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Madison Oak

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit builtSavannah, GA

Completed housing retrofit (2026) on former department store mall; not available for new development. · summary, model-written

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Site profile3 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors
SearsThis site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …new apartments record · all sites with this
New use
HousingThis site: …new apartments newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported
StrategyRedevelopedWikipedia no source
New useshousingWikipedia no source
What is there nownew apartmentsnewtypes-extraction reported
Retrofit year2026newtypes-extraction reported
RedeveloperMadison Capitalnewtypes-extraction reported

Planning

Zoning changemulti-familynewtypes-extraction reported
Entitlement year2022Wikipedia no source

Site context

Housing permits, Chatham County (GA), 2024973 units in 5+ unit buildings, 14 in 2–4, 1,704 single-family; 2023: 59 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby0 within 10 km, 1 within 25 kmcomputed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)20,068 jobs in 1,475 establishments; average annual pay $42,601; employment location quotient 1.18; employment +1.3% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 202220,932 jobs; 1,137 in retail trade, 5,636 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 13051011700)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 40th income percentile as adults; 5.5% incarcerated at the 2010 count (47 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; 4% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 14.8%; median family income $102,500; 0 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsChatham County School District (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Hubert Middle School; Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts; Henderson E Formey Jr Early Learning CenterNCES EDGE
Elevation40 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025288 county-logged events: 190 thunderstorm wind, 30 flash flood, 30 hail, 23 lightning; $2,702,350 property damage reported; 2 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 31401, 2026-09median list price $763,500 (+12.3% on the year); 254 active listings; median 102 days on market; 19% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20231,398 establishments (+17%); 19,157 jobs (+21%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $332,415 (-3% 1 yr, +30% 5 yr); typical rent $1,734/mo (-1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)22,900 vehicles a day on Bay St; (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 1,621 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Madison Oak (Savannah, GA), formerly a department store mall, closed in 2018. It is now a built housing project (apartments) completed in 2026. The developer is Madison Capital. Zoning changed to multi-family in 2022. The retrofit was approved and built; it is not an active opportunity (record states "retrofit already built" and "already in play"). The project is confirmed as housing in the record. No further details on occupancy, financials, or current status beyond completion are provided. County population growth (3.9% 2018–2023) is noted but not directly tied to the project outcome. Peer comparisons (e.g., other redeveloped malls) are listed but not assessed.

Why. The record explicitly states the retrofit is built and completed, making it a historical case, not a current opportunity. All key details (closure, zoning, completion, use) are confirmed in the data.

Where it stands. Completed housing project. Not available for new development.

For a planner

  • Zoning change (2022) and completion (2026) are documented.
  • Traffic data (Bay St, 22,900 ADT) and housing market context (ZHVI $332k) are provided but not directly relevant to the project status.

For a developer

  • Not available for new development (already built).
  • No current opportunity indicated; record states "already in play" and "retrofit already built".

What we do not know yet

  • No occupancy or financial performance data provided.
  • No details on how the housing project integrates with surrounding context (e.g., transit, amenities).

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  • retrofit already built
  • already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
  • county grew 3.9% 2018–23
  • housing in the record

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History and original facts

Closed2018newtypes-extraction
AnchorsSears
CountyChatham County
Census division5 · South Atlantic
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Sears big-box store at Oglethorpe Mall in Savannah, Georgia, was redeveloped into the Madison Oak apartment complex, completed by 2026.

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Timeline

  1. 2018 Sears closed
  2. 2018 Closed
  3. 2022 Rezoning approved
  4. 2026 Apartment complex completed and opened
  5. 2026 Retrofit: redevelop

Sources

  • Oglethorpe Mall · CC BY-SA 4.0
    4 quoted sentences
    The new apartment complex on the mall grounds in known as Madison Oak.
    On August 22, 2018, Sears announced that it would be closing in November 2018
    On February 24, 2022, developer Madison Capital was granted approval to rezone the former Sears tract to multi-family.
    The new apartment complex on the mall grounds in known as Madison Oak.

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