Malls · Colorado

Buckingham Square

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedOperatingAurora, CO

Buckingham Square opened 1971, declined, demolished 2007‑08, reopened 2009 as The Gardens on Havana lifestyle center, now operating in Aurora. · summary, model-written

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Strategy

Redeveloped

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Now

Status	Operatingextracted, unreviewed documented The Gardens on Havana is a shopping mall in Aurora, Colorado, United States. en.wikipedia.org
Strategy	Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed documented it was redeveloped and reopened in 2009 as a lifestyle center en.wikipedia.org
New uses	retailextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there now	The Gardens on Havana lifestyle centerextracted, unreviewed documented The Gardens on Havana is a shopping mall in Aurora, Colorado, United States. en.wikipedia.org
Retrofit year	2009extracted, unreviewed reported

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Buckingham Square” and “Aurora” (15 hits, first 15 sampled, 2 other filers such as tenants left out). No commercial-mortgage trust names this mall in the sample, which does not rule out a securitised loan. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.

Kind	Filer	Filings	Dates	Forms
Public owner (strong)	WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS /TX/	10	2006-11-02 to 2008-12-04	8-K 7, 10-K 2, 8-K/A 1
Public owner (weak)	Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO)	3	2021-08-05 to 2022-02-10	8-K 3

Site context

Attention: Wikipedia page views	5,931 since 2015; 1,234 in the last 12 months (-7% vs the prior 12); peak 2024-01 with 217Wikimedia

Summary, model-written

Buckingham Square opened in 1971 as a traditional mall. By the 1990s it lost tenants, leading to closure of most stores. It was demolished between 2007 and 2008 and reopened in 2009 as The Gardens on Havana lifestyle center, which remains operating.

Why. The record cites a decline in tenancy throughout the 1990s as the cause of store closures. No specific anchor loss, competition, or debt factors are stated.

Where it stands. The site is currently operating as The Gardens on Havana lifestyle center; the record does not specify an owner or controlling entity.

For a planner

Precedent: mall-to-lifestyle-center retrofit completed in 2009.
Policy tools: none indicated in the record for the retrofit.
Open questions: long-term market viability and potential need for further adaptation or reuse.

For a developer

Site size and control: not stated in the record.
Entitlement stage: retrofit already built (2009); no further entitlement noted.
Context-layer constraints and market signals: not stated in the record.

What we do not know yet

Owner/controlling entity not specified in the record.
Site dimensions, parcel boundaries, and zoning classification are missing.
Environmental, floodplain, and transit access details are absent.
Financial performance, tenant mix specifics, and market demand data are not provided.

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Elsewhere on the web

Pages with photos

Buckingham Square Mall Demolition flickr.com
The old Buckingham Square is doing well for Aurora as Gardens on Havana denverpost.com
Flickriver: Photoset 'Buckingham Square Mall' b… flickriver.com
Buckingham Square Mall Tribute Trailer youtube.com
Looking Back at Buckingham Square: Aurora's Historic Mall - IM FROM DE… imfromdenver.com
#auroracolorado #auroramodern #buckinghamsquaremall #colorado # ... linkedin.com
29 Buckingham Square Shopping Center Stock Photos, High-Res … gettyimages.dk

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History and original facts

Opened	1971extracted, unreviewed
Anchors	Kohl's, Target, Dick's Sporting Goods
Census division	8 · Mountain
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Background

The Gardens on Havana is a shopping mall in Aurora, Colorado, United States. Built in 1971 as Buckingham Square, the mall underwent a decline in tenancy throughout the 1990s which resulted in the closure of most stores. Demolished between 2007 and 2008, it was redeveloped and reopened in 2009 as a lifestyle center. Major tenants include Target, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Kohl's.

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Timeline

1971 Built as Buckingham Square
1990 Decline in tenancy leading to closure of most stores
2007 Demolished
2009 Redeveloped and reopened as a lifestyle center

Sources

Wikipedia: Buckingham Square · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year opened
8 quoted sentences
Built in 1971 as Buckingham Square
The Gardens on Havana is a shopping mall in Aurora, Colorado, United States.
The Gardens on Havana is a shopping mall in Aurora, Colorado, United States.
it was redeveloped and reopened in 2009 as a lifestyle center

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Buckingham Square, Aurora, CO." Record m-dc5e6298f3, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/co/aurora-buckingham-square/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_aurorabuckinghamsquare,
  title = {Buckingham Square, Aurora, CO},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/co/aurora-buckingham-square/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-dc5e6298f3, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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