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The City Shopping Center

Imported, unreviewedStatus not verifiedOrange, CA

The City Shopping Center in Orange, CA lacks documented history, ownership, and status, leaving its redevelopment potential unclear based on. · summary, model-written

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Place

100k+ jobs within 45 min by transit

This site: 251,340 epa-walkability · all sites with this

200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 km

This site: 333 units in 1 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 4 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 195,700 on 22 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 3,839 units, Orange County census-bps · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $3,251/mo zillow · all sites with this

High earthquake risk

This site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this

High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)

This site: Relatively High; earthquake fema-nri · all sites with this

High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)

This site: 0.91 cdc-svi · all sites with this

Interstate or freeway within 600 m

This site: 22 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Renter-majority tract

This site: 85% census-acs · all sites with this

Shrinking county

This site: -0.0% census-acs · all sites with this

Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)

This site: …index 16.5 epa-walkability · all sites with this

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Status	Status not verifiedWikipedia reported

Site context

Transit within 800 m	no rail station; 6 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km	107A, 107B, 107C, 109OpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zone	X · AREA WITH REDUCED FLOOD RISK DUE TO LEVEEFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	35: 12341 LEWIS ST #15; 505 CITY PARKWAY WEST; AERIE 2898; BANANA REPUBLIC FACTORY STORE 1437; BATH & BODY WORKS #1647EPA FRS
Census tract 06059076102	8,170 people, 8,841 per sq mi; median household income $73,548; median gross rent $2,186; 85% renters; 7.1% vacant units; 0.7% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 16.5 of 20; 170 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 476 m; land-use mix 0.78; 403,763 jobs within 45 min by car, 251,340 by transit; 13% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
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 0.91; socioeconomic 0.81; housing and transport 1.00; 26% below 150% of poverty; 7% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	4 within 10 km, 17 within 25 km: La Placita Cinco (4.1 km); Anaheim Towne Center (6.1 km); Anaheim Center (6.4 km); The Village at Orange (7.0 km)computed
Overture Maps	no place match; building footprint 11,651 m², 7.159656047821045 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views	205,075 since 2015; 7,590 in the last 12 months (-17% vs the prior 12); peak 2017-07 with 4,270Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023	population +8% (7,546 → 8,170); median income +44% ($51,146 → $73,548); renters 83% → 85%; median home value +473% ($74,700 → $428,300)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	relatively high overall (score 94.8); expected annual loss $4.5M; high: earthquake; community resilience very lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	1 LIHTC properties, 333 units: Community Garden Towers (333 units)HUD 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	20,835 jobs; 1,647 in retail trade, 1,407 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06059076102)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; 1.1% incarcerated at the 2010 count (976 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 30% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 19.6%; median family income $60,625; 169 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Orange Unified School District (KG-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Riverdale Elementary; Lampson Elementary; ACCESS Juvenile HallNCES EDGE
Elevation	128 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 92868, 2026-09	median list price $819,000 (-11.5% on the year); 15 active listings; median 41 days on market; 24% 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
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	195,700 vehicles a day on 22 (freeway or expressway, 10 lanes); 8,673 trucks; 26 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

The record does not provide details on the opening, subsequent changes, or current condition of The City Shopping Center; its history is unknown. No information is available about anchor tenants, renovations, or demolition events. Thus the site's arc from opening to today cannot be determined from the supplied data.

Why. not stated in the record

Where it stands. The current status and controlling entity of The City Shopping Center are not specified in the record.

For a planner

No precedents or policy tools are documented in the record.
Open questions include the site's ownership, zoning, and potential reuse options.

For a developer

Site size, control status, and entitlement stage are not recorded.
Context-layer constraints such as flood risk, transit access, or environmental factors are unknown.
Market signals beyond the median rent figure are not provided.

What we do not know yet

Opening date and original anchor tenants are missing.
Current ownership and operational status are unknown.
Details on any renovations, demolitions, or planned developments are absent.
The median rent figure is the only market signal, limiting financial analysis.
The record is marked as draft with a single source, indicating thin verification.

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Multifamily screen

median rent $2,352

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History and original facts

County	Orange County
Census division	9 · Pacific
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States Wikipedia article did not match the site name; excerpt withheld.

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Sources

Wikipedia: The City Shopping Center · 2026-08-05 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "The City Shopping Center, Orange, CA." Record m-9076db1faf, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/orange-the-city-shopping-center/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_orangethecityshoppingcenter,
  title = {The City Shopping Center, Orange, CA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/orange-the-city-shopping-center/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-9076db1faf, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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