Fashion Square Mall in Orlando was thriving as recently as 15 years ago. Now, the place fits the textbook definition of a dead mall. What happened?

With just 35 tenants across a million square feet of retail space, plans have recently been greenlit to demolish the mall and replace it with a mixeduse residential and commercial development. But at a cost of $1 billion, said plans are progressing slowly.

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Meanwhile, nearby luxury malls like Florida Mall and the Mall at Millennia are more packed than ever. Is competition the reason for Orlando Fashion Square’s struggles? Yes, but it’s not the only one.

In this video we get into some of the reasons malls like Fashion Square are struggling, including an unsavoury incident from my time there, and talk a little about how things have changed over the last decade and a half.

Please sit back, relax, and enjoy this Orlando Fashion Square Mall video tour!

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Intro:
Jingle Punks – All This Down Time (pitched down)

Music:
Corrupt Save – I'm Glad
binary deconstructed – Screen Time
Corrupt Save – Broken Link
Corrupt Save – Downtown

Courtesy of Weather Channel Outtakes (https://corruptsave.bandcamp.com/albu..., Ethernet Cafe (https://corruptsave.bandcamp.com/albu..., and Screen Time (https://binarydeconstructed.bandcamp....)

Additional audio via FashionSquarePR on YouTube.

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