Retrofit Atlas

Malls · Alabama

Springdale Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedDemolishedMobile, AL

Opened 1959. Redeveloped.

Status nowDemolishedextracted, unreviewed
What it becameretailextracted, unreviewed
Retrofit yearNot yet retrofittedstatus
Walkability9.8 of 20 · 15-minute 6 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNo · Opportunity ZoneOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Springdale Mall
Exterior view of a shopping center with parked cars and carts. · verified by a vision model. Photo: NitekMobilian, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile13 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Finance and pipeline
Website dead or redirectingThis site: …https://properties.brixmor.com/p/retail-real-estate/Mobile-AL-36606/springdale?u overture / http check · 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
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 97,593 on Heroes' Highway fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High hurricane riskThis site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this
High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)This site: Relatively High; hurricane, lightning fema-nri · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: Heroes' Highway fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Lower-income tract (< $50k)This site: $47,383 census-acs · all sites with this
Opportunity ZoneThis site: 01097002800 hud-oz · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 65% census-acs · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -0.4% census-acs · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …big-box stores extraction · all sites with this
New use
Retail (continued)This site: …big-box stores extraction · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

StatusDemolishedextracted, unreviewed
StrategyRedevelopedextracted, unreviewed
New usesretailextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowbig-box storesextracted, unreviewed

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Springdale Mall” and “Mobile” (34 hits, first 34 sampled, 7 other filers such as tenants left out). Only weak matches to commercial-mortgage trusts: the mall may have backed a securitised loan, or may just be mentioned in the filing; several trusts usually means one loan split into pari-passu notes. Earliest trust filing in the sample 2001-01-03 (a sample date, not the issuance date); candidate loan vintage 2000 from the trust name (weak match). Whether the loan is still in the pool, in special servicing or repaid is in the trust's monthly distribution reports, which are not searchable here. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.

KindFilerFilingsDatesForms
CMBS trust (weak)Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2006-C412006-10-13 to 2006-10-138-K 1
CMBS trust (weak)SALOMON BROTHERS COMMERCIAL MORT TR 2000-C312001-01-03 to 2001-01-038-K 1
Public owner (strong)CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES INC (CBL)252001-04-02 to 2004-12-148-K 14, 10-Q 6, 10-K 4, 10-K/A 1

Site context

Transit within 800 mno rail station; 1 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km3, 4, junctionOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m10: ALLTEL BUILDING; BEBO'S; GOODYEAR AUTO SERVICE CENTER NUMBER 2257; MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT OF BEL AIR MALL; MURPHY EXPRESS - MOBILE, ALEPA FRS
Census tract 010970028004,251 people, 3,195 per sq mi; median household income $47,383; median gross rent $924; 65% renters; 8.1% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 9.8 of 20; 120 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.76; 45,768 jobs within 45 min by car; 3% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 1 schools, 8 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 1 civic, 18 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 26 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zoneyes, tract 01097002800 (rural)HUD
Housing permits, Mobile County (AL), 2024264 units in 5+ unit buildings, 74 in 2–4, 1,377 single-family; 2023: 56 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.71; socioeconomic 0.88; housing and transport 0.54; 33% below 150% of poverty; 9% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby1 within 10 km, 1 within 25 km: Mobile Festival Centre (1.4 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace Springdale (shopping_mall, confidence 0.99, from Microsoft, Overture, Overture-signals); building footprint 12,870 m², 7.167107105255127 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialproperties.brixmor.com (down or redirecting, status 404); archived 2018–2019 (Wayback)Overture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views42,340 since 2015; 3,064 in the last 12 months (-9% vs the prior 12); peak 2015-07 with 564Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population -14% (4,946 → 4,251); median income +59% ($29,794 → $47,383); renters 64% → 65%; median home value +28% ($99,100 → $126,600)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively high overall (score 86.5); expected annual loss $3.0M; high: hurricane, lightning; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20231,468 establishments (+0%); 20,062 jobs (+2%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $195,684 (+0% 1 yr, +18% 5 yr); typical rent $1,280/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025212 (2000 = 100); -7.5% 1 yr, +54% 5 yr, +92% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)97,593 vehicles a day on Heroes' Highway (Interstate, 6 lanes); 8,461 trucks; 28 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Opened in 1959 as an open-air shopping center in Mobile, Alabama, Springdale Mall was later enclosed and subsequently faced competition from larger regional centers. It was demolished in stages during the 2000s, with the former enclosed mall replaced by big-box stores.

Why. The record cites competition from larger shopping centers in the area as a factor leading to demolition; no anchor losses, debt, or other causes are mentioned.

Where it stands. The site is currently demolished and replaced with big-box stores; the record does not specify who owns or controls the property.

For a planner

  • Precedent: similar malls demolished for big-box retail reuse.
  • Policy tools used: not stated in the record.
  • Open questions: future zoning, community input, and infrastructure needs for the site.

For a developer

  • Site size: not stated in the record.
  • Control/ownership: not stated in the record.
  • Entitlement stage: not stated in the record.
  • Constraints (flood, transit, environment): not stated in the record.
  • Market signals (tract data): not stated in the record.

What we do not know yet

  • Site size unknown.
  • Ownership/controlling entity unknown.
  • Entitlement and permitting status unknown.
  • Environmental constraints (floodplain, wetlands) unknown.
  • Transit access and infrastructure conditions unknown.
  • Local market demographics and demand unknown.
  • Exact demolition timeline and phases unknown.
  • Current tenant mix of big-box stores unknown.
  • Data verified as draft; may contain unreviewed model-extracted facts.

Generated by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b on NVIDIA API via Hermes CT from the fields, parcels, deals and context layers on this page, with no outside knowledge. It is regenerated when the record changes and has not been checked by a person. How it is made.

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  • Landmark Mall, Alexandria, VA · Malls · opened 1965; same strategy: redevelop
  • Avondale Mall, DeKalb County, GA · Malls · opened 1964; same strategy: redevelop

Elsewhere on the web

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History and original facts

Opened1959extracted, unreviewed
CountyMobile County
Census division6 · East South Central
NotesWikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, original developer, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Background

Springdale Mall is a shopping center located in Mobile, Alabama, United States, directly across from The Shoppes at Bel Air. Opened in 1959 as an open-air shopping center, Springdale Mall was later redeveloped as an enclosed shopping center. Facing competition from larger shopping centers in the area, Springdale was demolished in stages in the 2000s, with most of the former enclosed mall being replaced with big-box stores.

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

Timeline

  1. 1959 Opened as an open-air shopping center

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Springdale Mall (original enclosed mall) · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year opened
    5 quoted sentences
    Opened in 1959 as an open-air shopping center
    most of the former enclosed mall being replaced with big-box stores.
    Springdale was demolished in stages in the 2000s
    Springdale Mall was later redeveloped as an enclosed shopping center.

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