The Galleria was originally the
Sunrise Center, an open-air shopping mall constructed in 1954, but was demolished except for the
Jordan Marsh store (reopened as South Florida's first Dillard's in 1993; Dillard's stores later opened at
Pembroke Lakes Mall in 1995 and
The Mall at Wellington Green in 2001), and rebuilt as an enclosed mall. The Galleria opened in three phases: initially on November 11, 1980, with
Burdines (now Macy's),
Saks Fifth Avenue (now
H&M and
IWG) and Jordan Marsh; second in 1982 featuring
Neiman Marcus (which closed in 2020 following an announcement on July 23); and lastly in 1983 with
Lord & Taylor (partially now Powerhouse Gym). The
Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System pension fund bought the mall in 1993 for $125 million. From 2001 to 2003, $44 million was spent on renovations that included bringing in palm trees, opening windows and adding tri-color floor tiles. The redevelopment never materialized due to community opposition. In 2018, an aquarium was proposed for the space previously occupied by
Lord & Taylor. Aquarium operator
SeaQuest proposed adding 1,200 marine animals, including sharks and stingrays to the space. The plan never materialized. On the same day, it was announced that Centennial Real Estate Management were contracted by the consortium to manage the mall while Atlas Hill RE were slated to handle the property's retail leasing. GFO and InSite are currently planning to redevelop the flat parking lots surrounding the mall into a mixed-use project consisting of nine, 30-story towers and a hotel. The nine towers are reported to contain 3,144 residential rental units, including 1,273 workforce housing units. ==Current anchors==