Sunrise Mall
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LocationCitrus Heights, California
Opening date1971
DeveloperThe Hahn Company
OwnerNamdar Realty Group
No. of stores and services51
No. of anchor tenants4 (1 occupied, 3 vacant)
Total retail floor area1,100,000 square feet (100,000 m2)
No. of floors1 (2 in JCPenney, 3 in both former Macy's locations and former Sears)
One of the entrances to Sunrise Mall
Interior view looking in the direction of the food court

Sunrise Mall is a single-level regional shopping mall located at the intersection of Sunrise Boulevard and Greenback Lane in Citrus Heights, California, United States, in the Sacramento metropolitan area. It is one of the area’s largest enclosed regional shopping centers. The mall is the centerpiece of the Sunrise MarketPlace shopping district in Citrus Heights. Sunrise Mall is accessible from I-80 or Highway 50 from most locations in the greater Sacramento area. The only anchor store left is JCPenney. There are three vacant anchor stores, formerly occupied by Sears and two Macy's.

History

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Sunrise Mall was constructed in 1971 by The Hahn Company and was originally anchored by Weinstock's (north anchor store), JCPenney (center north anchor store), Liberty House (center south anchor store), and Sears (south anchor store). The Weinstock’s, a cubist building, opened on February 14, 1972.

In 1984, Liberty House shuttered operations as part of a wind down of its U.S. mainland stores to focus on its stores in Hawaii and a Macy's opened in its place as the center south anchor store shortly thereafter, moving some of its operations from Birdcage Walk (now the Marketplace at Birdcage), a competing shopping center across Sunrise Boulevard.

In 1996, Weinstock's was converted into a second Macy's (Men's & Home store) after Weinstock's parent company, Broadway Stores, was acquired by Macy's parent company, Federated Department Stores (now Macy's, Inc.) in 1995, moving the rest of its operations from Birdcage.

Sunrise Mall underwent an extensive interior renovation for the first time in 1999, and in 2007, a 500-seat food court with a fireplace was added in the corridor between JCPenney and Macy's Men's & Home.[1]

In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Sunrise Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties.[2] In November of the same year, Spinoso Real Estate Group acquired the mall from Steadfast Companies.

In July 2018, the Sears store was shuttered as part of the closure of 24 stores nationwide.[3] The mall was purchased by Namdar Realty Group on December 20, 2018.[4]

In March 2025, the two Macy's stores closed as part of a closure of 66 stores nationwide, which also included a longtime store nearby at the Downtown Commons in Downtown Sacramento.[5] This has left JCPenney as the only remaining anchor store as of May 2025.

World TeamTennis

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Overhead view of a Sacramento Capitals match

The World TeamTennis returned to Sunrise Mall July 8 for the first home match of the 2011 season. Sunrise Mall had lost this asset in 2007, when the Sacramento Capitals moved to nearby Westfield Galleria at Roseville. Many fans have followed the Capitals as they’ve moved from the Sunrise Mall to Roseville's Galleria and back. The team was very involved in the community and gave over a million dollars back to the community throughout the time they were in Sacramento.

The 2011 team included world-class players Mardy Fish, Vania King, Mark Knowles, Dusan Vemic, Christina Fusano, Nick Monroe and Sacramento's own Yasmin Schnack. Wayne Bryan coached the team. In previous years, the WTT had guest players such as Andre Agassi and Anna Kournikova appear in Sacramento. In 2011, Serena Williams played against the Sacramento Capitals in front of a sold-out crowd.

2011 marked the 26th year that the Sacramento Capitals were part of WTT. Along with the growth of tennis all around the country, fan support grew over the years. Nine teams made up the 2011 WTT Pro League season, sponsored by GEICO. The short season ran from July 4 to July 24.

WTT did a lot to keep fans in the game including soliciting support by giving away Capitals merchandise, Sunrise Mall gift cards and other fun prizes. T-shirts and other items were thrown into the audience during breaks.

In addition, vendors were set up to sell food, drinks and tennis merchandise for the event. Activities and play areas for kids were set up and a live band played beforehand and performed the national anthem. DJ music was even played over the PA system, getting some fans to dance in the stands.

The Sunrise MarketPlace, Sunrise Mall and the Capitals enjoyed a wonderful partnership that brought six WTT championships to Sacramento.[6]

On February 4, 2014, the Capitals, after 28 seasons in Sacramento, announced their move to Las Vegas. The team was renamed the Las Vegas Neon.[7] The new Las Vegas team was shut down a few weeks later, before it even started, after owner Deepal Wannakuwatte was arrested for running a Ponzi scheme.[8]

On February 23, 2015, WTT announced that a new ownership group had taken control of the Texas Wild and moved the team to Sunrise Mall, renaming it the California Dream.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Research". Bloomberg. November 13, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "At Sunrise Mall | Seritage". seritage.com.
  3. ^ "Sunrise Mall, Roseville Galleria Sears Stores Closing By July". April 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "Sunrise Mall". December 21, 2018.
  5. ^ Tyko, Kelly (January 9, 2025). "Macy's closing 66 more stores in 2025. See the closure list". Axios. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  6. ^ "Sacramento Press / Sacramento Capitals Open 26th Year of Play". Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  7. ^ "After 28 seasons, Sacramento Capitals moving to Las Vegas - Sports - the Sacramento Bee". Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  8. ^ STEVE CARP LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL. "League pulls plug on Las Vegas tennis franchise". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  9. ^ "Mylan World TeamTennis Returns to Sacramento Area in 2015 with California Dream". World TeamTennis. February 23, 2015. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
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