Regency Square Mall (Jacksonville, Florida)
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A mall entry in 2015.
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| Location | Arlington, Jacksonville, Florida, United States |
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| Coordinates | 30°19′16″N 81°33′05″W / 30.321205°N 81.551487°WCoordinates: 30°19′16″N 81°33′05″W / 30.321205°N 81.551487°W |
| Address | 9501 Arlington Expressway |
| Opening date | March 2, 1967 |
| Developer | Regency Group |
| Owner | Namdar Realty Group Mason Asset Management |
| No. of stores and services | 20+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 (2 open, 3 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 1,390,000 square feet (129,135.2 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in anchors) |
| Parking | 7,600 |
| Website | Regency Square Mall Website |
Regency Square Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Opened in 1967 and once one of the most successful malls in the country, the mall now features around 20 stores, including two anchor stores, Dillard's Clearance Center and JCPenney, Impact Church, and a food court. It is owned by Namdar Realty Group and Mason Asset Management. A vacant wing of the mall is being transformed into storefronts for International Decor Outlet.
Regency Square Mall was a $12 million project of Regency Centers, constructed at an expanse of sand dunes. It initially featured three anchor stores: national chain JCPenney, along with May-Cohens and Furchgotts. The mall also included a Woolworth dime store as a junior anchor, as well as a cafeteria style Piccadilly restaurant. In outparcels, the single-screen (later twinned) Regency Cinema opened on the northeast corner of the property, and Annie Tiques bar and restaurant opened on the southwest corner.
According to an Urban Land Institute study published by the Florida Times-Union in 1979, it was one of the most profitable retail centers in the nation, with yearly average sales of $156/ft² versus a national average of $88/ft². To give back to the community, the mall operators turned over thousands of dollars in coins from their decorative fountains to charities. All types of social events, from art shows to science fairs to horticultural exhibits were held there.
In 1981, a $30 million major expansion nearly doubled the size of the mall, adding Sears and a relocated Ivey's. The former Ivey's became Furchgott's, and the existing May-Cohens was also enlarged. As a result of this expansion, the mall comprised two separate segments: the original mall between JCPenney and May-Cohens, and the new segment between May-Cohens and Sears. Furchgott's was closed in 1985 when the chain merged with Stein Mart. Unlike the other Furchgott's stores, the one at Regency Square did not become a Stein Mart, as the mall management considered the chain too low-end for the mall. A food court and a six-screen AMC theater was added midway along the east wing. The southwest outparcel was removed to make room for the expansion, requiring Annie Tiques to open a new location years later at the Jacksonville Landing when it opened in 1987.
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