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La Fiesta Mall
La Fiesta Mall opened 1992, closed 2004, now CNMI‑owned vacant site awaiting reuse, with no disclosed size, entitlements, or constraints. · summary, model-written
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This site: Today, La Fiesta Mall is owned by the CNMI government and remains abandoned and defunct. extraction · all sites with thisCivic and government
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| Status | Closedextracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed |
| New uses | educationextracted, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Today, La Fiesta Mall is owned by the CNMI government and remains abandoned and defunct.extracted, unreviewed |
Deals and debt
| Date | Event | Price | Parties | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Sold | — | Coco's Lagoon Development Corporation ← Japan Air Lines | Wikipedia |
Site context
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 16,227 since 2015; 1,381 in the last 12 months (-13% vs the prior 12); peak 2016-11 with 221Wikimedia |
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Summary, model-written
La Fiesta Mall opened in 1992 as an open‑air shopping center in San Roque, Saipan. It was sold to Coco's Lagoon Development Corporation in 2002 and closed in 2004. Since then the CNMI government has owned the vacant property, which remains abandoned.
Why. not stated in the record
Where it stands. Today the mall is closed and owned by the CNMI government, remaining abandoned and defunct.
For a planner
- Precedent: Northern Marianas College attempted to buy a portion in 2003; a renovation plan for a junior high/high school was proposed in 2007; revitalization proposals were solicited in 2009.
- Policy tools: none explicitly mentioned in the record.
- Open questions: what zoning or land‑use entitlements apply; what environmental, flood, or transit constraints exist; what market demand exists for education or other reuse.
For a developer
- Site size: not stated in the record.
- Control: owned by the CNMI government; no private owner indicated.
- Entitlement stage: not stated.
- Constraints (flood, transit, environment) and market signals: not stated.
What we do not know yet
- Site size is missing.
- Entitlement and zoning details are missing.
- Environmental, flood, and transit constraints are not provided.
- Market demand or tract‑level data are absent.
- The record is marked as 'verified: draft', indicating some facts may be extraction‑based and unreviewed.
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Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- Ruins Of The Abandoned La Fiesta Mall In San Roque Saip… istockphoto.com
- Abandoned La Fiesta Mall in Saipan atlasobscura.com
- La Fiesta Mall Ruins, Saipan Stock Photo - Image of rema… dreamstime.com
- Ruins of la fiesta mall hi-res stoc… alamy.com
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History and original facts
| Opened | 1993Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2004extracted, unreviewed |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Abandoned shopping malls in the United States |
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Background
La Fiesta Mall was an open-air shopping center located in one of the northern villages of San Roque, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. It opened in 1992. The mall, which closed in 2004, was the only one of its kind in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and is now considered a dead mall.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1992 Opened
- 1993 Opened (Wikidata)
- 2002 Sold to Coco's Lagoon Development Corporation
- 2003 Northern Marianas College attempted to buy portion
- 2004 Closed
- 2007 Planned renovation for Junior High/High School
- 2009 Revitalization proposals solicited
- 2012 Murder victim found
Sources
- Wikipedia: La Fiesta Mall · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year closed
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The mall, which closed in 2004, was the only one of its kind in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and is now considered a dead mall.
Today, La Fiesta Mall is owned by the CNMI government and remains abandoned and defunct.
Today, La Fiesta Mall is owned by the CNMI government and remains abandoned and defunct.
Since 2009, local newspaper articles in the Saipan Tribune and Marianas Variety News & Views have said the government has asked the people of the CNMI and investors to propose ideas for revitalizing the shopping plaza. The plan was called the 'La Fiesta Mall rebirth' and since the plan was adopted the government has gotten at least three proposals all with the estimated amount of $5 million.