Prince of Orange Mall explained

Prince of Orange Mall
Address:2390 Chestnut Street NE
Location:Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
Coordinates:33.5229°N -80.8808°W
Opening Date:August 15, 1984
Developer:Orangeburg Associates
Owner:Hull Property Group
Architect:Pegram Associates and Riddle & Pegram
Number Of Stores:29 (including outparcel stores)
Number Of Anchors:4 (1 open, 2 vacant, 1 demolished)
Floor Area:334000square feet
Floors:1

Prince of Orange Mall is a regional enclosed shopping mall in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. It is located on the northern end of town, at the edge of the city limits. The current anchor tenant is Belk. The JCPenney anchor store closed in 2020, while the Sears anchor closed in 2013.[1] The fourth anchor, Key Catalog Showroom, was demolished in 2015.[2]

Background

The mall was built in 1984 by Orangeburg Associates. They sold it to National Property Analysts in 1986.[3]

It currently has approximately 336000square feet in retail space, 270000square feet of which is occupied by the anchor tenants.[4] [5] It is the only enclosed mall in the greater Orangeburg area, approximately 50miles south of the larger metropolitan center of Columbia and 75miles northwest of Charleston.[5]

Hull Storey Gibson Companies, a regional owner of shopping malls, purchased the mall in 1998 when it was in foreclosure.[6] At that point, the food court had no tenants and the mall was only at 70 percent occupancy.[7] The mall was subsequently renovated and occupancy increased.[5] [7]

The mall is named after William IV, Prince of Orange, for which the town is also named.[8]

On June 4, 2020, JCPenney announced that it would close around October 2020 as part of a plan to close 154 stores nationwide.[9] After JCPenney closed, Belk is the one and only remaining anchor store left.

Notes and References

  1. http://thetandd.com/business/local/sears-preparing-to-close-in-may/article_ab84528e-6906-11e2-a162-0019bb2963f4.html Sears preparing to close in May
  2. Web site: RadioShack leaving Prince of Orange after 20-plus years; old Key Catalog razed.
  3. Mall purchased by partnership . National Real Estate Investor . 1986 . 28 . 22.
  4. News: View from the mall: Operators cite good economic health . Gene Zaleski . . January 11, 2009 . April 20, 2010.
  5. http://www.princeoforangemall.com/ Market Information
  6. News: Mall mission -- Prince of Orangeburg ownership studies improvements during new year . Gene Zaleski . . November 26, 2005 . April 20, 2010.
  7. News: On the Shopping Block . Tim Dudley . . January 16, 2000 . April 20, 2010.
  8. Atkinson, Gene. Orangeburg, p.8 (Arcadia Publishing 2002)
  9. Web site: JCPenney Store Closings – Penney IP LLC.