OT: Gulf Coast Galleria

[msu84grad]

I saw that this week they opened Mississippi's first double diamond highway interchange in d"Iberville. This is over I-10 just west of the I-110 interchange. What I haven't heard or seen lately was information on the Gulf Coast Galleria, a one-million square foot shopping center that was supposed to be at the southwest corner of this interchange. This is not the Promenade center which is northwest of the intersection. When it was announced in 2013 they put an opening date of Fall 2015 on it. Even the website is up for sale and CBL and Associates doesn't show it on their future development page. Has any work been done on this mall or has it been cancelled, resulting in a multi-million dollar interchange to nowhere?

 

[Palos verdes]

That's interesting. They need a nice commercial development desperately bad down there, and have for many years.

 

[rem101]

That's what the promenade he referred to is. Also across 110 they are still developing.

They were supposedly going to build an aquarium on the south side of the interstate but I guess that fell through.

 

[Thirty-Two Dive]

The Galleria, south of Interstate 10, and West of I-110, was supposed to be more upscale than those existing north of I-10.

http://www.mississippigulfcoastreal...i-welcoming-gulf-coast-galleria-mall-in-2015/
http://www.cblproperties.com/cbl.nsf/gcg.htm

It, along with the Gulfport Highlands project, will be filed under the "I'll believe it, when I see it..." category.


The Aquarium is now being "developed" in Downtown Gulfport.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

So that's the **** I went thru on Sunday? It was a cluster 17.

 

[Rog.sixpack]

Aquarium just got state funds from the bond bill. It'll happen soon.

 

[archdog]

The Aquarium is now being "developed" in Downtown Gulfport.[/QUOTE]

The aquarium is going to be practically the same thing that used to be near the yacht club. Calling it an aquarium is probably a stretch. It's main purpose is not to educate, but to show you what the animals can perform. Sea Lion show and dolphin show will highlight the entire development, if it ever come to fruition. All I can say is that the designer of that project loves the look and the feel of a Spanish church apparently. Everything they are designing for Gulfport, looks less like a coastal building and more like the alamo in San Antonio. Looks like someone could use a history lessen about the use of the vernacular and the use of local building materials to effect building form and design.

Good luck Gulfport and keep hiring them. #alamo_forthewin

 

[rem101]

I just don't see D'Iberville supporting something upscale, like the renaissance, but maybe that's why I'm not in development. Would rely on the whole coast coming there.

 

[Coastdog28]

I saw that this week they opened Mississippi's first double diamond highway interchange in d"Iberville. This is over I-10 just west of the I-110 interchange. What I haven't heard or seen lately was information on the Gulf Coast Galleria, a one-million square foot shopping center that was supposed to be at the southwest corner of this interchange. This is not the Promenade center which is northwest of the intersection. When it was announced in 2013 they put an opening date of Fall 2015 on it. Even the website is up for sale and CBL and Associates doesn't show it on their future development page. Has any work been done on this mall or has it been cancelled, resulting in a multi-million dollar interchange to nowhere?

CBL has officially dropped the contract. I believe JLL has picked it up and will try and make it happen. CBL had a hard time securing the anchor tenants, which is why it ultimately fell through. I believe it was/is only one of 2 or 3 malls that were supposed to be built in the entire country, which was the reason for optimism. A lot of tenants should be lined up to open in a new mall, but that remains to be seen. A mall of this size isn't going to survive on residents from the coast, it'll be from the daily traffic down I-10. I'm not really sure what's going to happen with it though.

The other development in the SE corner is a Sams. Not much else to be said.

The aquarium is now going in downtown Gulfport near where the public library is. Again, we'll see if it actually comes to fruition.

 

[Scottfield1]

Aquarium

The Aquarium is now being "developed" in Downtown Gulfport.

The aquarium is going to be practically the same thing that used to be near the yacht club. Calling it an aquarium is probably a stretch. It's main purpose is not to educate, but to show you what the animals can perform. Sea Lion show and dolphin show will highlight the entire development, if it ever come to fruition. All I can say is that the designer of that project loves the look and the feel of a Spanish church apparently. Everything they are designing for Gulfport, looks less like a coastal building and more like the alamo in San Antonio. Looks like someone could use a history lessen about the use of the vernacular and the use of local building materials to effect building form and design.

Good luck Gulfport and keep hiring them. #alamo_forthewin[/QUOTE]

I don't know where you are getting your information, but the new aquarium will be nothing like Marine Life and there will be no dolphins or sealions. IMMS has no affilition with the new aquarium, like they had originally fought for in D'Iberville. Gulfport is looking at hiring a national manager of aquariums to head up the new building. It will be nice, not on the size of New Orleans, but still impressive for these parts. Gulfport has one hell of a master plan in place and are making it work.

 

[Barkman Turner Overdrive]

I just don't see D'Iberville supporting something upscale, like the renaissance, but maybe that's why I'm not in development. Would rely on the whole coast coming there.

Exactly. Bienville and D'Iberville must have made a deal with the Native Americans back in 1699 to never develop anything nice on the three coastal counties. A city planner in Harrison County would starve.