426:. John Hancock also converted 50,000 sq ft (4,600 m) of former mall space into a call center, and the former location of the mall's food court into a restaurant. Other tenants installed by John Hancock included security, child care, and a fitness center for employees of the complex. John Hancock sold a fifty percent share of NetPark Tampa Bay to Triple Net Properties in 2003; two years later, a group of tenants within the complex bought out Triple Net. Management duties changed several times until 2014, when the property became managed by Bluett Capital Realty. By 2017, NetPark Tampa Bay was at 100 percent occupancy.
389:, while JCPenney announced plans to rearrange the store's departments in order to put a greater focus on home furniture. JCPenney closed the East Lake Square location in August 1997. At the time, the manager of the Dillard's outlet said that he had no plans to close the store at the time. Despite this, representatives of John Hancock and Divaris Real Estate, whom they had hired for management and leasing, had begun proposing redevelopment of the property. A December 1997 article in the
301:). Prior to the opening of East Lake Square, its development led to concerns from owners of other local shopping mall properties regarding market saturation. Managers of Northgate and Floriland malls, two shopping centers southwest of University Square, reported that many stores in both malls had either closed or relocated. Grant Donaldson of
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