Coastal Grand Mall Explained

Coastal Grand Mall
Native Name:Coastal Grand Mall
Image Alt:Entrance to Coastal Grand Mall, August 2011
Coordinates:33.7028°N -78.9239°W
Address:2000 Coastal Grand Circle, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, US
Opening Date:2004
Previous Names:The Mall of South Carolina
Developer:CBL & Associates Properties in association with Burroughs and Chapin, Inc
Manager:CBL & Associates Properties
Number Of Stores:170+
Number Of Anchors:4 (3 open, 1 vacant)
Floor Area: GLA
Floors:1 (2 in Belk, Dillard's, and former Sears)
Parking:6,077
Publictransit:Coast RTA Route 10: Myrtle Beach Local [1]

Coastal Grand Mall is 1047732square feet super-regional shopping mall is located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, located off of US Highway 17 and Harrelson Blvd. and was built in 2004. It is the second largest mall in the state behind the Haywood Mall in Greenville. The mall's anchors include Belk, Dillard's, and JCPenney with Dick's Sporting Goods/Golf Galaxy, Old Navy, and Books-A-Million being "junior anchors." There are over 170 specialty stores and a 14 screen Cinemark movie theater located off of the food court.[2] It is the newest of two malls in Myrtle Beach, with Myrtle Beach Mall being the elder of the two.

The mall carries a tropical and beach theme throughout, with a boardwalk theme in the food court. The mall also has an outside entertainment pavilion, which houses various restaurants and stores. There are also several out-parcels to the mall, including many restaurants and various other stores.[3]

History

The mall which opened in 2004, was constructed under the development of CBL & Associates Properties in partnership with Burroughs and Chapin, who also owned the former Myrtle Square Mall, which closed upon the opening of Coastal Grand. The mall was designed by the architectural firm MSTSD from Atlanta, GA. The original planned name for the mall was "Mall Of South Carolina." It quickly became the dominant mall in the Myrtle Beach area.

In March 2008, JCPenney opened a new 105000square feet store. This was the chain's second store in Myrtle Beach, as it continued to operate its older store at Myrtle Beach Mall, but closed in April 2020.[4]

In 2019, Dicks Sporting Goods announced it would be relocating to a new wing near Dillard's, it also received a Golf Galaxy location as well. The former Dicks building is occupied by Wilmington, North Carolina–based Flip N Fly Trampoline Park, this is the second location of the trampoline park chain as they have a location at Mayfaire Town Center (also owned and managed by CBL Properties) in Wilmington.[5]

On July 6, 2020, it was announced that the mall has filed a lawsuit against Bed Bath and Beyond saying that the retailer owes about $72,000 worth of rent which it hasn't paid in April, May or June. The store occupies more than 25,000 square feet of the mall.[6]

On November 8, 2020, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close seven stores nationwide. The store closed on January 24, 2021.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coast RTA Route 10 Info . . 24 April 2022.
  2. Web site: Fact Sheet - Coastal Grand . 2009-03-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090411124229/http://www.coastalgrand.com/shop/coastal.nsf/facts . 2009-04-11 .
  3. Web site: Coastal Grand Mall Store Directory and Map . Coastal Grand Mall . 24 April 2022.
  4. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Feb_26/ai_n24324827/{{dead link|date=November 2020}}
  5. Web site: Coastal Grand Mall to get 'state-of-the-art' trampoline park, new DICK'S Sporting Goods store. Staff. WMBF. 10 December 2019 . en-US. 2019-12-23.
  6. Web site: Lang . Alex . Flagship store in Coastal Grand Mall hasn't paid rent during COVID-19 pandemic, suit says . . 8 July 2020.
  7. Web site: Dehnel . Chris . Liquidation Sale Commences At Doomed Manchester Sears (Mentions MB Store Closing) . 13 November 2020 . patch.com . 15 November 2020.