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West Oaks Mall

West Oaks Mall

West Oaks Mall is a super-regional enclosed shopping mall in Ocoee, Florida. The mall is located west of Orlando at the intersection of Colonial Drive (SR 50) and Clarke Road near Florida's Turnpike, the East–West Expressway (SR 408), and the Western Beltway (SR 429). It was opened in 1996 and is cu

rrently owned by Moonbeam Capital Investments. The single-floor mall spans 1.1 million square feet (100,000 m2) with 125 store spaces and five anchor spaces. It is currently anchored by Dillard's Clearance Center, JCPenney, a 14-screen AMC theater, and a SunPass customer service center, with the fifth anchor building vacant. History The West Oaks Mall, originally called the Lake Lotta Mall, was announced in April 1995 when the Homart Development Company bought 130 acres of land for the mall. Designed by the Atlanta-based design firm Thompson, Ventulett, Steinbeck, and Associates, the mall was slated to be a total of 950,000 sq ft, with anchors Sears, Dillard's, Gayfers, and JCPenney as well as 125 specialty stores and a multi-screen theater. By June 1996, the mall, now managed by General Growth Properties after their takeover of Homart's mall-development arm, had reached 73% occupancy, with the opening pushed back to October 2. In September 1996, it was announced the mall was to feature a 600 sq ft playground, designed by International Inc of New Braunfels, Texas. The mall opened October 2 to a crowd of 30,000 people. In December 1996, AMC Theatres requested to be able to expand th

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