# Grande Boulevard Mall

Jacksonville, FL · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-ebc13c747a` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/jacksonville-grande-boulevard-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-ebc13c747a.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-ebc13c747a.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-ebc13c747a

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | reinhabit | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | education | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | The former mall is now part of Florida State College at Jacksonville's Deerwood Center. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1983 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1994 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 1994 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 65 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | National Capital Investments | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Florida Community College at Jacksonville | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “It opened on November 17, 1983, near Baymeadows Road and Southside Boulevard, and was anchored by Jacobson's.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Boulevard_Mall_(Florida)
- **year_closed**: “In 1994, Grande Boulevard Mall was sold to Florida Community College at Jacksonville for $4 million, excluding the Jacobson's store. The former mall space was converted into classrooms and open space.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Boulevard_Mall_(Florida)
- **original_developer**: “Grande Boulevard Mall was announced in 1982 by National Capital Investments.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Boulevard_Mall_(Florida)
- **after_notes**: “The former mall is now part of Florida State College at Jacksonville's Deerwood Center.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Boulevard_Mall_(Florida)
- **status**: “The former mall is now part of Florida State College at Jacksonville's Deerwood Center.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Boulevard_Mall_(Florida)
- **strategy**: “The former mall space was converted into classrooms and open space.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Boulevard_Mall_(Florida)

## Anchors

Jacobson's

## Parties

- Florida Community College at Jacksonville — owner (from text) (1994–)

## Timeline

- 1982: Announced
- 1983: Opened
- 1986: Store count declined
- 1988: Vacancy increased
- 1990: Competitor opened
- 1994: Sold to college
- 1995: Converted to campus
- 2002: Anchor store closed

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Grande Boulevard Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It opened on November 17, 1983, near Baymeadows Road and Southside Boulevard, and was anchored by Jacobson's.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Boulevard_Mall_(Florida)

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Boulevard_Mall_(Florida)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Grande Boulevard Mall, Jacksonville, FL." Record m-ebc13c747a, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/jacksonville-grande-boulevard-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_jacksonvillegrandeboulevardmall,
  title = {Grande Boulevard Mall, Jacksonville, FL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/jacksonville-grande-boulevard-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-ebc13c747a, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.