# Sunrise Mall

Corpus Christi, TX · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-c5bf8b9282` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/corpus-christi-sunrise-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-c5bf8b9282.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-c5bf8b9282.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-c5bf8b9282

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | hotel, housing, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Several businesses from the original mall—Freedom Fitness, Bel Furniture, Eddie's Tavern, Odyssey Early Learning, Midnight Rodeo, and Safe Space Storage—will also remain. The two existing parking garages will remain in place. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1981 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2019 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 800000 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 82 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Original developer | Jim Wilson and Associates | reported · web research agent |
| Owner of record | Red Rock Investments 04 LLC | reported · Wikipedia |
| Planning notes | Plans for the site include the construction of two restaurants and either a hotel or an apartment complex. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “It closed in 2019 and demolition began in 2024.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunrise_Mall_(Corpus_Christi)
- **after_notes**: “Several businesses from the original mall—Freedom Fitness, Bel Furniture, Eddie's Tavern, Odyssey Early Learning, Midnight Rodeo, and Safe Space Storage—will also remain. The two existing parking garages will remain in place.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunrise_Mall_(Corpus_Christi)
- **status**: “Demolition of Sunrise Mall began on August 8, 2024.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunrise_Mall_(Corpus_Christi)
- **strategy**: “Plans for the site include the construction of two restaurants and either a hotel or an apartment complex.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunrise_Mall_(Corpus_Christi)
- **enclosed**: “Sunrise Mall was a two-story, enclosed shopping mall in Corpus Christi, Texas.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **demolition_year**: “Demolition of Sunrise Mall began on August 8, 2024.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **renovation_years**: “In response to a renovation and expansion of Padre Staples Mall, management began a major expansion and renovation in 1987 which was to add a new anchor store, Mervyn's, a movie theater, a nautical-th” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

Stein Mart, Burlington Coat Factory, Sears, Joske's, Frost Bros., H-E-B

## Parties

- International Bank of Commerce — owner
- International Bank of Commerce — owner (Wikidata, undated)
- IBC Bank — owner (from text) (2008–2016)
- Mo-Pat Sunrise Mall, LLC — owner (from text) (2016–)
- Jim Wilson and Associates — original_developer

## Timeline

- 1979: Construction crews break ground
- 1981: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1981: Grand opening
- 1987: Expansion and renovation begins
- 1988: Frost Bros. closes
- 1990: Former H-E-B becomes Stein Mart
- 2000: Montgomery Ward collapses
- 2006: Mervyn's closes
- 2008: IBC Bank purchases mall at foreclosure auction
- 2019: Mall officially closes
- 2024: Demolition begins

## Deals and debt

- 2008 foreclosure:  IBC Bank   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunrise_Mall_(Corpus_Christi)

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

Sunrise Mall was a two-story, enclosed shopping mall in Corpus Christi, Texas. It closed in 2019 and demolition began in 2024.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunrise_Mall_(Corpus_Christi)

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunrise_Mall_(Corpus_Christi)
- found by hermes-web (staffboxfree) — https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunrise_Mall_(Corpus_Christi)&oldid=1378856090
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) — https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6869fc5bfb3f4757954ef7a9e9ccbebf (2014-10-02)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Sunrise Mall, Corpus Christi, TX." Record m-c5bf8b9282, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/corpus-christi-sunrise-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_corpuschristisunrisemall,
  title = {Sunrise Mall, Corpus Christi, TX},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/corpus-christi-sunrise-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-c5bf8b9282, 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.