Laguna Hills Mall

Nowextracted, unreviewed

Status	Demolishedextracted, unreviewed documented The enclosed mall closed on December 31, 2018, and was completely demolished in 2023. en.wikipedia.org
Strategy	Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed documented Laguna Hills Mall was a shopping mall in Laguna Hills, California, United States, in southern Orange County that is being redeveloped into a lifestyle center by the owners as Village at Laguna Hills. en.wikipedia.org
New uses	hotel, entertainment, housing, office, park, retailextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there now	Exterior stores remain open.extracted, unreviewed documented The exterior stores remain open. en.wikipedia.org
Developer	Merlone Geier Partnersextracted, unreviewed

Links out37 links from ids on this record

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Official records (20)

government and regulatory records for this site, built from ids on the record

• EDGAR filer · Cd 2007-Cd5 Mortgage Trustfrom sec.gov
• Filing 0000914121-07-002701 (8-K)from sec.gov
• EDGAR filer · Simon Property Group Inc /De/ (Spg, Spg-Pj)from sec.gov
• Filing 0001047469-13-007843 (8-K, 10-K, 8-K/A)from sec.gov
• EDGAR filer · Lexington Corporate Properties Trust (Lxp, Lxp-Pc)from sec.gov
• Filing 0001116679-07-002936 (8-K, 10-K)from sec.gov
• EDGAR filer · Simon Property Group L P /De/from sec.gov
• Filing 0000912057-02-013017 (10-K)from sec.gov
• EDGAR filer · Behringer Harvard Multifamily Reit I Incfrom sec.gov
• Filing 0001104659-10-000420 (8-K)from sec.gov
• EDGAR full-text search: “Laguna Hills Mall”from city search
• 10-K property table · Simon Property Group 2013from sec.gov
• 10-K property table · Simon Property Group 2012from sec.gov
• 10-K property table · Simon Property Group 2011from sec.gov
• 10-K property table · Simon Property Group 2010from sec.gov
• Census tract 06059062647 profile (data.census.gov)from data.census.gov
• Census tract 06059062647 on Census Reporterfrom censusreporter.org
• Orange County (06059) profile (data.census.gov)from data.census.gov
• FEMA flood map (NFHL) at this point (search)from msc.fema.gov
• EPA ECHO facilities within 1 milefrom echo.epa.gov

Reference (5)

encyclopedic and research references

• Wikipedia articlefrom en.wikipedia.org
• Wikidata item Q14683016from wikidata.org
• Wikimedia Commons photos within 500 mfrom commons.wikimedia.org
• Retrofitting Suburbia (book site)from retrofittingsuburbia.com
• Laguna Hills, California on Wikipediafrom en.wikipedia.org

Place (8)

map and street views by coordinates

• Google Mapsfrom google.com
• Street Viewfrom google.com
• Bing Mapsfrom bing.com
• Apple Mapsfrom maps.apple.com
• OpenStreetMapfrom openstreetmap.org
• Walk Score at this pointfrom walkscore.com
• Transitland mapfrom transit.land
• USGS National Mapfrom apps.nationalmap.gov

Market (2)

listings and owner pages; commercial, so search engines are told not to follow

• LoopNet: for sale in Laguna Hills, CA (search)from city search
• Simon Property Group · company site (owner, Wikidata)from company site on record

News (2)

news searches and archived pages

• Google News: “Laguna Hills Mall” (search)from name search
• Bing News: “Laguna Hills Mall” (search)from name search

History and original factsWikidata

Opened	1973Wikidata reported
Closed	2018extracted, unreviewed documented The enclosed mall closed on December 31, 2018, and was completely demolished in 2023. en.wikipedia.org
Acres	68.0hermes-web reported
Gross leasable area	867,000 sq fthermes-web reported
Original developer	The Hahn Companyhermes-web reported
Architect	Edward Killingsworth
Anchors	Sears, J.C. Penney, Buffums, Broadway
County	Orange County
Census division	9 · Pacific
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

Not yet recorded: retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Planningresearch and extraction

Planning notes	The renovations include pedestrian plazas, new retail sections, a 988-unit apartment complex, a multi-screen movie theater, new signage, and a 1,500-space parking structure.extracted, unreviewed reported

Deals and debtpublic reporting; Wikipedia for older rows

Securitised debt and public filersSEC EDGAR full-text search, 2026-10-20

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Laguna Hills Mall” and “Laguna Hills” (152 hits, first 100 sampled, 3 other filers such as tenants left out). A strong match to a commercial-mortgage trust means the mall very likely backed, or backs, a securitised loan; several trusts usually means one loan split into pari-passu notes. Earliest trust filing in the sample 2007-12-14 (a sample date, not the issuance date); candidate loan vintage 2007 from the trust name. 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.

As reported by the owner

Property tables from the owner's annual report (Form 10-K, Item 2) on EDGAR, one row per filing year. GLA, occupancy and anchors are the filer's own figures at that year end; “leased” counts signed leases, “occupied” counts open stores; ownership is the filer's share. Matched by name and place, unreviewed; the verbatim table row is in sec_facts.csv.

Site contextpublic APIs, see origins; tract and county figures sit at different geographies and are not directly comparable

Transit within 800 m	no rail station; 6 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km	90, 91, 92A, junctionOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zone	no NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	45: 23961 CALLE DE LA MAGDALENA INVESTORS, LLC; 2401 SILVERBAY DR; 24095 GEMWOOD DR; 24396 HIGHPINE ROAD; 24412 HIGHPINE RDEPA FRS
Census tract 06059062647	4,671 people, 6,983 per sq mi; median household income $75,559; median gross rent $2,419; 46% renters; 13.1% vacant units; 1.6% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 15.8 of 20; 186 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 444 m; land-use mix 0.68; 195,119 jobs within 45 min by car, 103,083 by transit; 31% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)	5 of 6 daily needs: 9 grocers, 0 schools, 5 parks or playgrounds, 8 health, 2 civic, 26 food and drink; 93 cycleway segments, 86 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
Housing permits, Orange County (CA), 2024	3,839 units in 5+ unit buildings, 462 in 2–4, 2,671 single-family; 2023: 3,440 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.71; socioeconomic 0.48; housing and transport 0.91; 9% below 150% of poverty; 17% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	0 within 10 km, 3 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Maps	place Laguna Hills Mall Opt (software_development, confidence 0.99, from BrightQuery, Overture, Overture-signals); building footprint 4,407 m², 9.05 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and social	www.lagunahillssales.com (down or redirecting, status 405)Overture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views	77,787 since 2015; 4,944 in the last 12 months (-26% vs the prior 12); peak 2018-12 with 1,748Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023	population +20% (3,896 → 4,671); median income +92% ($39,299 → $75,559); renters 34% → 46%; median home value +85% ($199,200 → $369,400)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	relatively high overall (score 96.5); expected annual loss $3.4M; high: inland flooding, earthquake; community resilience very lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	noneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	142,472 jobs in 9,812 establishments; average annual pay $51,666; employment location quotient 0.87; employment -1.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	4,410 jobs; 226 in retail trade, 549 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06059062647)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 45th income percentile as adults; 0.8% incarcerated at the 2010 count (107 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 16.1%; median family income $64,508; 96 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Saddleback Valley Unified School District (KG-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Ralph A. Gates DLI Magnet Elementary; Olivewood Elementary; La Tierra Early Childhood CenterNCES EDGE
Elevation	355 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	140 county-logged events: 49 flood, 43 heavy rain, 24 flash flood, 10 thunderstorm wind; $1,361,500 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 92653, 2026-09	median list price $1,199,950 (-21.3% on the year); 48 active listings; median 52 days on market; 28% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	9,840 establishments (+5%); 146,724 jobs (+3%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $1.2M (+3% 1 yr, +37% 5 yr); typical rent $3,251/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2021	559 (2000 = 100); +16.7% 1 yr, +33% 5 yr, +85% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	40,980 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 2 lanes); 562 trucks; 29 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-writtenwritten from this record only, not reviewed by a person

Similar sitescomputed on size, era, strategy, status, type and place

• Hilltop Mall, Richmond, CA · Malls · similar size (77 acres); similar GLA (1,100,000 sq ft); opened 1976
• Cary Towne Center, Cary, NC · Malls · similar size (78 acres); similar GLA (1,004,210 sq ft); opened 1979
• Metcalf South Shopping Center, Overland Park, KS · Malls · similar size (50 acres); similar GLA (784,336 sq ft); opened 1967
• Landmark Mall, Alexandria, VA · Malls · similar size (51 acres); similar GLA (880,000 sq ft); closed 2017

Elsewhere on the webfound by search; linked, not copied; unreviewed

Pages with photos

• Laguna Hills Mall, Laguna Hills CA Stock Photo - Alamy alamy.com
• Tired Laguna Hills Mall to add luxury apartments, park, new shops by 2018 ocregister.com
• Laguna Hills Mall - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclop… alchetron.com
• Old Stores Gone: Laguna Hills Mall In Laguna Hills, CA Transforms ... bestattractions.org
• 92 Laguna Hills Mall Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, … gettyimages.fr

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Multifamily screen35 points · research only

• closed or demolished site (sourced)
• already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
• median rent $2,352
• housing in the record

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

BackgroundWikipedia, CC BY-SA, shortened

Laguna Hills Mall was a shopping mall in Laguna Hills, California, United States, in southern Orange County that is being redeveloped into a lifestyle center by the owners as Village at Laguna Hills. The enclosed mall closed on December 31, 2018, and was completely demolished in 2023. The exterior stores remain open. A hotel, entertainment venues, apartments, office spaces and a community park will replace the mall.

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

Timelinesources below

1. 1973 Opened (Wikidata)
2. 1973 Mall opened in phases starting Spring 1973 with Sears as first anchor open.
3. 1991 Buffums closed in May 1991.
4. 1996 Broadway converted into Macy's in May 1996.
5. 2013 Merlone Geier Partners purchased the property from Simon Property Group in May 2013.
6. 2014 Sears anchor store closed in July 2014.
7. 2016 Renovations started in 2016.
8. 2018 Macy's closed in March 2018.
9. 2018 JCPenney closed in October 2018.
10. 2018 Mall closed on December 31, 2018.
11. 2023 Mall completely demolished in 2023.

Sources2 sources

• found by hermes-web · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year closed
  18 quoted sentences

  The enclosed mall closed on December 31, 2018, and was completely demolished in 2023.

  The exterior stores remain open.

  The enclosed mall closed on December 31, 2018, and was completely demolished in 2023.

  Laguna Hills Mall was a shopping mall in Laguna Hills, California, United States, in southern Orange County that is being redeveloped into a lifestyle center by the owners as Village at Laguna Hills.

• found by hermes-web
  1 quoted sentence

  on a prime 68-acre property that will eventually accommodate a hotel, entertainment, apartments