# Manchester Center

Fresno, CA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-3830a036bf` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/fresno-manchester-center/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-3830a036bf.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-3830a036bf.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-3830a036bf

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | unknown | reported · Wikipedia |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | housing, office, retail, civic | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Mixed-use development with residential apartments, retail stores, office space, and a police station. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1955 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2016 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 40.0 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 83 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | C. A. Berfield | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Omninet Capital | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2025 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | In 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. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “It formally opened its doors to the public on October 1, 1955, having nine operational stores.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Center_(Fresno%2C_California)
- **acres**: “Manchester Center was built on 40 acres of land, 2.6 miles north of downtown Fresno.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Center_(Fresno%2C_California)
- **original_developer**: “C. A. Berfield, president of the Manchester Land Company, subsequently developed the shopping center.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Center_(Fresno%2C_California)
- **after_notes**: “Manchester Center has transitioned from a traditional enclosed shopping mall into a mixed-use development.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Center_(Fresno%2C_California)
- **strategy**: “In 2016, owner Omninet Capital began another redevelopment project.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Center_(Fresno%2C_California)

## Anchors

Gottschalks, Sears, Mayfair market grocery

## Parties

- Omninet Capital — owner (from text) (2016–)
- Seritage Growth Properties — owner (from text) (–2023)
- Ethan Conrad Properties — owner (from text) (2023–)

## Timeline

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

## Deals and debt

- 2023 sale: 10700000.0 Ethan Conrad Properties ← Seritage Growth Properties  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Center_(Fresno%2C_California)

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

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.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Center_(Fresno%2C_California)

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Center_(Fresno%2C_California)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Manchester Center, Fresno, CA." Record m-3830a036bf, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/fresno-manchester-center/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_fresnomanchestercenter,
  title = {Manchester Center, Fresno, CA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/fresno-manchester-center/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-3830a036bf, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.