Malls · California
College Grove Shopping Center
Completed retrofit to power center (650k sq ft) with anchors; no local mall competition; median rent $2,248; housing market growing. · summary, model-written
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Mervyn's
This site: Mervyn's wikipedia · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $2,955/mo zillow · all sites with thisShrinking county
This site: -1.2% census-acs · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: …strip style power center, with the Mervyn's and a new HomeBase, Staples, Pic 'N' Save, Sam's Club and Walmart record · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
This site: …strip style power center, with the Mervyn's and a new HomeBase, Staples, Pic 'N' Sav newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Retrofit builtWikipedia no source |
|---|---|
| Strategy | RedevelopedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | retailWikipedia no source |
| What is there now | strip style power center, with the Mervyn's and a new HomeBase, Staples, Pic 'N' Save, Sam's Club and Walmartnewtypes-extraction reported |
Before and after
Before: the mall
| Site | 70 acresquote |
|---|
After: the retrofit
| Parking spaces | 6,000quote |
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Site context
| Housing permits, Ventura County (CA), 2024 | 1,119 units in 5+ unit buildings, 30 in 2–4, 499 single-family; 2023: 672 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 0 within 10 km, 3 within 25 kmcomputed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 34,621 jobs in 2,453 establishments; average annual pay $46,899; employment location quotient 1.04; employment -2.9% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 623 jobs; 8 in retail trade, 1 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06111007403)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 55th income percentile as adults; 0.2% incarcerated at the 2010 count (397 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 36% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 5.2%; median family income $139,896; 14 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Oak Park Unified School District (KG-12); 7 public schools within 1 mile: Brookside Elementary; Oak Park High; Oak View High; Medea Creek MiddleNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 1,081 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 68 county-logged events: 42 flash flood, 14 thunderstorm wind, 6 debris flow, 3 flood; $2,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 91377, 2026-09 | median list price $911,500 (+2.4% on the year); 48 active listings; median 38 days on market; 26% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 2,552 establishments (-0%); 38,447 jobs (+3%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $869,794 (+1% 1 yr, +15% 5 yr); typical rent $2,955/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 17,745 vehicles a day (minor arterial, 2 lanes); 9 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
College Grove Shopping Center (Oak Park, CA) was originally a 1960 regional mall (650,000 sq ft GLA) but is now a strip-style power center. The retrofit is complete, as noted in 'retrofit already built' (opp_reasons).
Why. Current format includes tenants like HomeBase, Staples, Pic 'N' Save, Sam's Club, and Walmart. Median rent is $2,248 per sq ft. Site is 70 acres with 650,000 sq ft GLA. Traffic: minor arterial (2 lanes, 17,745 ADT).
Where it stands. No competitors within 10km (cluster count=0), but 3 within 25km. Ventura County housing market shows rising ZHVI (+1.1% YoY) and ZORI (+1.9% YoY). Retail employment grew 2.7% (2012–2023).
For a planner
- No nearby mall competition within 10km
- Traffic data confirms minor arterial access
- Housing market growth aligns with retail demand
For a developer
- 650,000 sq ft GLA (large site)
- Median rent $2,248 (current market rate)
- Power center format with anchor tenants
What we do not know yet
- No current tenant list beyond mentioned anchors
- Exact redevelopment timeline unknown (only 'retrofit already built' confirmed)
- No data on current occupancy rates or lease terms
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- 650,000 sq ft GLA (large site)
- median rent $2,248
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Official records (3)
government and regulatory records for this site, built from ids on the record
- Ventura County (06111) profile (data.census.gov)from site.county_fips 06111
- FEMA flood map (NFHL) at this pointfrom site.lat/lon
- EPA ECHO facilities within 1 milefrom site.lat/lon
Reference (4)
encyclopaedic and research references
- Wikipedia articlefrom site.wikipedia
- Wikidata item Q98077850from site.wikidata_qid
- Wikimedia Commons photos within 500 mfrom site.lat/lon
- Retrofitting Suburbia (book site)from constant
Place (8)
map and street views by coordinates
- Google Mapsfrom site.lat/lon
- Street Viewfrom site.lat/lon
- Bing Mapsfrom site.lat/lon
- Apple Mapsfrom site.lat/lon
- OpenStreetMapfrom site.lat/lon
- Walk Score at this pointfrom site.lat/lon
- Transitland mapfrom site.lat/lon
- USGS National Mapfrom site.lat/lon
Market (1)
listings and owner pages; commercial, so search engines are told not to follow
- LoopNet: for sale in Oak Park, CAfrom site.city + state → search
News (2)
news searches and archived pages
- Google News: “College Grove Shopping Center”from site.name + city → search
- Bing News: “College Grove Shopping Center”from site.name + city → search
Planning (1)
the jurisdiction's own pages
- Oak Park, California on Wikipediafrom city_wikipedia.json (Wikipedia API)
History and original facts
| Gross leasable area | 650,000 sq ftnewtypes-extraction |
|---|---|
| Anchors | J.J. Newberry, Mervyn's, J.C. Penney, Walker Scott, F.W. Woolworth |
| County | Ventura County |
| Census division | 9 · Pacific |
| Notes | Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: College Grove Shopping Center was a regional shopping mall opened in 1960, demolished in 1999, and redeveloped into a strip style power center with retailers including Target, Kohl's, Walmart, and Sam's Club. |
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Background
College Grove Shopping Center, also Marketplace at the Grove, at SR-94 at College Avenue in Oak Park, San Diego, on the border of Lemon Grove, is an open-air shopping center, but was originally a regional shopping mall, only the second to be built in San Diego County, and the 37th in the country. It opened July 28, 1960 with an official grand opening ceremony on August 25, 1960. The site had 650,000 sq ft (60,000 m2) of gross leasable space on its 70-acre (28 ha) site. The $28-million center had 60 stores (of which 20 were open at launch) and parking for 6,000 cars on two levels. There was a three-story branch of Walker Scott, the San Diego–based department store.
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Sources
- College Grove Shopping Center · CC BY-SA 4.0
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College Grove Shopping Center
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