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Eastwood Mall

Imported, unreviewedDemolishedBirmingham, AL

Eastwood Mall in Birmingham, AL, opened as a center, was demolished, and the site is now referenced as Eastwood Village. · summary, model-written

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Eastwood Mall
Exterior view of an empty parking lot with a blue and yellow building in the background. · verified by a vision model. Photo: Mike Kalasnik from Fort Mill, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Finance and pipeline
Closed or demolished, no retrofit recordedThis site: …demolished extraction · all sites with this
Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 64,449 on I-20 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -11% census-cbp · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 4 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High inland flooding riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High tornado riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: I-20 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Low social vulnerability tract (SVI ≤ 0.25)This site: 0.20 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Tract house prices doubled in 10 yearsThis site: +101% fhfa · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 14.3 epa-walkability · all sites with this

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Now

StatusDemolishedextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowEastwood Villageextracted, unreviewed

Site context

Transit within 800 mno rail station; 7 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km132, 132A, 132B, 133OpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m18: ALADDIN CLEANERS; BURCH CORPORATION OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE; CHICK-FIL-A EASTWOOD VILLAGE; COMPASS BANK @ EASTWOOD VILLAGE; CROWN AL-29EPA FRS
Census tract 010730056004,460 people, 2,745 per sq mi; median household income $73,455; median gross rent $1,168; 40% renters; 8.0% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 14.3 of 20; 75 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 645 m; land-use mix 0.83; 95,438 jobs within 45 min by car, 1,427 by transit; 18% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 4 grocers, 1 schools, 6 parks or playgrounds, 3 health, 2 civic, 14 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 10 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Jefferson County (AL), 2024556 units in 5+ unit buildings, 25 in 2–4, 1,536 single-family; 2023: 324 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.20; socioeconomic 0.05; housing and transport 0.65; 8% below 150% of poverty; 3% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby3 within 10 km, 4 within 25 km: Century Plaza (0.5 km); Larkway Gardens (7.7 km); Brookwood Village (8.1 km)computed
Overture Mapsno place match; building footprint 19,125 m², 7.206735134124756 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views28,641 since 2015; 2,086 in the last 12 months (-28% vs the prior 12); peak 2020-11 with 408Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population -7% (4,789 → 4,460); median income +44% ($50,875 → $73,455); renters 36% → 40%; median home value +88% ($184,200 → $346,500)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively moderate overall (score 79.3); expected annual loss $2.3M; high: tornado, inland flooding, cold wave, lightning; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km1 LIHTC properties, 90 units: Augusta Pointe (90 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20232,489 establishments (-11%); 37,386 jobs (-4%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $214,208 (+2% 1 yr, +14% 5 yr); typical rent $1,339/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025739 (2000 = 100); +4.2% 1 yr, +46% 5 yr, +101% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)64,449 vehicles a day on I-20 (Interstate, 5 lanes); 10,312 trucks; 34 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Eastwood Mall opened as a shopping center in Birmingham, Alabama. It was later demolished and the site is now referred to as Eastwood Village.

Why. The record does not state the reasons for the mall's closure or demolition.

Where it stands. The site is demolished and currently noted as Eastwood Village; ownership and control are not specified in the record.

For a planner

  • No specific precedents or policy tools are mentioned in the record.
  • Open questions include future land use, ownership, and potential redevelopment incentives.

For a developer

  • Site size, current control, and entitlement stage are not provided in the record.
  • Context-layer constraints such as flood risk, transit access, or environmental conditions are unknown.

What we do not know yet

  • Missing opening date and demolition timeline.
  • Missing anchor tenant information and reasons for closure.
  • Ownership and controlling entity are not specified.
  • No data on site size, zoning, or entitlements.
  • No context-layer details (flood, transit, environment) are provided.

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Elsewhere on the web

Retail history: Eastwood Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here

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  • closed or demolished site (sourced)

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History and original facts

CountyJefferson County
Census division6 · East South Central
NotesWikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Eastwood Village, formerly Eastwood Mall, was a shopping mall located in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Its location was between Montclair Road and Crestwood Boulevard, adjacent to I-20, between Mountain Brook and Irondale.

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

Sources

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