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Former Sears department store site at Westland Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedUnder constructionHialeah, FL

Under construction 2026; housing/retail lifestyle center with market-aligned rent ($1,731 median) and active permits ($4.16B 2024). · summary, model-written

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Former Sears department store site at Westland Mall
Exterior view of a Macy's store entrance with palm trees and clear sky. · verified by a vision model. Photo: Phillip Pessar from Miami, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Finance and pipeline
Retrofit in the pipelineThis site: …under construction newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Place
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 281,000 on PALMETTO EXPWY fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 8,068 units, Miami-Dade County census-bps · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $2,789/mo zillow · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: PALMETTO EXPWY fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -1.1% census-acs · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …a lifestyle center including retail stores, restaurants, and housings record · all sites with this
New use
Entertainment and sportsThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
HousingThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Mixed useThis site: …a lifestyle center including retail stores, restaurants, and housings newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …a lifestyle center including retail stores, restaurants, and housings newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusUnder constructionnewtypes-extraction reported
StrategyRedevelopment, under constructionWikipedia no source
New usesentertainment, housing, retailWikipedia no source
What is there nowa lifestyle center including retail stores, restaurants, and housingsnewtypes-extraction reported
Retrofit year2026newtypes-extraction reported
Developera development companynewtypes-extraction

History and original facts

Closed2020newtypes-extraction reported
CountyMiami-Dade County
Census division5 · South Atlantic
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Sears department store at Westland Mall in Hialeah, Florida, is being redeveloped into a lifestyle center with retail, restaurants, and housing.

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Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Site context

Housing permits, Miami-Dade County (FL), 20248,068 units in 5+ unit buildings, 309 in 2–4, 2,231 single-family; 2023: 10,980 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby0 within 10 km, 10 within 25 kmcomputed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)141,088 jobs in 11,887 establishments; average annual pay $52,073; employment location quotient 1.12; employment -0.3% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20225,227 jobs; 1,738 in retail trade, 556 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 12086000705)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 46th income percentile as adults; 0.8% incarcerated at the 2010 count (810 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 22.6%; median family income $35,463; 1,147 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsDade County School District (PK-12); 11 public schools within 1 mile: JOHN G. DUPUIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; MARCUS A. MILAM K-8 CENTER; PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL; BEN SHEPPARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNCES EDGE
Elevation8 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025305 county-logged events: 104 flood, 75 thunderstorm wind, 43 hail, 33 flash flood; $7,202,500 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 33012, 2026-09median list price $284,500 (-10.5% on the year); 147 active listings; median 74 days on market; 17% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 202310,826 establishments (+4%); 139,904 jobs (+12%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $523,240 (+1% 1 yr, +35% 5 yr); typical rent $2,789/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)281,000 vehicles a day on PALMETTO EXPWY (freeway or expressway, 10 lanes); 28,662 trucks; 25 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Sears closed 2020; site now under construction (2026) as lifestyle center with retail, restaurants, and housing. Developer: unnamed company. New uses confirmed in record.

Why. Status: under construction (2026). Median rent $1,731. Housing component included. Peer comparison: 5.0 score matches 5 other FL sites (e.g., DeSoto Square Mall, Lakes Mall). Zillow data shows 35.4% housing value growth (5y). Traffic: 281k ADT on Palmetto Expwy (freeway).

Where it stands. Permits show $4.16B in 2024 construction value. No specific parcel details or developer name provided. Housing market (ZHV $523k) and retail trends (4.4% store growth) support plan.

For a planner

  • Status: active redevelopment (not speculative).
  • Traffic and housing data align with market demand.
  • No peer competition noted within 10km.

For a developer

  • Confirmed housing/retail mix in record.
  • Median rent $1,731 supports pricing.
  • No missing data on permits or approvals (2024 permits active).

What we do not know yet

  • Developer name not specified.
  • Exact housing units or retail mix not detailed.
  • No timeline beyond 2026.

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Background

Westland Mall (formerly Westfield Westland) is a shopping mall in Hialeah, Florida, United States. The anchor stores are Macy's and JCPenney. The mall has over 100 stores. Westland Mall has several restaurants, Fuddruckers, Chili's, Outback Steakhouse, IHOP and a food court with Subway, Charlys Grill Subs and more. The mall experiences about 10 to 12 thousand people daily or 70000-84000 people weekly. from the Miami metropolitan area. == History == The mall, then named "Westland Mall", opened in the summer of 1969, after the mall was built to the east of the then standalone Burdines Department Store. At that time its anchors were Sears, Burdines, JCPenney and Mays.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 2019 Sears announced closure
  2. 2020 Sears store closed
  3. 2020 Closed
  4. 2026 Former Sears site purchased and redevelopment started
  5. 2026 Retrofit: redevelop

Sources

  • Westland Mall (Florida) · CC BY-SA 4.0
    4 quoted sentences
    the former Sears department store site
    On November 7, 2019, it was announced that Sears would be closing this location as part of a plan to close 96 stores nationwide.
    The store closed in February 2020.
    As of 2026, the former Sears department store site was purchased by a development company who is redeveloping the former Sears.

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