Project Size: 538,442 sq. ft.
Details: Opened: 1982
Expanded: 2006/2007
Acquired: 2005
Plaza Río Hondo is a 538,442 square foot enclosed mall in the extremely dense infill location of Bayamon, an inner suburb of San Juan. The shopping center is located in the hub of retail activity in Bayamon with shopping centers Plaza del Sol, Plaza del Parque, Canton Mall, Bayamon Oeste Mall, San Patricio Plaza and Santa Rosa Shopping Center all within five miles of this site.
Plaza Río Hondo is anchored by Best Buy, Big Kmart, Capri, Caribbean Cinemas, Marshalls MegaStore, free standing Pueblo Supermarket and Walgreens. The tenant mix within the mall includes dominant national, regional and local retailers including 5-7-9, Carter's, Bakers, Champs Sports, Donato, Ego Vanity Shoes, Foot Locker, Gordon's Jewelers, Journeys, KB Importadora, Kress, Marianne, Pacific Sunwear, Payless ShoeSource, Rainbow, RadioShack, Starbucks, The Children's Place and Zales Jewelers.
The Plaza Río Hondo trade area includes more than 1,030,500 people with an average household income of more than $50,000 within 10 miles of the shopping center.
In 2006, Plaza Rio Hondo was expanded, adding a new 55,000 square foot Marshalls MegaStore and 20,000 square feet of retail space. The former 33,500 square foot Marhalls store has been converted to Best Buy.