Westfield Galleria at Roseville

{{Infobox shopping mall

| name = Westfield Galleria at Roseville

| image = Galleria Mall - Roseville.jpg

| location = Roseville, California

| address = 1151 Galleria Blvd

| opening_date = {{start date and age |August 25, 2000}}

| manager = Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

| owner = Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

| number_of_stores = 190+

| number_of_anchors = 4

name=Westfield>{{cite web|url=http://westfield.com/galleriaatroseville |title=Westfield Galleria at Roseville Mall, Roseville CA |publisher=Westfield.com |access-date=2013-10-05}}

| floor_area = {{convert|1336009|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://westfield.com/corporate/property-portfolio/united-states/galleriaatroseville.html |title=Westfield Galleria at Roseville|website=Westfield Group, LLC|date=2013-08-29 |access-date=2013-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024085707/https://www.westfield.com/corporate/property-portfolio/united-states/galleriaatroseville.html|archive-date=October 24, 2008}}

| floors = 2

| parking = 6,400

| website = {{URL|https://www.westfield.com/united-states/galleriaatroseville}}

}}

Westfield Galleria at Roseville is a two-level, {{convert|1300000|sqft|adj=on}} indoor upscale shopping mall in Roseville, California, United States, and is owned by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield. The property is anchored by department stores Macy’s, JCPenney, and Nordstrom, a 14-screen Cinemark theater, a Round 1 Entertainment center, large-scale Pottery Barn and Crate & Barrel furniture stores, and the sole Sacramento area locations of luxury retailers Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Tiffany & Co., and Saint Laurent.{{cite web | url=https://www.westfield.com/galleriaatroseville/stores | title=Stores Westfield Galleria at Roseville }}

The property competes with Arden Fair Mall in Sacramento, Sunrise Mall in Citrus Heights, and with The Fountains at Roseville, an adjacent lifestyle center in the city of Roseville. Along with The Fountains and the nearby Creekside Town Center and The Ridge at Creekside shopping centers, the Galleria at Roseville anchors the city of Roseville's primary commerce area.

File:Roseville Galleria May 15 2010 002.jpg signage at the corner of Galleria Boulevard and Roseville Parkway, a major intersection adjacent to the mall.]]

File:Roseville Galleria May 15 2010 005.jpg located inside the mall, removed in 2020.]]

History

On July 25, 1995, the construction of an enclosed shopping center in two phases within the city of Roseville, to be developed by Urban Retail Properties, Inc., was approved.{{cite web| url=https://cityofroseville.hosted.civiclive.com/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=14165991 |access-date=2023-10-28 | title=PLANNING & REDEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT}} Sears became the first anchor tenant to commit to the property, with Nordstrom following suit in April 1998.{{cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/1998/04/06/tidbits.html |title=Nordstrom keeps a tight grip on plans it's making |date=April 5, 1998 |work=Sacramento Business Journal |access-date=2022-04-27}} A modification to the project, allowing for a single phase of construction and additional anchor space, was approved in June 1998, making way for Macy's to commit to the property the following month.{{cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/1998/07/06/newscolumn3.html |title=Does DFS have purchase anxiety over I. Magnin space? |date=July 5, 1998 |work=San Francisco Business Times |access-date=2022-04-27}} JCPenney committed in September 1998, filling the mall's planned anchor space in time for its September 2 groundbreaking.{{cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/1998/09/21/daily6.html |title=J.C. Penney coming to Roseville's Galleria |date=September 23, 1998 |work=Sacramento Business Journal |access-date=2022-04-27}} The Galleria at Roseville opened for business on August 25, 2000 with 120 stores and the Promenade, an outdoor wing of shops and restaurants anchored by a Crate & Barrel store, considered novel at the time.{{cite news |url=https://www.nreionline.com/mag/full-bloom |title=In Full Bloom |last=Boswell |first=Brandon |date=January 1, 2001 |work=National Real Estate Investor |access-date=2022-04-27}}

One month after the property's grand opening, Urban's shopping center division was acquired by Netherlands-based real estate firm Rodamco for $3.4 billion.{{cite news |url=https://www.thestreet.com/personal-finance/upscale-buy-rodamco-north-america-to-acquire-urban-shopping-centers-1096822 |title=Upscale Buy: Rodamco North America to Acquire Urban Shopping Centers |last=Edmonds |first=Christopher |date=September 25, 2000 |work=TheStreet |accessdate=2022-04-27}} A consortium of shopping center owners then purchased Rodamco's North American assets for $5.3 billion in January 2002, with Australia-based Westfield Corporation taking control of the Galleria at Roseville and renaming the property Westfield Shoppingtown Galleria at Roseville.{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2002/07/29/story8.html |title=Two-year-old Roseville mall gets new, long, long name |last=Johnson |first=Kelly |date= July 29, 2002|work=Sacramento Business Journal|access-date=2019-08-08}} The Shoppingtown moniker was dropped from all Westfield properties in 2005, with Westfield Galleria at Roseville becoming the property's new title.{{cite news |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2005/06/01/if-you-didn-t-call-them-shoppingtowns-don-t/ |title=If you didn't call them "shoppingtowns,' don't |last=Albright |first=Mark |date= June 1, 2005|work=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=2022-04-27}}

Expansion

In 2004, Westfield announced plans to expand the four year-old Galleria.{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2004/03/08/story1.html |title=Roseville Galleria to expand|work=Sacramento Business Journal|access-date=2017-06-14}} After several changes, the expansion consisting of {{Convert|400000|sqft}} of new and reconfigured retail space, a new Dining Terrace, and {{Convert|40000|sqft|adj=on}} additions to both JCPenney and Macy's was approved.{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2007/06/04/newscolumn1.html |title=New stores, upscale dining area part of Galleria's expansion plan |last=Johnson |first=Kelly |date= June 4, 2007|work=Sacramento Business Journal|access-date=2019-08-08}} A portion of the outdoor Promenade area and the property's original food court were demolished and Crate & Barrel was relocated to accommodate the project.{{cite press release|url=http://www.westfieldcorp.com/news_announcements/westfield-galleria-at-roseville-celebrates-grand-opening-of-us-270-million-expansion/ |title=WESTFIELD GALLERIA AT ROSEVILLE CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF US$270 MILLION EXPANSION |access-date=2016-03-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604162301/http://www.westfieldcorp.com/news_announcements/westfield-galleria-at-roseville-celebrates-grand-opening-of-us-270-million-expansion/ |archive-date=2016-06-04 }} The expansion was completed in 2009 at a final cost of $270 million, bringing the property to 1.3 million square feet and turning the Galleria into the region's largest shopping center.{{cite news| url=http://www.placerherald.com/article/new-era-galleria-mall | title=New era for Galleria mall | first=Nathan | last=Donato-Weinstein | work=Placer Herald | date=November 12, 2008}}

2010 fire

File:Westfield Galleria (aerial view post-fire).jpg

On October 21, 2010, 23-year old Alexander Piggee entered the property's GameStop store with a large backpack, claiming to have a weapon and that his "sister had been kidnapped by aliens." Piggee barricaded himself in the store and set fire to the merchandise as employees fled. The mall was evacuated as authorities tried to locate Piggee, arresting him as he attempted to flee the scene. The mall's fire sprinkler system was manually shut off due to a miscommunication, allowing the fire to grow and eventually engulf much of the mall's north end as firefighters from surrounding cities were called in.{{cite news|author=Kawahara, Matt|date=21 October 2010|url=http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/21/3121945/roseville-galleria-suspect-in.html|title=Roseville Galleria set ablaze by disturbed man|work=The Sacramento Bee|access-date=21 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023063506/http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/21/3121945/roseville-galleria-suspect-in.html |archive-date=October 23, 2010 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.rosevilletoday.com/news/roseville-galleria-fire-out-of-control-and-spreading-rapidly/|title=Roseville Galleria Fire out of control and spreading rapidly|date=October 21, 2010 |author=Schofield, Todd |work=Roseville Today|access-date=22 October 2010}}

Most of the mall's north wing between Macy's and Sears was destroyed and the roof of the wing partially collapsed, with total damages estimated at $55 million.{{cite news|url=https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2014/10/30/whatever-happened-to-the-roseville-galleria-arsonist |title=Some Galleria Stores reopen week after fire |last=Johnson |first=Kelly |work=Sacramento Business Journal |accessdate=2022-04-27}} Then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency in Placer County the day after the fire, with mall officials and city representatives vowing to have the property partially reopened by the upcoming Christmas shopping season.{{cite web | url=https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2010/10/22/fire-guts-roseville-mall-local-economy/ | title=Roseville Mall Vows to Reopen as Fire Suspect Speaks | date=22 October 2010 }} Unaffected portions of the property began reopening in phases less than two weeks later.{{cite news |title=At Least 35 Galleria Stores To Reopen Thursday |url=http://cbs13.com/breakingnews/roseville.galleria.fire.2.1983498.html |work=CBS13 Sacramento |date=October 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029221514/http://cbs13.com/breakingnews/roseville.galleria.fire.2.1983498.html |archive-date=October 29, 2010}}

The damaged north wing was rebuilt over the following year, while a renovation was undertaken elsewhere in the mall adding new flooring, lighting, signage, and architectural details to match the rebuilt wing. The north wing reopened to the public on October 6, 2011.{{cite news |title=Rebuilt after fire, Galleria expects boom |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2011/09/16/galleria-expects-boom-after-fire-rebuild.html |date=September 16, 2011 |last=Johnson |first=Kelly |work=Sacramento Business Journal |access-date=2022-04-27}}

Alexander Piggee subsequently pleaded guilty to setting the fire, and Federal Judge John Mendez sentenced Piggee to 15 years, after which he will be on probation for 6 years. Both defense and prosecution attorneys had requested a sentence of 10 years, but Mendez issued a substantially longer sentence, calling Piggee a threat to public safety.{{cite news|title=Alexander Piggee Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison|work=KCRA 3|date=2011-08-02|url=http://livewire.kcra.com/Event/Alexander_Piggee_Sentencing|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425062741/http://livewire.kcra.com/Event/Alexander_Piggee_Sentencing|archive-date=April 25, 2012}}

2010s and 2020s

In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Westfield Galleria at Roseville, into Seritage Growth Properties.{{Cite web|url=https://seritage.com/retail/property/1191-galleria-blvd/3312468/landing|title=Sears at Westfield Galleria at Roseville|website=Seritage}}

Westfield Corporation was purchased by French real estate firm Unibail-Rodamco in 2018 for $25 billion, forming Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield{{cite news|url=https://www.financierworldwide.com/westfield-sold-to-unibail-rodamco-in-25bn-deal |title=Westfield sold to Unibail-Rodamco in $25bn deal |last=Tennant |first=Fraser |date=February 2018 |work=Financier Worldwide |access-date=2022-04-27}}

On April 17, 2018, Sears announced it would close its Roseville store.{{Cite web|url=https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/04/17/roseville-citrus-heights-sears-closures/|title=Sunrise Mall, Roseville Galleria Sears Stores Closing By July|date=April 17, 2018}} A Cinemark movie theater and a Round 1 entertainment center took over much of the former Sears building and opened in late 2021 and mid-2022 respectively.{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2022/04/24/roseville-retail-growth.html |title=Roseville retail growth includes new mall tenants, more grocery stores |last1=Jake |first1=Abbott |last2=Sorich |first2=Sonya |date= April 4, 2022|work=Sacramento Business Journal|access-date=2022-04-27}} Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield later purchased the redeveloped Sears building from Seritage in December 2022, at a cost of $23.4 million.{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2022/12/27/roseville-galleria-owners-buy-former-sears.html |title=Owners of Westfield Galleria at Roseville buy former Sears building, now Round1 Bowling and Cinemark |last=Meer |first=Ben van der |date=December 27, 2022 |work=Sacramento Business Journal}}

On August 19, 2023, a 34-year-old woman was killed after a shooting in the morning inside a 5-story parking garage at the mall. It happened on the third floor at 10:38 a.m.{{Cite web |date= August 19, 2023 |title=Woman killed in shooting at Roseville Galleria parking garage |url=https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/roseville/shooting-roseville-galleria/103-cd9fc3df-0cbf-4e32-8d83-22144f6b28ad |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=abc10.com |language=en-US}}

Forever 21, which operated a flagship XXI Forever store on the mall's outdoor Promenade, closed in March 2024, leaving its two-level space vacant.{{cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2024/03/14/forever-21-closing-roseville-galleria-promenade.html |title=Fashion retailer Forever 21 closing store in Westfield Galleria at Roseville |last=Abbott |first=Jake |date=March 14, 2024 |work=Sacramento Business Journal}}

References

External links

[https://www.westfield.com/united-states/galleriaatroseville Westfield Galleria at Roseville Official Site]
[http://www.roseville.ca.us/ City of Roseville]

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Galleria at Roseville

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