Washington Prime Group, which owns Tampa’s WestShore Plaza mall, decided to shutter all 44 of its properties Monday.
The Ohio-based company sent out a statement saying the closures will last until at least March 29, and also clarified that tenants with exterior entrances can opt to remain open, including restaurants for takeout and delivery, until told otherwise by local authorities. So, yeah, you can still get your P.F. Chang’s fix (but not Besito, that places closes temporarily.)
“We are all dealing with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on a real time basis,” said CEO Lou Conforti in the statement, “and it is imperative Corporate America diligently work with their public counterparts to quell this crisis.
WestShore is now Tampa Bay’s last major mall property to close amid the coronavirus pandemic. The areas’ largest mall, International Plaza, quietly closed last Friday, reports the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
Last week, four Tampa Bay area malls closed, including all properties owned by the Simon Property Group, and Westfield Mall locations.
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This article appears in Mar 19-26, 2020.
