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Shopping Mall Redevelopment and Re-Use

Including a list of 100+ major shopping centers in active redevelopment, regeneration, and repurposing.
The redevelopment of shopping malls may be the most active asset class in 2023.

Shopping mall redevelopment and re-use projects are in planning or in active development throughout the U.S., and around the world.   Retail malls (and their anchor retail tenants) were already threatened by changes in out-of-home versus online shopping behavior, well before the Covid-19 pandemic.   The coronavirus has not only propelled these changes but caused new shopping sensibilities to emerge as lock-down and work-from-home orders persisted.

 

Depending upon local customer demand and interest from major new anchor tenants, shopping mall redevelopment is taking on a number of different approaches.   All the approaches are founded on highest-and-best use considerations, beginning with the quality of location.  In general, malls are well-located within their host communities and situated at well-trafficked streets and intersections.

 

Assuming a mall is well-located, the options for redevelopment or fuller adaptive re-use are numerous.   Some of the typical re-use scenarios for shopping mall redevelopment and re-use include:

 

  • Separate repurposing of a single major department store pad.  Pembroke Lakes Mall (Florida) is an example, where the former Sears department store is to be converted to a Round One Entertainment Center.

 

  • All or partial demolition of the existing mall to allow for a more vital mixed-use program to emerge.  Elephant & Castle mall in the U.K. is an example, where the mall and surrounding area will be razed to make way for a new $3.5 billion regeneration project to emerge.

 

  • All or partial demolition to allow for multi-family residential, whether ownership or rental.  Multi-family residential, whether ownership, rental apartments, and/or a form of affordable housing, or all potential viable uses in such re-purposing.

 

  • Re-leasing of anchor slots to major alternate users, such as health care, sports or fitness, or location-based entertainment.   Other non-retail users are also interested in these anchor slots, including data center operators, online retailers needing “last mile” fulfillment, and so-called dark grocery stores and ghost kitchens.

 

  • Complete re-tenanting of an existing mall through on major (new) anchor.  IKEA’s acquisition of 945 Market Street (the 6X6 Building) in San Francisco is an example.

 

 

Shopping Mall Redevelopment and Re-Use projects

A roof-off view of a major regional mall in an ideation exploration of re-use possibilities.

 

 

Shopping mall redevelopment and re-use projects are listed in the following exhibit, with some select details about the new program in consideration.

 

Our listing is under continuing editing – more projects and refined details, so check back here often.   And please contact with major shopping centers in planning for such redevelopment; we’ll appreciate such tips!

Shopping Mall Redevelopment and Re-Use

PropertyOwner/DeveloperStatus
1312 El Paseo de Saratoga Redevelopment
San Jose, California
Sand Hill Property Co.Buildings with tenants such as REI, Petco, Ulta Beauty, Tillys, European Wax Center, Pizza My Heart, and AMC Saratoga 14 movie theaters would be kept following the new development.
Aiken Mall
Aiken, South Carolina
Southeastern Development AssociatesThe developer plan to take the closed mall and turn it into an outdoor mixed-use space with residential, retail and public space. Opened in 1989.
Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
3650 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Los Angeles, California
LIVWRK (New York) and DFH Partners (New York) pulled out of their deal to acquire the mall, following a similar previous attempt to buy the mall by CIM Group. A 43-acre property including the 869,000 SF BHCP shopping center. Formerly owned by Capri Urban Investors (Chicago). The mall first opened in 1947.
Bannister Mall
5600 Bannister Road, Kansas City, Missouri
The mall was demolished in early 2009, first opened in 1980.
Bayshore Town Center
Glendale Wisconsin
www.thebayshorelife.com
Cypress Equities (Dallas)The enclosed parts of this mall have been demolished. Among other changes at this mall, Target is taking over the space where a Boston Store (Bon-Ton Stores Inc. ) had operated. First opened in 1954.
Bella Terra
(formerly Huntington Center)
Huntington Beach, California
Transformed into Bella Terra in the mid-2000s.
Big Box mall
Jurong East
Perennial Real Estate HoldingsMall is slated for conversion to a business park. The property is located in the Jurong Lake District, which is slated to become Singapore's largest commercial and regional centre outside of the city center. The property is to be renamed Perennial Business City.
Bon Marche Mall
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
EdgePWRBefore its repurposing, the original Bon Marche Mall was the city's first enclosed shopping mall and eventually became a high-density office park that was renamed Bon Carré. The 43-acre property now serves as a business hub for a number of local and national companies. The Bon Marche Mall first opened in 1960.
Boynton Beach Mall
801 N. Congress Avenue, Boynton Beach, Florida
www.boyntonbeachmall.com
Washington Prime GroupThe mall would be redeveloped as a major mixed-use destination if the current plan moves forward. The mall first opened in 1985.
Bridge Mall
Ballarat, Victoria
www.bridgemall.com.au
Theo Frangos
Brodie Oaks Shopping Center
Austin, Texas
Barshop & Oles Co.Proposed for redevelopment to a 38-acre mixed-use development with as much as 3 million SF of office, residential, and retail space.
Brookfield Square
95 N. Moorland Road, Brookfield, Wisconsin
CBL PropertiesThe mall first opened in 1967.
Brookwood Village
Birmingham, Alabama
Fairway Investments (Birmingham) and Pope & Land Real Estate (Atlanta)Under contract with plan to redevelop. The mall first opened in 1974.
Burgess Hill town centreNewRiverMembers of the planning committee voted unanimously to approve the redevelopment of The Martlets shopping centre to include 172 flats, a ten-screen cinema, bowling alley, gym and hotel.
Burnsville Center
Burnsville, Minnesota
Kohan Retail InvestmentThe mall's parking lot is envisioned to subdivided and redeveloped with housing, office space, restaurants and possibly a hotel. The investor bought the debt on half of the mall of $18 million.
Carousel Mall
295 Carousel Mall
San Bernardino, California
City of San BernardinoIn March 2021, the team of Renaissance Downtowns USA and ICO Real Estate Group were selected as the preferred developer. The City would like the mall to be redeveloped as part of an overall revitalization program for the City's downtown area. A 43 acre shopping center property, shuttered for good in 2017. The mall first opened in 1972.
Center Village
Burnsville
Kohan Retail Investment Group, through affiliateKohan Retail Investment Group acquired approximately half the mall property at auction in fall 2020. CBL was the prior owner.
Century Plaza
Birmingham, Alabama
Stonemont Financial The demolition of Century Plaza is underway to clear the way for a new last-mile delivery center for Amazon. The mall had and sat empty since May, 2009. The 743,795 SF mall had first opened in 1975.
CF Grand Market District
(formerly, Fairview Park)
Cadillac-FairviewRedevelopment of former 140,000 SF Sears store, vacant since early 2018. The major redevelopment of the mall began in 2019.
Chapel Hill Mall
2000 Brittain Road, Akron, Ohio
Industrial Commercial PropertiesICP now owns 829,000 SF of the mall, which is all but the former Macy’s department store and its parking lot on the north end of the mall. The 72-acre mall first opened in 1967. In 2018, Storage America (SA) bought and moved into the former Macy’s parcel.
Chesterfield MallThe Staenberg GroupTSG first acquired the mall's Sears building in 2018 and has subsequently acquired the mall (February 2020).
Christown Spectrum Mall
Phoenix, Arizona
Kimco Realty Company, is management company for mall.Kimco plans to create a "main street" walkable area through what is now a shopping mall.
The 98-acre Christown opened in 1961.
City Point
Plano (Tarrant County), Texas
Centurion American Development52 acres, the site of the former North Hills Mall.
Clay Terrace
Carmel Indiana
Washington Prime Group Inc.Re-purposing planning underway, towards mixed-use use with some remaining retail. Original developed as a lifestyle retail center, opened in 2004.
Collin Creek
Plano (Collin County), Texas
www.collincreekmall.com
Centurion American DevelopmentUnder redevelopment to create a $1 billion mixed-use facility. First phase expected to be completed by 2024. The project features 6,000 residences, including apartments, senior independent living and townhomes, along with a hotel, retail, park and office space. The mall first opened in 1981 and closed in 2019.
Colony Square
1175 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia
www.colonysquare.com
North American PropertiesUnder redevelopment, conversion to more vital mixed-use program.
Connecticut Post Mall
1201 Boston Post Road, Milford, Connecticut
www.shopconnecticutpostmall.com
Centennial Real Estate CompanyThe mall owner's proposal to place a 300-unit apartment building at the mall failed to secure Planning & Zoning Board approval. The mall has lost two major anchor stores (Sears and J.C. Penney) over the past few years. Mall was first built in 1960.
Coquitlam Centre Pension Fund RealtyRedevelopment envisioned to convert the 60-acre mall into a large mixed-use district and create a regional Town Centre. Part of City Centre Area Plan (CCAP), just approved.
Crestwood Mall site
Crestwood, Missouri
Dierbergs and McBride HomesThe plan is to turn the 47 acres at Watson and Sappington roads into a mix of residential and business use. The mall was shuttered in 2013 and demolished in 2016.
Crossroads Mall
7400 Dodge Street, Omaha, Nebraska
Century Development Co., Lockwood DevelopmentDemolition underway. A $533 million, 40-acre redevelopment to mixed-use. Demolition begins in December 2020. The existing Target store will stay in place. One of the first indoor malls in the U.S., opened in 1960.
Croydon town centreA regeneration scheme is in discussions.
Croydon town centre is a major hub of activity for shoppers, workers and visitors – with East Croydon station handling 26,000+ daily passengers.
Cumberland Mall
Atlanta, Georgia
Brookfield PropertiesThe Cobb County Board of Commissioners have approved rezoning for planned redevelopment of 17.29 acres of the Cumberland Mall property in the Cobb-Galleria area.
Dallas Midtown
Dallas, Texas
www.dallasmidtown.com
Beck VenturesA $4 billion repurposing of Dallas’ old Valley View Mall. First opened in 1973, shuttered in 2019.
Dezerland Park Orlando
5250 International Drive
Michael DezerAn 800,000 SF entertainment complex, former Artegon Marketplace shopping mall which shuttered (mostly) in January 2017. Venues envisioned at Dezerland Park include a 250,000 SF museum of famous cars and vehicles, restaurants, go-kart track, bowling, trampoline park, mini golf, and an arcade.
Diagonal Plaza
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder Housing Partners, Trammell Crow Co., and Coburn PartnersThe defunct strip mall is envisioned for repurposing as a mixed-use commercial and residential district with a community park.
Dulles Town Center
21100 Dulles Town Circle, Sterling, Virginia
Centennial Advisory ServicesNow managed by Centennial Advisory Services, following October 22, 2020 foreclosure. The property is part of a 554-acre Dulles Town Center MPC (Lerner Enterprises). The 23.5-acre shopping center first opened in 1999
East Brunswick Redevelopment Zone
New Jersey
Slated for new construction including apartments, a hotel, a skating rink, small businesses, a transportation center, and public recreation areas. The zone lies on Route 18 South between Eggers Street and Ferris Street.
East Hills Mall
Bakersfield, California
Stephen Zimmerman and Michael HeslovDemolition of the now former mall has begun. No redevelopment plan has been formalized as yet.
Eastgate Shopping Center
Annandale, Virginia
Insight Property GroupProposal to develop a mixed-use multifamily apartment complex at the Eastgate Shopping Senter. Insight is proposing a six-story building with up to 280 residential units and 11,220 square feet of ground-level retail.
Eastland Center
Harper Woods, Michigan
NorthPoint Development LLCThe 640,000 SF mall is to be demolished and replaced by warehouse and industrial space. The mall first opened in 1957.
Eastland Mall
Charlotte, North Carolina
Crosland SoutheastMajor redevelopment plans for this 69-acre site are new in place for what was once the largest mall in the state. The city demolished the mall in late 2013, following its shuttering in 2010.
Originally opened in 1975, a Faison Enterprises development.
Eastwood Mall
Birmingham, Alabama
Known as the "largest mall in the South in the 1960s." Shuttered in 2006, replaced by a Walmart Supercenter.
eCurve shopping MallDamansara Entertainment Centre Sdn Bhd, will redevelop the mall.Plans for redeveloping the mall after a 14-year run are underway. Damansara Entertainment Centre Sdn Bhd, is a unit of Boustead Properties Berhad (BPB)
Edmonton Green Mall
62 The Market Square
Edmonton (North London)
Crosstree15-year phased redevelopment is planned, featuring homes and retail-entertainment tenants. First opened as a 495,000 SF mall, in 1967.
Elephant and Castle
London, U.K.
DelanceyThe shopping center set to close at the end September 2020, as part of a massive development in the area. The mall will be demolished to make way for mega $3.9 billion area redevelopment (regeneration) that will include an open-air town center.
Empire Outlets
55 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, New York
The $350 million outlet mall, opened in May 2019. The mall struggles with low occupancy.
Esplanade Mall
1401 W. Esplanade Avenue, Kenner, Louisiana
Kohan Retail Investment GroupTSW (Atlanta) has recommended conversion of the mall site to mixed-use. First opened in 1983.
Fair Oaks Mall
Fairfax, Virginia
TaubmanTaubman is working towards an amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan, to allow a transition of this typical suburban mall to a mixed-use development. Opened in 1982.
Fashion District Philadelphia
901 Market Street, Philadelphia
PREITPREIT has ceded control of its flagship asset: the $420M Fashion District Philadelphia mall. The mall first opened in 2019.
Fashion Square Mall
Saginaw Charter Township, Michigan
TBDForeclosure auction scheduled. Namdar requested a deed in lieu in 2020, to give up Fashion Square Mall, resulting in the Farbman Group's appointment as interim manager. First opened in 1972.
Fifth Avenue Mall - Adjacent
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage Community Development AuthorityThe ACDA is acquiring the J.C. Penney parking garage in downtown Anchorage, and J.C. Penney’s majority stake a building that had been occupied by Nordstrom.
Forest Mall
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
ATR CorinthThe 500,000 SF mall is being repurposed, with the help of a $3.5 million tax increment financing district approved by the city. The enclosed mall, now shuttered (January 2020), first opened in 1973.
Four Seasons Mall
Greensboro, North Carolina
Wellington Management, Inc. (St. Paul)November 2022 - demolition work has begun. The city of Plymouth purchased the site last year from its former owner, Walmart. The 17-acre property at Highway 169 and Rockford Road has been empty since 2012.
Fox Valley Mall
195 Fox Valley Center Drive, Aurora, Illinois
Centennial Real EstateThe vacant Sears store could be razed in early 2021 to allow for a three-building apartment development.
Fox Valley Mall
Aurora, Illinois
Centennial Real Estate Co.A former Sears store site will be repurposed as 304 apartments as part of the “Fox Valley 2.0” transformation. The first opened in 1975.
Gallatin Valley Mall
Bozeman, Montana
Grossman Development Group, LLC in partnership with mall owner.Redevelopment is underway, with Phase 1 including a Whole Foods store. Coming phases will convert the mall to more of a "main street" and lifestyle experience with entertainment. The mall first opened in 1980.
Galleria Corporate Center
4343 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, Arizona
Stockdale Capital PartnersA 500,000 SF tech company office hub. An adaptive re-use of the former Scottsdale Galleria (first opened in 1991), acquired by Stockdale in 2013.
Galleria on the Park
Toronto, Canada
ELAD CanadaA new name for what was Galleria Shopping Centre (1972), already under redevelopment and will open in phases over next years.
Galleria
White Plains, New York
Pacific Retail Capital Partners (PRCP)The mall has 865,000 gross leasable SF in its four levels. It counts 2,840 available parking spaces. PRCP bought the mall in 2016 from the Simon Property Group for about $120 million. The Galleria was built by Cadillac Fairview and opened in the summer of 1980.
Glendale Town Center
6101 N. Keystone Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana
Kite RealtyKite has partnered with Milhaus, a national developer of residential buildings, to build a 267-unit apartment complex in an under-utilized parking lot called AYR. In 2007, the original structure was demolished and Glendale survived as an open-air center. The mall first opened in 1958, designed by Victor Gruen.
Golf Mill Shopping Center
Illinois
Sterling OrganizationRedevelopment concept includes open-air plazas, restaurants, entertainment, multi-family residential development, hotels, medical office, and recreational uses.
Grossmont Center
El Cajon, California
Federal Realty Investment Trust64-acre property with existing 925,000 SF regional mall. First opened in 1961.
Gwinnett Place Mall
Gwinnett CountyNew owner Gwinnett County expects to redevelop the mall. Thirty-nine acres at metro-Atlanta's Gwinnett Place Mall, not including anchors Macy's, Mega Mart and Beauty Master and the former Sears building, were purchased by the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners for $23 million. The mall first opened in 1984.
Hamilton Place
Chattanooga
CBL PropertiesA new Aloft hotel has been developed on site of former Sears store at the mall.
Hawthorn Mall
Vernon Hills, Illinois
Centennial Real Estate Co.Focus and Atlantic Residential will develop 303 luxury apartments and 55,000 square feet of Main Street retail where a Sears once stood. Centennial acquired a majority stake in the mall in 2015. The mall first opened in 1973.
Heartland Mall
300 Early Blvd,, Early, Texas
First opened in 1980.
Hilltop Mall
Richmond, California
LBG Real Estate Cos. / Aviva Investors (UK)Walmart is the sole remaining anchor tenant. Has been marketed for sale as the East Bay Science and Technology Center. A 78-acre property.
Horton Plaza
San Diego, California
Stockdale Capital PartnersRedevelopment for the well-known 10-acre city center mall. Life sciences are a key target industry, looking to compete here with San Diego's UC San Diego adjacent life sciences cluster. The mall initially opened in 1985.
IKEA at 6X6 Building
945 Market Street, San Francisco, California
Ingka CentresScheduled to open fall 2021. To be anchored by IKEA. Ingka Centres' second mixed-use project in a downtown location, following the company's acquisition of Kings Mall in London's Hammersmith earlier this year.
Independence Mall
Wilmington, North Carolina
Brookfield Properties Retail GroupThe Lidl at Independence Mall is part of a redevelopment of the former Sears site and Sears wing at the shopping center. Five Below and Dick's Sporting Goods have also opened in the new, exterior-facing portion of the mall.
The Sears wing of the mall was demolished in 2019, to make way for redevelopment.
The mall first opened in 1979.
Indian Mall
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Southern Hills Real Estate LLCUnder redevelopment.
First opened in 1968. The Mall at Turtle Creek contributed to the deterioration of this mall.
Indian Springs Mall
Missouri
Commissioners for the Unified Government turned the old property into an “opportunity zone.”
International Plaza
318 E. Golf Road, Arlington Heights, Illinois
13-acre site
Jacksonville LandingThe Cordish CompaniesLot J development is proposed. Demolished by the city.
The shopping center first opened in 1987, a festival marketplace by The Rouse Company.
Jamestown Mall
Old Jamestown, Missouri
St. Louis County Port AuthorityThe former mall will be demolished under a plan to move forward with new types of redevelopment instead of industrial plans. The mall was shuttered in 2014; first opened in 1973.
Johnsonville Shopping Centre
66 Johnsonville Road, Johnsonville, Wellington
www.johnsonvilleshoppingcentre.co.nz
Stride Property,Plans envisioned for a mixed-use revamp of the center.
Karmel Square Mall
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Basim SabriAn eight-story building called New Karmel Square will replace the mall destroyed in summer 2020. The redevelopment includes a burned Walgreens store.
Kingsdale Shopping Center
City of Upper Arlington, Ohio
Continental Real Estate CompaniesOn the site of a former Macy's department store, plans call for a six-story senior housing facility, a seven-story apartment building and a nine-story mixed-use building featuring residential and office space.
Lakeforest Mall
Gaithersburg
WRS RealtyRedevelopment plan envisions call 500 to 600 townhouses, 120 to 150 condominiums, and 175 to 250 apartments, along with 400,000 to 500,000 SF of retail, along with suitable parking. The 102-acre mall property now includes 1.1 million SF of retail and 7,000 parking spaces. Originally built by Taubman Co., the mall initially opened in 1978.
Landmark Mall
Alexandria, Virginia
Howard Hughes Corp.Inova Health System has announced plans to build a $1 billion medical campus on this vacant 52-acre mall site. The hospital system plans to anchor a walkable, 4 million SF medical, retail and residential community, featuring a mixed-use, walkable urban village, with a central plaza and parks. A transit hub would include bus rapid transit, the local DASH bus system and Metrobus. The central portion of the mall shuttered in 2017. The mall first opened in 1965 as a 3-anchor open-air center.
Landover MallLerner EnterprisesNow demolished. An 80-acre site. The mall first opened in 1972.
Liberty Crossing mall
4321 N. I-35, Gainesville, Texas
42 acre outlet mall offered as a redevelopment opportunity.
MacArthur Center
Norfolk, Virginia
The mall structure is owned by Starwood Property TrustA complete teardown of the 1.1 million SF structure is one of three possibilities envisioned for MacArthur Center’s future by the city, The 23-acre MacArthur Center mall was built in 1999.
MacFarland Mall
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
The mall was demolished in February 2021, to make way for a sports complex now in planning. The mall first opened in 1968.
MainPlace Mall
Santa Ana, California
Centennial Real Estate (Texas)In redevelopment.
Mall at Wellington Green
10300 Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington, Florida
www.shopwellingtongreen.com
Starwood Retail Partners LLCRedevelopment plans have been withdrawn, future prospects not clear. A 3.5-acre Crystal Lagoon with man-made pool with rental cabanas was part of the new vision. The mall first opened in 2001.
Marketplace at Factoria
Bellevue, Washington
Kimco Realty Corp.The 526,000 SF existing mall will re re-purposed to mixed-use with two office buildings totaling 175,000 SF, 685 apartment units, a 150-room hotel, and additional retail space.
Meadowbrook Shopping Center
Prairie Village, Kansas
Merle Hay Mall
Merle Hay Mall
3800 Merle Hay Rd., Des Moines, Iowa
Merle Hay Mall Limited PartnershipNew plans include the relocation of Kohl's, a 3,500-seat multipurpose arena and a hotel. The former Sears store at Merle Hay Mall will be demolished. The 1,060,000 SF mall first opened in 1959.
Metcalf South Shopping Center
Missouri
The mall failed and was shuttered. A Lowe's opened in 2018 at the space that was once anchored by Macy's. Metcalf South had first opened in 1967,
Metro North Crossing
Kansas City, Missouri
The former Metro North Mall (896,874 SF) is under redevelopment, to include housing, office, and retail. One area of the former mall has been replaced by T-Shotz, a golf entertainment complex with 66 climate-controlled hitting bays on three levels, along with restaurant and event space. The former mall had opened in 1976.
Metrocenter Mall
9617 N. Metro Pkwy W, Phoenix, Arizona
The mall permanently closed in June 2020. In 2016, Carlyle USA received approval for a new Planned Urban Development Zoning Overlay for the 1.6 million SF mall. The owner’s plan was to turn the property it had acquired in 2012 into a mixed-use destination with retail, medical office, hotel, dining, residential, senior care and office components. The mall had first opened in 1973.
Midway Shopping Center
St. Paul, Minnesota
Property owners and operators Rick Birdoff, RD Management, RK Midway and Minnesota United FC soccer team owner Bill McGuire received city approval five years ago for a master redevelopment plan that calls for offices, apartments, a hotel, parks and other amenities to create an urban village. Next door to Allianz Field, near the corner of Snelling and University Avenues.
Military Circle Mall
Norfolk, Virginia
City of NorfolkThe City is seeking a developer to undertake a mixed-use transformation of this mall. The city of Norfolk paid $13.4 million in June 2020 for the 73 acres that include the mall and a long-vacant DoubleTree hotel tower next door.
Moorestown Mall
00 NJ-38, Moorestown, New Jersey
PREITHousing, a hotel project and a town-center complex are envisioned on parts of the existing mall property, now approved by the City Council. Macy’s, Lord & Taylor’s and Sears anchor stores have shuttered in recent years. The mall first opened in 1963.
Moorestown Mall
Moorestown, New Jersey
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust83-acre mall. The township planning board has advanced an effort that could lead to the Moorestown Mall being declared an area in need of redevelopment. The mall owner desires to demolish the former Lord & Taylor store, for housing development. First opened in 1963.
NewPark Mall
Newark
Brookfield PropertiesPreliminary plans submitted by Brookfield Properties envision the demolition of two large, two-story buildings on the eastern side of the mall — the 120,000 SF former location of JCPenney, and the 87,000 SF former location of Burlington (previously a Mervyn’s store). A 126,000 SF, two-story section of the mall would also be demolished to make room for a large discount warehouse. Costco is considering adding a nearly 162,000 SF Costco on a roughly 74-acre portion of the NewPark Mall site.
North Dekalb MallEdensThe 77-acre mall was acquired by Edens (from Sterling Organization) in September 2021. The 637,000 SF mall first opened in 1965.
North Point Mall
Alpharetta, Georgia
New York Life Insurance Co.44-acre site, envisioned to be redeveloped with townhomes, 650 apartments, a 150-unit hotel and hundreds of thousands of SF of office, medical, retail and restaurant space. First opened 1993.
Northgate Mall
Durham, north Carolina
Northwood InvestorsPlans are to redevelop the 55-acre mall as a mixed-use property.
Northgate Mall
San Rafael, California
Merlone Geier PartnersThe repurposing plan calls for building 1,356 apartments, transforming the shopping center into an open-air complex and obviating a proposal for a Costco store. The property owner plans to renovate the mall’s movie theater and expand it by 20,000 SF. The new cinema would reach 65,000 SF and include an IMAX theater.
Northgate Mall
Seattle, Washington
The mall site has undergone development of high-density residential, a hotel, a transit center and a National Hockey League center, among other facilities. An ancillary parking lot was repurposed as senior housing dubbed Aljoya Thornton Place. The mall was first built in 1950.
Northlake MallATR Corinth PartnersATR Corinth Partners, a Dallas, Texas-based real estate company that purchased the million-square-foot mall in 2016, is in the process of converting shut-down shops into rentable office space.
Northland Center
Southfield, Michigan
Contour Companies (Bloomfield)Phase I of redevelopment has had its groundbreaking. New owner plans to convert the mall to a mixed-use destination, in two phases. A food hall similar to Ponce City Market (Atlanta), dubbed Hudson City Market, will anchor the repurposed project.
The Southfield City Council agreed to sell the defunct mall to Contour Companies for $11 million, after rejecting numerous prior offers.
NorthPark Mall
Davenport, Iowa
MacerichThe City intends to create a new zoning district, dubbed the "City Centre District," as part of an effort to reposition NorthPark Mall and surrounding property for redevelopment. Three of the mall's five anchor tenants remain. Sears and Younkers closed within months of each other in 2018, leaving behind thousands of square feet of empty retail space. The mall first opened in 1983.
Northridge Mall
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
U.S. Black Spruce Enterprises Inc.October 2022 - a three-year effort to force the former Northridge Mall's demolition (first ordered in 2019), paving the way for that site's eventual redevelopment, is back on track. Northridge, totaling around 100 acres north of West Brown Deer Road and west of North 76th Street, closed in 2003.
Oak View Mall
Omaha, Nebraska
Nuveen, LLCCurrent owner Nuveen is reported to have this mall offered for sale. An 860,000 SF shopping center, originally opened in 1991.
Oakridge Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia
QuadReal Property GroupThere will be about one million SF of new retail space, including 750,000 SF of new-enclosed shopping as well as 250,000 SF of pedestrian-friendly outdoor shopping. The redevelopment will include two large anchor tenants — a new grocery store operated by Empire Company with either the return of Safeway or the introduction of the Sobeys brands, and a brand new 140,000 SF HBC department store.
Olean Center Mall
400 N. Union Street, Olean, New York
Angelo Ingrassia24-acre property. Original owner was Zamias Group. The mall first opened in 1977.
Outlet Collection at Elk Grove
9341 Big Horn Blvd, Elk Grove, California
Boyd Elk Grove LLCWilton Rancheria (tribe) owns 36 acres of land next to his 64-acre former mall site. The tribe is partnering with Boyd for the development of a gaming resort project that would be the closest such casino property to Sacramento.
This abandoned mall was acquired from Howard Hughes Development in December 2020; the mall had never been completed.
Outlets Park City
Kimball Junction, Utah
Singerman Real Estate and The Outlet Resource GroupProposal to redevelop part of the outlet mall, to include a new grocery store.
Paradise Valley Mall
Phoenix, Arizona
Macerich and RED DevelopmentMacerich has filed a request to rezone the 77-acre property near Cactus Road and Tatum Blvd. to allow for the construction of a mixed-use development. Redevelopment plan approved Feb 18, 2021, for mixed-use development with retail shops, a grocery store, restaurants, high-rise multi-family housing with a maximum 120 feet in height, office, and self-storage. Paradise Valley Mall was built in 1979 and expanded in 1990. Macerich acquired the mall, along with other malls in the area, from Westcor in 2002.
Park Place
5870 E. Broadway, Tucson, Arizona
www.parkplacemall.com
Brookfield Properties Retail Inc. Round 1 moved into 44,000 SF of the former 104,000 SF Sears store at Park Place, filling the space spread over two floors
Park Plaza
Little Rock, Arkansas
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (trustee)
Paseo Nuevo
Santa Barbara, California
Paseo Nuevo Owners LLCThe Santa Barbara Planning Commission rejected an updated development agreement between the mall and the City of Santa Barbara. At stake in making the deal is the nature of retail and public activity at the mall going forward.
Pembroke Lakes Mall
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Brookfield PropertiesFormer Sears dept. store will be converted to a Round One Entertainment Center.
Penhorn Mall Crombie REIT and Clayton Developments Ltd.The property owners may be ready to proceed with a plan to build out the area known as the Penhorn lands, behind a Sobeys store, where the Penhorn Mall once stood.
Pinecrest in Orange
Ohio
Square Mile Capital Management A 58 acre, 750,000 SF complex, originally developed by Fairmount Properties and DiGeronimo Companies. The shopping center first opened in 2018.
Plano Market Square Mall
Spring Creek Parkway
Triten Real Estate PartnersPlano’s City Council has approved a plan to turn a long-vacant shopping mall into a mixed-use project. The new owner seeks to retain some retain but convert the location to a mixed-use facility. The single-level 300,000 SF shopping center was originally built in 1980.
Pompano Citi Centre
1955 N. Federal Highway, Pompano Beach, Florida
The Morgan GroupThe former Macy’s building at the Pompano Citi Centre mall could be redeveloped into apartments. The Morgan Group has 12.1 acres, including the land owned by Macy’s and part of the mall parking lot owned by the Sterling Organization, under contract. The developer is seeking to rezone that land from “commercial” to “irregular residential," which would permit 356 apartments. The mall first opened in 2006.
Queensmere & Observatory sites
Slough, England
Abu Dhabi Investment AuthorityThe "Slough Central" proposal for the redevelopment of the Queensmere Shopping Centre envision 1,600+ homes, 430,000 SF of office space, a new town square and various community amenities.
Regency Mall
Augusta, Georgia
Cardinal Management LLC80 acre property, former shopping mall now being demolished. The first mall opened in 1978.
Reimagine RedbirdPeter Brodsky and Terrance MaidenRedevelopment of mall envisioned to place medical and office tenants for the $200 million redevelopment The former 94-acre Redbird mall at Interstate 20 and U.S. Highway 67. Health care providers Parkland Hospital, UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Health have announced plans for medical facilities at Redbird. Redbird Mall was first built in 1975.
River Oaks Center
Calumet City, Illinois
Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty GroupMayor has announced interest in repurposing as a mixed-use entertainment district.
Rockwood Plaza
Richmond, Virginia
Part of a 673-acre city redevelopment plan that includes the Rockwood Square, Oxbridge Square and Rockwood Plaza shopping centers.
Sandusky Mall
4314 Milan Road, Sandusky, Ohio
Cafaro CompanyHousing is being introduced at the mall. The mall first opened in 1977.
Seminole Towne Center
200 Towne Center Circle, Sanford, Florida
Kohan Retail Investment Group A 1.1 million SF property. First opened in 1995.
ShoppingTown Mall
3649 Erie Blvd E, Dewitt, New York
Onondaga CountyThe county acquired the mall from Moonbeam Capital (2020). The property opened as an open-air shopping center in 1954, and was converted to an enclosed mall in 1975.
Shops at Sunset Place
Federal Realty Investment TrustFederal Realty has announced that it will likely not continue as owner, nor initiate redevelopment as once envisioned. The mall first opened in 1999.
Shops at Worthington Place
Worthington, Ohio
Direct Retail PartnersOwners propose demolishing much of the mall to allow for office development.
Short Pump Town Center
Henrico County
South Bay Galleria
Redondo Beach, California
Queensland Investment Corp.The 29.85-acre mall is slated to begin renovation in 2022. The modification, slated for completion in 2023, will add an estimated 622,043 SF to the site for a total of approximately 1,6 million SF. New elements will include a 150-room hotel, 300 apartment units and a total of 250,000 SF square feet of public open space.
Southern Park Mall
7401 Market Street, Youngstown, Ohio
Washington Prime GroupCovering an area of approximately 1.16 million SF, the mall is the biggest shopping destination in Mahoning County.
Southern Park Mall
7401 Market Street, Youngstown, Ohio
Washington Prime Group
Southridge
Greendale, Wisconsin
Simon Property GroupSimon Property Group has agreed to a voluntary foreclosure. The Village of Greendale has started the process of possibly buying Southridge Mall's former Boston Store building. The Boston Store building has been vacant since 2018 when the department store chain's corporate parent, Bon-Ton Stores Inc., was liquidated.
Southtown Mall
7800 S. Anthony Blvd., Fort Wayne, Indiana
Formerly an indoor shopping center, Southtown Mall closed in 2003 and was razed in 2004. It was replaced with two big box stores, Walmart and Menards. A few businesses and fast-food restaurants now occupy the perimeter, but land is still available for development. The mall first opened in 1969.
Stratford Square Mall
Bloomingdale, Illinois
Namdar Realty GroupNamdar acquired Stratford in October 2019. Total GLA of 1.3 million SF. The mall first opened in 1981.
Temple Mall
3111 S. 31st Street, Temple, Texas
The Woodmont CompanyJCPenney at the mall is scheduled to close in spring 2021. The mall lost Macy's in 2017. First opened in 1976.
The District
North Outer 40 Road, Chesterfield, Missouri
The Staenberg GroupSlated to open in 2021.
Redevelopment of Taubman Prestige Outlets that will feature music venue The Factory, indoor entertainment venue Main Event, pickleball courts, and additional venues.
The Gallery at Harborplace
Baltimore, Maryland
Brookfield PropertiesVendors in the multi-level mall have been advised of a move-out plan as mall repurposing is considered.
The O2
Peninsula Square, Greenwich Peninsula, London SE10 0DX, United Kingdom
LandsecThe famous shopping center will be demolished to make way for residential development., for 2,000 homes.
The Rise
(formerly Vallco Shopping Mall)
Cupertino, California
Sand Hill Property Co.Plan is to build 2,402 homes, 1.8 million SF of office space, 400,000 SF of retail and a 30-acre rooftop park on the site. First built in 1976.
Towne Mall Galleria
3461 Towne Blvd, Middletown
George Ragheb and the Warren County Port Authority31 acres. Ragheb purchased the mall in 2012 from former owner CBL & Associates Properties.
Tri-County Mall
Springdale, Ohio
MarketSpace Capital, Park Harbor CapitalMarch 2022 - new owners have acquired, envisioning a transformation to a $1 billion redevelopment project with residences, offices, restaurants, shops, a school, entertainment venues and green space. Mall has been vacant.
Triangle Town Center
Raleigh
Offered again for sale. The mall was last sold in mid-2019 after its previous owner defaulted on its debt. A 1.3 million SF shopping mall.
Tucson Mall
4500 N. Oracle Road, Tucson, Arizona
Brookfield Properties Retail Inc. Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance has created a multi-use arts and makers space that encourages collaborative arts from photography to robotics.
Underground Atlanta
University Mall + Fowler Avenue
Tampa, Florida
RD ManagementThe University Mall area is being entirely renovated and restructured into what will be known as “Rithm at Uptown,” an urban neighborhood development that will include restaurants, shops, and technology and science companies. The $1 billion project has been in planning for 5 years.
University Place
Chapel Hill
Ram Reality AdvisorsRam Reality Advisors bought the 43-acre site in 2018 - the redevelopment will “transform University Place into a walkable town center and introduce new uses to complement the existing commercial uses.” The proposal is to de-mall the property and converting obsolete, dying, enclosed mall into an outward-facing, open-air town center,
Upper Valley Mall
Dayton, Ohio
Clark CountyThe mall is closing for good this year, Sears and CVS will remain on the property, but the 13 remaining businesses in the mall must shutter by June 16, 2021.
Uptown Harbour
North Miami Beach, Florida
Dezer Development Proposed mixed-use redevelopment of Intracoastal Mall. As envisioned by the developer, the re-use of the site would include 3,000 condos and apartments, 575,000 SF of office and retail space, and a 100-foot-wide canal to the outdoor mall site at 3861 NE 163rd St., on the Sunny Isles Causeway.
Valley West Mall
West Des Moines, Iowa
Watson Centers Inc.Redevelopment plan would transform the site into a $278 million mixed-use hub of new residences, outdoor gathering places, entertainment, and a hotel with event space. The mall first opened in 1975.
Village at Laguna Hills
(formerly Laguna Hills Mall)
Laguna Hills, California
Merlone Geier PartnersMerlone Geier acquired Laguna Hills Mall from Simon Property Group in 2013 The mall was first built in 1973.
Virginia Center Commons
Henrico County
Water Tower Place
Chicago, Illinois
Brookfield PropertiesTarget is interested in taking over the ex-Macy's space.
Wausau Center
C-302 Wausau Center, Wausau, Wisconsin
Wausau Opportunity ZoneEnvisioned to include residential and retail areas, office space, restaurants, entertainment and green spaces. It is scheduled to be completed by November 2022, Owned by Rialto Capital Management before acquisition by WOZ in February 2020. The mall first opened in 1983. WOZ is backed by two foundations: the Dwight and Linda Davis Foundation and the Judd S. Alexander Foundation — in partnership with the city.
West Lake Mall
Bessemer, Alabama
Anthony UnderwoodNo plans for redevelopment, as yet. Anthony Underwood purchased the property in 2011. Shannon Waltchack Commercial Real Estate group is helping Underwood sell the property.
Westfield Citrus Park
Tampa, Florida
PrimeTime AmusementsA family entertainment center is proposed for the re-use of a defunct 125,000 SF Sears department store.
Westfield Montgomery
Bethesda, Maryland
Unibail-Rodamco-WestfieldThe Sears store has shuttered but the mall is a going concern.
Westfield Valley Fair
Santa Clara, California
Westfield Corp.With a $1.1 billion expansion, the mall is now home to a 3-level Bloomingdale's flagship store, exhibitions from the San Jose Museum of Art, and new outdoor spaces.
Westgate Mall
2285 Schoenersville Road
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Onyx Equities LLCThe mall first opened in 1973.
Westminster Mall
Westminster, California
City is exploring redevelopment.
Westmont Shopping Center
Arlington, Virginia
Republic Land Development (Westmont Properties, L.C. )The strip mall, at Columbia Pike and S. Glebe Road, is set to be demolished and replaced with a six-story mixed use building with 250 housing units and 22,500 SF of retail space.
WestShore Plaza
Tampa Bay, Florida
Washington Prime Group Inc.Plans to re-purpose a vacant Sears store and adjacent parking lot. WestShore Plaza is an enclosed suburban-style shopping mall.
White Flint Mall
North Bethesda, Maryland
Lerner Enterprises and Tower Cos. Substantially demolished after shuttering in 2015. The mall first opened in 1977.
Winter Park Village
510 Orlando Ave, Winter Park, Florida
CastoThis lifestyle center with dining, shopping and entertainment complex will undergo a $50 million facelift next year to make it more inviting for pedestrians. The mall first opened in 1999.

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