sites with this
Place
Rail within 800 mThis site: 大順民族, 新上國小, 灣仔內 openstreetmap · all sites with this

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Now

StatusClosedextracted, unreviewed
documented
On August 31, 2022, due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire Joy Plaza was closed down.

en.wikipedia.org

Site context

Transit within 800 m大順民族, 新上國小, 灣仔內 (rail); 6 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km鼎金系統交流道OpenStreetMap
Other atlas sites nearby1 within 10 km, 2 within 25 km: Treasure Island Shopping Center (6.5 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace 悦誠廣場 (shopping_mall, confidence 0.95, from Overture, meta); building footprint 8,831 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialno website listed · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views2,342 since 2015; 397 in the last 12 months (+7% vs the prior 12); peak 2022-09 with 135Wikimedia

Summary, model-written

Joy Plaza opened in July 2019 as a 38,940 m² mall with 120 stores, 40% food‑service, anchored by Eslite Life and Toys R Us. It operated for about three years before closing entirely on 31 August 2022, citing the COVID‑19 pandemic’s impact. The site remains closed today.

Why. The record attributes the closure to the COVID‑19 pandemic; no other factors such as anchor loss, competition, debt, or demolition are mentioned.

Where it stands. The mall is currently closed and its controlling entity is not stated in the record.

For a planner

  • No specific precedents or policy tools are recorded for Joy Plaza.
  • Open questions include what reuse or redevelopment plans, if any, have been considered by local authorities.

For a developer

  • Site size: 38,940 m² total floor area.
  • Current control and ownership are not disclosed in the record.
  • Entitlement stage and any zoning approvals are unknown.
  • Context‑layer constraints (flood risk, transit access, environmental factors) are not provided.

What we do not know yet

  • Ownership and controlling party are missing.
  • Financial performance, debt levels, and anchor tenant status after opening are not detailed.
  • Local policy context, incentives, or prior reuse attempts are absent.
  • Environmental or infrastructural constraints (flood, transit, etc.) have not been recorded.
  • The record is marked as ‘draft’ verification, indicating data may be unreviewed.

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History and original facts

Opened2019extracted, unreviewed
Closed2022extracted, unreviewed
documented
On August 31, 2022, due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire Joy Plaza was closed down.

en.wikipedia.org

Stores at peak120extracted, unreviewed reported
AnchorsEslite Life, Toys R Us, various themed restaurants
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in Taiwan

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Background

Joy Plaza was a shopping center located in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The mall started trial operation on 5 June 2019, and officially opened on 3 July 2019. With a total floor area of 38,940 m2 (419,100 sq ft), the mall houses 120 stores, in which the catering industry accounts for 40%. The main core stores are Eslite Life, Toys R Us and various themed restaurants. The annual revenue target for the first year is NT$ 1.5 billion. On August 31, 2022, due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire Joy Plaza was closed down.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 2019 Opened
  2. 2022 Closed

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Joy Plaza · supports: status, year closed, year opened
    5 quoted sentences
    The mall started trial operation on 5 June 2019, and officially opened on 3 July 2019.
    On August 31, 2022, due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire Joy Plaza was closed down.
    On August 31, 2022, due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire Joy Plaza was closed down.
    The mall started trial operation on 5 June 2019, and officially opened on 3 July 2019.

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