[3] The 126,000 square feet (11,706 m2) center was comparable to New York City's South Street Seaport, Boston's Faneuil Hall, and Miami's Bayside Marketplace,[4] all developed by Rouse.

It opened its doors on June 25, 1987, hosting a week-long celebration featuring a drum-and-bugle corps,[3] balloon release, community choirs, and national acts.

[3] The first floor of the Landing featured tenants that were common to other shopping malls when it first opened, including Foot Locker, The Gap, and Victoria's Secret.

The business attracted mostly young customers; the Landing management decided not to renew the 10-year lease, citing a desire for an "older crowd".

[3] The Rouse Company announced in 2003 that it would sell the Jacksonville Landing to a local developer, Toney Sleiman, for $5.1 million.

The Jacksonville City Council passed a bill to give $3.5 million for Sleiman's purchase of a parking lot near the Landing.

[10] A mass shooting occurred at the video-game tournament that was held on August 26, 2018, at the GLHF Game Bar;[11] three persons, including the perpetrator, were killed, and others injured.

D. H. Griffin was to start site work 10 calendar days after the city sent the contractor a written notice to begin.

The Landing wasn't officially fully closed until after July 4, because it was the primary viewing spot for the downtown Independence Day fireworks.

On August 5, 2019, it was reported that D. H. Griffin Wrecking Co. Inc, the company hired to demolish the Landing, would erect fences so that demolition work could begin.

In August 2019, Mayor Lenny Curry discussed a plan to build at the site housing, restaurants, and a museum, staying "I think that those are the options that are on the table.

[3] Weekly events included year-round live entertainment in the center courtyard every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The Landing allowed the Jacksonville Maritime Museum to use unoccupied retail space to display their collection of large-scale model ships for seven years, beginning in 1990.

Jacksonville Maritime Museum Society President John Lockhart explained, "Every time they would get a new tenant, they would move us to another empty space."