The only difference is that this mall doesn't have the food court and the giant corridors; instead it's outside where the rain and bugs can get to you.
Except for that whole "walls all the way to the sidewalk" thing. We've been getting tons of that in my town, and it's pretty much the death of walkability. It's claustrophobic and unpleasant, and people are staying away from the areas that have this in droves. The people that live there simply get in their cars are drive to somewhere nicer to do their stuff.
It is also near the water, where bugs love to congregate.