History
Coral Ridge Mall opened on July 29, 1998, with 100% of its floor space leased. It attracted one million visitors in its first 30 days and continues to attract roughly 10 million visitors a year. It also spawned additional retail development at the interchange of I-80 and Iowa Highway 965, now known as Coral Ridge Avenue. Big-box stores such as Kohl's, Lowe's, Dress Barn, Gordmans, and a Wal-Mart SuperCenter have opened in the years following Coral Ridge's opening.
On September 3, 2003, during routine structural checks, officials discovered someone had been secretly growing marijuana near the mall's ceiling. No plants themselves were found but growing lights, gardening pots, and seeds were found in the roof space above one of the tenants. The amount of marijuana that had been grown could not be determined. The perpetrator faced an additional five years to their prison sentence due to the proximity of the Iowa Children's Museum in Coral Ridge Mall.
On February 22, 2012, Sears Holdings Corporation announces it will close or sell 11 stores to General Growth Properties, which will shut down sometime in 2013, including the Sears in Coral Ridge Mall location, leaving 5 of the 6 anchor stores open.
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