Demolition of Sunnyvale Town Center Mall Approved
by Alex Wang | Contact Alex Wang w/ Questions
One Macy's, one Target and one very unused shopping mall on 25 acres of prime downtown real estate. The City of Sunnyvale approved the demolition of the long-shuttered Sunnyvale Town Center Mall not long after Friday sale of the 25-acre site to Downtown Sunnyvale Mixed Use LLC, a partnership between real estate investment manager RREEF and Sand Hill Properties (see my previous article Downtown Sunnyvale Revitalization Gets Desperately Needed Kickstart).
Bolstered by the recent success of the Vallco Mall re-branding to Cupertino Square, the downtown Sunnyvale project includes the creation of a "Redwood Square" which features the six stalwart redwood trees whose preservation is a critical component of the new revitalization.
The complete redevelopment area includes (basically) the area enclosed by Mathilda, El Camino Real, Carroll, and Evelyn. Macy's and Target will remain open during the process, and a new single-story Target built above a parking structure is planned to replace the current double-decker Target. No word yet on what kids in the store will do for fun without the shopping cart escalator.
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April 29, 2007 | Filed under: Silicon Valley News, Sunnyvale 1 Comment »
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Wow! I was just reminiscing about living in Sunnyvale (2001), and went to Google Maps. To my surprise the shopping mall wasn’t there any more (except for the Redwood trees). It’s hard to believe that the entire store has been closed. It was always busy during the weekends (especially Halloween and Christmas) with hundreds of Chinese families. Still remember the little cinema, the food court beside the stairs, the video game store and the discount clothes store.
Some other blogs have discussions:
http://boulter.com/blog/2003/08/16/rip-sunnyvale-town-center-mall/
http://www.bigmallrat.com/shopping-malls/cities/sunnyvale/sunnyvale-town-center.html