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Mayfield Mall

From the authors' mapReinhabitedRetrofit builtMountain View, CA

Reinhabited in 2013. · from the fields below

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Place
100k+ jobs within 45 min by transitThis site: 120,767 epa-walkability · all sites with this
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 7 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 203,500 on 101 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 214 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -14% census-cbp · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $3,817/mo zillow · all sites with this
High coastal flooding riskThis site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this
High earthquake riskThis site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this
High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)This site: Relatively High; coastal flooding, earthquake fema-nri · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: 101 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -1.0% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract population up 25%+ since 2013This site: +44% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 12.2 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Strategy
ReinhabitedThis site: Reinhabitation: office record · all sites with this
New use
OfficeThis site: Reinhabitation: office arcgis-webmap · all sites with this

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From the authors' map

CA, Mountain View: Mayfield Mall/ Google Building RLS1, 2013
• Reinhabitation: office

Now

StatusRetrofit builtderived from authors' map (retrofit year present) reported
StrategyReinhabitedauthors' map reported
What is there nowReinhabitation: officeauthors' map reported
Retrofit year2013authors' map reported

Site context

FEMA flood zoneno NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m16: ADOBE SYSTEMS INC; ALZA CORPORATION; BLOOM ENERGY - GGL005; CAROLYN MOLINARI; CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW, ATTN ED ARANGOEPA FRS
Census tract 060855046011,185 people, 162 per sq mi; median household income $93,707; median gross rent $2,444; 36% renters; 4.6% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 12.2 of 20; 38 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 46 m; land-use mix 0.51; 159,735 jobs within 45 min by car, 120,767 by transit; 7% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)3 of 6 daily needs: 0 grocers, 0 schools, 23 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 1 civic, 24 food and drink; 214 cycleway segments, 205 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Santa Clara County (CA), 20241,874 units in 5+ unit buildings, 34 in 2–4, 1,926 single-family; 2023: 4,051 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.69; socioeconomic 0.61; housing and transport 0.64; 12% below 150% of poverty; 3% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby7 within 10 km, 16 within 25 km: Old Mills Mall (2.7 km); San Antonio Shopping Center (3.0 km); Orchard Gardens (5.7 km); Sunnyvale Town Center (6.9 km); Stanford Shopping Center (8.0 km)computed
Overture Mapsno place match; building footprint 8,439 m², 18.0 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Tract change 2013–2023population +44% (826 → 1,185); median income +31% ($71,375 → $93,707); renters 27% → 36%; median home value n/aCensus ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively high overall (score 96.6); expected annual loss $6.7M; high: coastal flooding, earthquake; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)70,468 jobs in 4,045 establishments; average annual pay $65,245; employment location quotient 0.64; employment -0.6% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 202241,587 jobs; 271 in retail trade, 3,392 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06085504601)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 43th income percentile as adults; 1.9% incarcerated at the 2010 count (187 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; 14% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 10.5%; median family income $75,769; 13 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsMountain View-Los Altos Union School District (09-12); 1 public school within 1 mile: Crittenden MiddleNCES EDGE
Elevation23 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025189 county-logged events: 108 flood, 33 hail, 24 debris flow, 8 flash flood; $10,005,120 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 94043, 2026-09median list price $1,498,000 (+0.8% on the year); 35 active listings; median 26 days on market; 9% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20234,260 establishments (-14%); 78,955 jobs (-1%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $1.6M (+0% 1 yr, +17% 5 yr); typical rent $3,817/mo (+8% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)203,500 vehicles a day on 101 (freeway or expressway, 10 lanes); 4,145 trucks; 13 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

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  • retrofit already built
  • median rent $2,814

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History and original facts

Now called / also known asGoogle Building RLS1
CountySanta Clara County
Census division9 · Pacific

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Background

Mayfield Mall was a shopping mall in Mountain View, California, United States. Operational from 1966 to 1984, it was the first air-conditioned, enclosed shopping mall in Northern California, though it has been an office complex since the 1980s. In 2013, Google rented the entire 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2) property and ultimately purchased it in 2016 for $225 million and is known as the company's Building RLS1.

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Timeline

  1. 2013 Retrofit: reinhabit

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