Southpark Mall (Virginia)

Southpark Mall is a shopping mall serving the Tri-Cities, Virginia area, which itself is part of the much larger Richmond-Petersburg metropolitan area.

Southpark Mall

Entrance to Southpark Mall, February 2013
Location	Colonial Heights, Virginia, United States
Address	230 Southpark Circle
Opening date	1989
Developer	Faison
Management	CBL Properties
Owner	CBL Properties
No. of stores and services	86
No. of anchor tenants	5 (3 open, 2 vacant)
Total retail floor area	approximately 800,000 sq ft (74,000 m2)
No. of floors	1 (2 in former Macy's)
Parking	Surface
Website	www.southparkmall.com

Mall description

It contains 76 stores and is anchored by Dick's Sporting Goods, JCPenney, and Regal Cinemas.^[1] The mall is accessible from I-95 (Temple Avenue Exit 54 and Southpark Boulevard Exit 53) exits. The mall serves the Tri-Cities, Virginia area of the Greater Richmond Region. Southpark Mall stands at approximately 800,000 square feet (74,000 m²).

History

Southpark Mall first opened in 1989. Five years later in 1994, Sam's Club opened in the mall's southeast outlot area.^[2] Dillard's closed in 2012. The store was originally Leggett and later Belk.^[3] The same year, renovations began on converting it to Dick's Sporting Goods and small shop space.^[4]

On November 2, 2017, it was announced that Sears, which had been at the mall since its opening in 1989, would be closing as part of a plan to close 63 stores nationwide. The store closed in January 2018.^{[citation needed]}

On January 9, 2025, it was announced that Macy's would be closing as part of a plan to close 66 stores nationwide. The store closed on March 23, 2025.^[5]