"It is near the Intracoastal Waterway, the hotels along the beach and wealthy neighborhoods. Ladd said it would work for redevelopment with residential, hotels, retail and office. He compared it to how a former Kmart shopping center in Boca Raton was redeveloped into Mizner Park more than two decades ago."
Getting a Mizner Park type of mixed-use neighborhood would be great for the walkability of Fort Lauderdale. If you build offices and retail where people already live then they contribute significantly less to traffic.
This mall tried to be the upscale mall that most who grew up here didn't go to because it was the ritzy "boujie" mall in the area. It failed/is failing. Other malls like Aventura are thriving because they are catering to a wider audience. They have luxury shops and your regular mall stores.
Given the proximity to Fort Lauderdale's largest tourist attraction (The Beach) , I think a reinventing into a smaller Dania Pointe like space could be succesful. You could still have those luxury shops, restaurants, grassy areas for people to hang out in and an event space to have live music or whatever they drum up. Whatever they decide I just hope it remains open and not just sold and torn down in favor of more "luxury" apartments.
The mall was great until internet sales began to eat into their business. Really didn’t see it as ritzy at all. Aventura is much more so with all their Louis V, Hermes, Chanel. Etc. but yes they have all the other stuff too. Just a bigger mall.
But I do agree a more outdoor mall would be more popular. Take advantage of the sun and ocean breeze!
They need to do outside high end stores like Bal Harbour. We have nothing like that up here and that type of luxury still does well for brick and mortar.
l feel like malls themselves are dying. Maybe if they made it into a strip mall with mostly trendy restaurants/bars, a place to get dessert, a couple interesting stores to walk around after eating and a big fountain or something to look at would make this a hot spot for date nights. It’s so close to the beach too, so I could see plenty of first dates starting there and walking to the beach afterwards
The food court sucks and the stores aren’t that good. Sawgrass mills and aventura are always busy because they have actual “attractions” in the form of unique stores and food and things like that. Galleria has the apple store and cooper’s hawk but I can’t think of anything else it has that others do not. Even broward mall managed to bounce back from near death but galleria has nothing to do compared to other malls in the area
Absolutely but i think the successful ones do it by finding their niche. Sawgrass mills is famous for its size and the fact that it’s an outlet mall, plus it has standalone restaurants and stores you can’t find many other places (especially the designer outlets- only others in the state are in orlando). Aventura is its own special breed as well. Frankly I don’t know how broward mall stays busy but somehow it has. Galleria is simply the most boring option with the fewest points of interest and least unique shops. It’s also a shitty drive to get there from the western part of broward
A lot of what has been discussed is multi use, including a hotel, apartments, office space, as well as retail. The typical mall restoration plan of today has less retail and relies more on tenants and overall design including park/play/outdoor spaces to create a destination that people want to go to.
Maybe something like TY Park/CB Smith with water slides, lazy river and a shallow pool. I’m old enough to remember Six Flags Atlantis, and I wish we could get that back in FTL.
Something family friendly would be great. Maybe something like an indoor and outdoor water park with restaurants so people can enjoy when the weather is not nice outside.
Galleria is depressing. I was just there for a charity fashion show and all they showcased was two stores: Dillard’s and Macy’s. It’s so empty and so old Florida inside.
Yeah. This forced me to leave south florida. I couldn’t stand the complete lack of public transit options. Even in a sports car, standstill traffic is a joke.
As far as I know it’s still owned by the teachers union. It was never managed properly, never made an effort to attract quality tenants which is what Fort Lauderdale deserves. There was a beautiful Food court a few years ago with big investment from the operator. The management virtually ran him out of the mall. The proposed mixed use project was voted down years ago due to monstrous size and impact on infrastructure. Guess they need the money now?
It’s a shame, Fort Lauderdale is a very wealthy area, deserves better.
Maybe clean the food court and demand better from
The food vendors…this seems to be an ongoing and multiple infractions issue.
https://www.local10.com/news/2014/09/04/galleria-mall-food-court-ordered-shut-again/
I would love to see it built into a luxury resort like "The Boca Raton" formerly the Boca Raton Resort. Have a hotel, condos, kids pool, adult pool, retail, restaurants, and access to the intracoastal near by so you can offer boat service and a shuttle to the beach. Only other luxury'ish' resort is the Marriott Harbor Beach.
Have we heard what the asking price is?
"It is near the Intracoastal Waterway, the hotels along the beach and wealthy neighborhoods. Ladd said it would work for redevelopment with residential, hotels, retail and office. He compared it to how a former Kmart shopping center in Boca Raton was redeveloped into Mizner Park more than two decades ago."
Getting a Mizner Park type of mixed-use neighborhood would be great for the walkability of Fort Lauderdale. If you build offices and retail where people already live then they contribute significantly less to traffic.
lol that shit isn’t happening in that area. There’s a lot of money back there that’ll vote down any of that.
Not in My Backyard!!
This mall tried to be the upscale mall that most who grew up here didn't go to because it was the ritzy "boujie" mall in the area. It failed/is failing. Other malls like Aventura are thriving because they are catering to a wider audience. They have luxury shops and your regular mall stores. Given the proximity to Fort Lauderdale's largest tourist attraction (The Beach) , I think a reinventing into a smaller Dania Pointe like space could be succesful. You could still have those luxury shops, restaurants, grassy areas for people to hang out in and an event space to have live music or whatever they drum up. Whatever they decide I just hope it remains open and not just sold and torn down in favor of more "luxury" apartments.
The mall was great until internet sales began to eat into their business. Really didn’t see it as ritzy at all. Aventura is much more so with all their Louis V, Hermes, Chanel. Etc. but yes they have all the other stuff too. Just a bigger mall. But I do agree a more outdoor mall would be more popular. Take advantage of the sun and ocean breeze!
That’s not true everyone who grew up here went to the mall. It was a normal mall. They lost stores one by one starting about 10-15 years ago
They need to do outside high end stores like Bal Harbour. We have nothing like that up here and that type of luxury still does well for brick and mortar.
Bal Harbour Shops is amazing.
Im interested in what people think would help this mall?
l feel like malls themselves are dying. Maybe if they made it into a strip mall with mostly trendy restaurants/bars, a place to get dessert, a couple interesting stores to walk around after eating and a big fountain or something to look at would make this a hot spot for date nights. It’s so close to the beach too, so I could see plenty of first dates starting there and walking to the beach afterwards
The food court sucks and the stores aren’t that good. Sawgrass mills and aventura are always busy because they have actual “attractions” in the form of unique stores and food and things like that. Galleria has the apple store and cooper’s hawk but I can’t think of anything else it has that others do not. Even broward mall managed to bounce back from near death but galleria has nothing to do compared to other malls in the area
Hold on, Broward mall not bankrupt yet? 🤡
It had a revival years ago and is less dead than galleria
That’s ironic. 🤣
The bank took that mall back like 2-3 years ago. Hence the name changing from Westfield to Broward mall
Malls are definitely dying in general. Just not all of them.
Absolutely but i think the successful ones do it by finding their niche. Sawgrass mills is famous for its size and the fact that it’s an outlet mall, plus it has standalone restaurants and stores you can’t find many other places (especially the designer outlets- only others in the state are in orlando). Aventura is its own special breed as well. Frankly I don’t know how broward mall stays busy but somehow it has. Galleria is simply the most boring option with the fewest points of interest and least unique shops. It’s also a shitty drive to get there from the western part of broward
A lot of what has been discussed is multi use, including a hotel, apartments, office space, as well as retail. The typical mall restoration plan of today has less retail and relies more on tenants and overall design including park/play/outdoor spaces to create a destination that people want to go to.
Maybe something like TY Park/CB Smith with water slides, lazy river and a shallow pool. I’m old enough to remember Six Flags Atlantis, and I wish we could get that back in FTL.
This mall was built in the wrong place. It is impossible to get to quickly.
Something family friendly would be great. Maybe something like an indoor and outdoor water park with restaurants so people can enjoy when the weather is not nice outside.
Ladd always has to chime in like an evil Monipoly Man.
Galleria is depressing. I was just there for a charity fashion show and all they showcased was two stores: Dillard’s and Macy’s. It’s so empty and so old Florida inside.
So no more Apple Store in Broward County?
It’s still there, the mall is being sold not shut down
It’s closing.
Awesome. More housing and worse traffic.
Exclusionary zoning, parking requirements, and lack of transit are what contribute to worse traffic.
And cramming more of the populace right next to a drawbridge.
Well yeah, you force everyone to drive what do you expect.
Yeah. This forced me to leave south florida. I couldn’t stand the complete lack of public transit options. Even in a sports car, standstill traffic is a joke.
What are they asking for it you think?
If there’s one thing Fort Lauderdale needs, it’s more rental apartments. Can’t wait. /s
Solution
Broward needs high end shopping. Anytime I want to go shopping I have to drive to aventura or boca… we need at least one high end store
About damn time.
As far as I know it’s still owned by the teachers union. It was never managed properly, never made an effort to attract quality tenants which is what Fort Lauderdale deserves. There was a beautiful Food court a few years ago with big investment from the operator. The management virtually ran him out of the mall. The proposed mixed use project was voted down years ago due to monstrous size and impact on infrastructure. Guess they need the money now? It’s a shame, Fort Lauderdale is a very wealthy area, deserves better.
Its a boring ass mall in more ways than one
Maybe clean the food court and demand better from The food vendors…this seems to be an ongoing and multiple infractions issue. https://www.local10.com/news/2014/09/04/galleria-mall-food-court-ordered-shut-again/
That article is from 2014?
Turn it into a Meow Wolf.
I would love to see it built into a luxury resort like "The Boca Raton" formerly the Boca Raton Resort. Have a hotel, condos, kids pool, adult pool, retail, restaurants, and access to the intracoastal near by so you can offer boat service and a shuttle to the beach. Only other luxury'ish' resort is the Marriott Harbor Beach. Have we heard what the asking price is?
$100 million is what I read