Columbiana Centre

Columbiana Centre is a one-story indoor shopping mall located off Interstate 26/U.S. Route 76 on Harbison Boulevard in Columbia, South Carolina that opened in 1990. Most of the mall's territory is located in Lexington County, although portions of the mall extend into Richland County. The regional mall has 788,103 square feet (73,217.2 m2) of retail space. Its anchors include two Belk stores, Dillard's, and JCPenney. The Men's Belk opened in early 2015 in the former Sears which closed in 2014.[2]

Columbiana Centre
Columbiana Centre logo
Entrance to Columbiana Centre, December 2017
LocationColumbia, Lexington County, South Carolina
Coordinates34°4′44″N 81°9′27″W
Opening date1990 (1990)
DeveloperHomart Development Company
ManagementBrookfield Properties
OwnerBrookfield Properties
No. of stores and services99[1]
No. of anchor tenants4
Total retail floor area788,103 sq ft (73,217.2 m2)[1]
(GLA)
No. of floors1 (2 in Women's Belk and Dillard's)
Parking4,200 spaces
Websitecolumbianacentre.com

History

Columbiana Centre, developed by Homart Development Company, opened in 1990 with two anchor stores: Belk and Sears.[3] Dillard's was added as the third anchor in 1993, as was a new wing extending diagonally north.[3] In 1995, J. B. White was added as another anchor.[3] In 1998, JB White was acquired by Dillard's and the JB White location in the mall was closed. Belk took over the former JB White space and Parisian came to the mall in the former Belk space.[3] In 2005, Parisian closed and JCPenney took over the former Parisian space.[3] The next major anchor change was brought about by the closure of Sears in March 2014.[4] In 2015, Belk Men's Store was expanded into the former Sears space, adding 50,000 square feet of space for Belk and making it one of Belk's flagship stores.[1]

On February 13, 2017, a Dave and Buster's store opened in the front exterior side of the mall, filling the space vacated by Sears not already filled by the Men's Belk. In March 2018, Forever 21’s Riley Rose cosmetics store opened at the mall.[5]

2022 shooting
Main article: Columbiana Centre shooting

A mass shooting occurred at the mall on the afternoon of April 16, 2022. Fifteen people ranging from 15 to 73 years old were hurt during the incident, nine of which were from gunshot wounds. Three people have since been arrested and are facing multiple charges ranging from unlawful use of a firearm to attempted murder.[6][7][8][9][10]

References
  1. "Columbiana Centre". Brookfield Properties.
  2. Eppley Rupon, Kristy (January 9, 2014). "Shop Around: Sears to close Harbison store as lease expires". The State.
  3. "Sky City: Southern and Mid-Atlantic Retail History: Columbiana Centre: Columbia, SC". Sky City. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  4. "Sears at Columbiana Centre to close, lease not renewed". www.wistv.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  5. JONES KENDALL, JANET (March 8, 2018). "Exclusive: Get a sneak peek of Forever 21's Riley Rose cosmetics store at Columbiana Centre". The State.
  6. Acevedo, Nicole; Romero, Dennis (April 16, 2022). "10 wounded in shooting at South Carolina mall, police say". NBC News. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  7. Liu, Michelle (April 16, 2022). "Police arrest suspect in South Carolina shooting; 14 injured". Associated Press.
  8. "Judge denies bond for two of the suspects in Columbiana Centre mall shooting, third still at large". WLTX. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  9. "$10,000 reward being offered for wanted suspect in Columbiana Mall shooting". WLTX. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  10. "Third suspect arrested in South Carolina mall shooting". AP NEWS. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
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