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Malls · California

Manchester Center

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedStatus not verifiedFresno, CA

Opened 1955. Redeveloped in 2016.

What it becamehousing, office, retail, civicextracted, unreviewed reported
Site size40 acresextracted, unreviewed
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Manchester Center was built on 40 acres of land, 2.6 miles north of downtown Fresno.

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Last sale$10.7M · 2023public reporting
Retrofit year2016extracted, unreviewed reported
Walkability17.2 of 20 · 15-minute 6 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNo · Opportunity ZoneOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Former anchors
GottschalksThis site: Gottschalks wikipedia · all sites with this
SearsThis site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/175405499240099 overture · all sites with this
Sold since 2020This site: 2023 Ethan Conrad Properties research-deals · all sites with this
Website dead or redirectingThis site: …http://www.manchester-center.com/events.php?ax=v&nid=105 overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
100k+ jobs within 45 min by transitThis site: 129,216 epa-walkability · all sites with this
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 19 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $2,052/mo zillow · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High earthquake riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High inland flooding riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.98 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Lower-income tract (< $50k)This site: $44,137 census-acs · all sites with this
Opportunity ZoneThis site: 06019005100 hud-oz · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 57% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract house prices doubled in 10 yearsThis site: +112% fhfa · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +62% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract population up 25%+ since 2013This site: +32% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 17.2 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Scale
Building footprint 50,000+ m²This site: 52,946 m² overture · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: Mixed-use development with residential apartments, retail stores, office space, and a police station. extraction · all sites with this
New use
Civic and governmentThis site: residential apartments, retail stores, office space, and a police station. In 2023, plans filed with the City of Fresno calle extraction · all sites with this
HousingThis site: Mixed-use development with residential apartments, retail stores, office space, and a police stati extraction · all sites with this
Mixed useThis site: Mixed-use development with residential apartments, retail stores, off extraction · all sites with this
OfficeThis site: …use development with residential apartments, retail stores, office space, and a police station. In 2023, plans filed with the extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: Mixed-use development with residential apartments, retail stores, office space, and a police station. In 2023, plans extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusStatus not verifiedWikidata reported
StrategyRedevelopedextracted, unreviewed
documented
In 2016, owner Omninet Capital began another redevelopment project.

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New useshousing, office, retail, civicextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there nowMixed-use development with residential apartments, retail stores, office space, and a police station.extracted, unreviewed
documented
Manchester Center has transitioned from a traditional enclosed shopping mall into a mixed-use development.

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Retrofit year2016extracted, unreviewed reported
RedeveloperOmninet Capitalextracted, unreviewed reported

Planning

Entitlement year2025extracted, unreviewed reported
Planning notesIn 2023, plans filed with the City of Fresno called for 610 residential units at Manchester Center while retaining approximately 112,000 square feet of retail space.extracted, unreviewed reported

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
2023Sold$10.7M closedEthan Conrad Properties ← Seritage Growth PropertiesWikipedia

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Manchester Center” and “Fresno” (29 hits, first 29 sampled, 16 other filers such as tenants left out). No commercial-mortgage trust names this mall in the sample, which does not rule out a securitised loan. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.

KindFilerFilingsDatesForms
Public owner (strong)Seritage Growth Properties (SRG, SRG-PA)32018-02-28 to 2020-03-0210-K 3
Public owner (weak)STORE CAPITAL Corp12020-02-21 to 2020-02-2110-K 1

Site context

Transit within 800 mno rail station; 5 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km129, 130, 131OpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneX · 0.2 PCT ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m20: 1427 E. FOUNTAIN WAY; 1535 EAST ANDREWS AVENUE; 1818 EAST CORNELL AVENUE; 2826 NORTH BLACKSTONE AVENUE; 2828 NORTH BLACKSTONE AVENUEEPA FRS
Census tract 060190051006,866 people, 6,872 per sq mi; median household income $44,137; median gross rent $1,142; 57% renters; 3.4% vacant units; 0.7% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 17.2 of 20; 92 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 177 m; land-use mix 0.91; 85,624 jobs within 45 min by car, 129,216 by transit; 14% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 1 schools, 2 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 2 civic, 20 food and drink; 19 cycleway segments, 59 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zoneyes, tract 06019005100 (rural)HUD
Housing permits, Fresno County (CA), 2024296 units in 5+ unit buildings, 12 in 2–4, 2,131 single-family; 2023: 764 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.98; socioeconomic 0.88; housing and transport 0.88; 44% below 150% of poverty; 15% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby2 within 10 km, 2 within 25 km: Former Vons grocery store (2.4 km); Fulton Mall (5.0 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace Manchester Center Farmers Market (farmers_market, confidence 0.99, from Overture, meta); building footprint 52,946 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.manchester-center.com (down or redirecting, status 0); archived 2001–2018 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Tract change 2013–2023population +32% (5,193 → 6,866); median income +62% ($27,220 → $44,137); renters 62% → 57%; median home value +124% ($125,200 → $280,800)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively moderate overall (score 80.5); expected annual loss $2.0M; high: inland flooding, earthquake; community resilience very lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)38,900 jobs in 2,428 establishments; average annual pay $42,668; employment location quotient 0.92; employment -1.0% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20222,329 jobs; 541 in retail trade, 208 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06019005100)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 36th income percentile as adults; 1.1% incarcerated at the 2010 count (1,127 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 35.5%; median family income $36,162; 924 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsFresno Unified School District (KG-12); 11 public schools within 1 mile: Crescent View West Public Charter; Aspen Meadow Public; Aspen Ridge Public; Birney ElementaryNCES EDGE
Elevation310 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025404 county-logged events: 252 flood, 40 debris flow, 36 heavy rain, 34 thunderstorm wind; $2,512,300 property damage reported; 3 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 93726, 2026-09median list price $350,225 (+1.8% on the year); 58 active listings; median 45 days on market; 14% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20232,406 establishments (-1%); 38,323 jobs (+16%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $404,056 (+1% 1 yr, +18% 5 yr); typical rent $2,052/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025396 (2000 = 100); +0.2% 1 yr, +46% 5 yr, +112% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)19,934 vehicles a day (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 1,591 trucks; 18 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

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  • already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
  • 40 acres
  • county grew 3.5% 2018–23
  • housing in the record

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History and original facts

Opened1955extracted, unreviewed
Acres40.0extracted, unreviewed
documented
Manchester Center was built on 40 acres of land, 2.6 miles north of downtown Fresno.

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Stores at peak83extracted, unreviewed reported
Original developerC. A. Berfieldextracted, unreviewed
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C. A. Berfield, president of the Manchester Land Company, subsequently developed the shopping center.

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ArchitectWalter Wagner
AnchorsGottschalks, Sears, Mayfair market grocery
CountyFresno County
Census division9 · Pacific
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Manchester Center is a mixed-use shopping mall in Fresno, California. It is located at the intersection of North Blackstone Avenue and East Shields Avenue. Manchester Center has transitioned from a traditional enclosed shopping mall into a mixed-use development.

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

Timeline

  1. 1953 Mayfair market grocery becomes first operational store
  2. 1955 Manchester Center formally opens to public
  3. 1978 Work begins to enclose shopping center and construct second level
  4. 1980 Expansion and renovation completed (second level added)
  5. 1995 Financial difficulties exceed $1 million in debt
  6. 1996 Property sold
  7. 2009 Gottschalks closes department store
  8. 2016 Omninet Capital begins redevelopment project
  9. 2023 Former Sears property sold to Ethan Conrad Properties for $10.7 million
  10. 2025 El Super opens supermarket in former Sears building

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Manchester Center (Fresno, California) · supports: acres, after notes, original developer, strategy, year opened
    15 quoted sentences
    It formally opened its doors to the public on October 1, 1955, having nine operational stores.
    Manchester Center was built on 40 acres of land, 2.6 miles north of downtown Fresno.
    C. A. Berfield, president of the Manchester Land Company, subsequently developed the shopping center.
    Manchester Center has transitioned from a traditional enclosed shopping mall into a mixed-use development.

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