Westgate Center

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{{infobox shopping mall

| name = Westgate Center

| image =

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| address = {{nowrap|1600 Saratoga Avenue}}
San Jose, California
95129

| opening_date = {{Start date and age|1975}}

| developer = The Hahn Company

| manager = Federal Realty Investment Trust

| owner = Federal Realty Investment Trust

| number_of_stores = 236

| number_of_anchors = 3

| floor_area = {{convert|640000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

| floors = 1

| parking = 7,692

| website = {{URL|http://shopwestgatecenter.com}}

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Westgate Center (or Westgate Shopping Center) is a {{convert|640000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} regional outlet shopping center located in the West San Jose neighborhood of San Jose, California, United States. The mall is located at the intersection of Saratoga Avenue and Campbell Avenue. Current major anchor tenants include Burlington Coat Factory, Nordstrom Rack, Ross Dress for Less, TJ Maxx, and Target, along with Michael's, Old Navy, Gap Factory Store, and Nike Factory Store.

History

Westgate Shopping Mall opened in 1960 and rebuilt as current indoor regional mall in 1975.{{Citation |last=David |first=Heather |title=Westgate Shopping Center San Jose 1960s |date=2009-07-19 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/14696209@N02/3736296684 |access-date=2024-08-26}}

Ownership

The current owners are Federal Realty Investment Trust, who also own Santana Row and Old Town Center in Los Gatos.

Facilities

Westgate Center, located in San Jose, California is a 645,000 square foot center. While many of the larger stores have their own exterior entrances, there is an interior mall corridor housing smaller stores like Skechers, Torrid, and Carter's, along with a small food court.

Stores

Stores at the mall includes:

The mall previously hosted a Montgomery Ward's where the Target store is now located. Barnes & Noble, until it closed in 2013, was one of 16 stores closed that year. This location is now a Nike Factory Store. Also previously in the complex were Storables, Blockbuster Video, Safeway, Montgomery Ward, and JCPenney.{{Citation |last= |title=JC Penney Westgate Mall San Jose, California |date=2010-03-11 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/23136132@N04/4425604651 |access-date=2024-08-26}} Century Theatres also had one of its domes, Century 25, on the complex at the corner of Saratoga Avenue and Campbell Avenue, before it was sold to an independent group who renamed it the Retro Dome. The group eventually moved and the dome was demolished, replaced by the Veggie Grill.

Walmart Neighborhood Market closed 2019 and will be replaced by Canadian-based Asian supermarket T&T Supermarket in fall 2025{{Cite web |date=2024-08-15 |title=Richmond-based Asian supermarket expands to California |url=https://www.richmond-news.com/local-business/richmond-based-asian-supermarket-expands-to-california-9352547 |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=Richmond News |language=en}})

References

[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/04/01/BUGFC5UE771.DTL&type=business Article on the $97M 2002 sale]

External links

[http://shopwestgatecenter.com/ Westgate Center Official Website]

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Category:Buildings and structures in San Jose, California

Category:Shopping malls established in 1960

Category:Shopping malls in the San Francisco Bay Area

Category:Economy of San Jose, California

Category:Shopping malls in Santa Clara County, California