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| Location | El Paso, Texas, United States |
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| Coordinates | 31°46′32″N106°22′47″W / 31.775490°N 106.379663°W /31.775490; -106.379663 |
| Address | 8401 Gateway West Blvd. |
| Opening date | November 13, 1974; 51 years ago (November 13, 1974) |
| Developer | Simon Property Group |
| Management | Simon Property Group |
| Owner | Simon Property Group |
| Stores and services | 117 |
| Anchor tenants | 6 |
| Floor area | 1,244,987 sq ft (115,663 m2) |
| Floors | 2 (3 in Dillard's North) |
| Public transit |  Sun Metro bus: 25 |
| Website | www |
Cielo Vista Mall is ashopping mall inEl Paso, Texas, United States, owned and operated bySimon Property Group. It is located on El Paso's east side, atInterstate 10 and Hawkins Blvd., and features five anchor stores operating under four brand names, and 117 specialty stores.[1] It is the largest of the three malls in the metro area; its former sister Simon property,Sunland Park Mall, is second.[2]
With agross leasable area of 1,244,987 square feet (115,663 m2), the mall is classified as asuper-regional mall by theInternational Council of Shopping Centers.[3]
Cielo Vista Mall opened in November 13, 1974 withDillard's,JCPenney,Montgomery Ward (demolished and rebuilt in 2002 asFoley's, nowMacy's) andRhodes.[4] In 1978,Joske's opened on west end of the mall in the former Rhodes and later becameDillard's West in 1987. The mall's north west end expanded andSears opened in newly added space in 1982. A parking lot structure was built on top of a small reservoir to expand the parking lot was also added about this time. Cielo Vista Mall has undergone some renovations over the years including 1982, 1993 and in 2005 being the most recent. During the 1993 and 2005 renovations most of the mall's large elaborate fountain pools and interior landscaping were removed to make room for kiosk vendors. All of the large wrap around staircases found throughout the mall were also removed in the 2005 renovation.[5] It is approximately 10 miles (16 km) from downtown El Paso, and about five miles (8 km) from the border with Mexico. Simon claims that the mall has 10 million "shopper visits" per year.[6]
Amass shooting occurred at aWalmart next to the mall on August 3, 2019. With 23 killed, it is one of the deadliest shootings in American history.[7][8]
Another shooting occurred on February 15, 2023, with one death and three injuries.[9] Two suspects were taken into custody.[10] The shooting stemmed from a fight between two groups of Hispanic youths, and the one who fired the fatal shot(s) was among the wounded after being shot by a concealed carrier.[11]
Sears leased the upper floor of their anchor space toPrimark which opened a store in the mall on September 4, 2025.[12]