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Malls · California

Esplanade Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedOperatingOxnard, CA

Esplanade Mall transformed into operating power center retail site; ownership, size, and entitlement details unknown; redevelopment strategy noted for planners · summary, model-written

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Former anchors
May Company CaliforniaThis site: May Company California wikipedia · all sites with this
Nordstrom RackThis site: Nordstrom Rack wikipedia · all sites with this
SearsThis site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this
Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 kmThis site: 494 units in 6 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 140,000 on 101 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 76 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $2,955/mo zillow · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 3 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High earthquake riskThis site: Relatively 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: 0.75 cdc-svi · all sites with this
High-income tract ($100k+)This site: $102,123 census-acs · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: 101 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -1.2% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract house prices doubled in 10 yearsThis site: +101% fhfa · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: Esplanade Shopping Center extraction · all sites with this
New use
Retail (continued)This site: Esplanade Shopping Center extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusOperatingextracted, unreviewed
StrategyRedevelopedextracted, unreviewed
New usesretailextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowEsplanade Shopping Centerextracted, unreviewed

Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · 0.2 PCT ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m25: 2414 BLUEBERRY DRIVE; 2504 DOGWOOD DRIVE; 461 RASPBERRY PLACE, UNIT 114; BATH & BODY WORKS #1777; BED BATH & BEYOND #340EPA FRS
Census tract 061110092006,424 people, 6,772 per sq mi; median household income $102,123; median gross rent $2,614; 33% renters; 0.6% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)5 of 6 daily needs: 3 grocers, 0 schools, 13 parks or playgrounds, 2 health, 1 civic, 37 food and drink; 76 cycleway segments, 80 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Ventura County (CA), 20241,119 units in 5+ unit buildings, 30 in 2–4, 499 single-family; 2023: 672 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.75; socioeconomic 0.66; housing and transport 0.54; 14% below 150% of poverty; 2% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby0 within 10 km, 1 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Mapsno place match; building footprint 13,024 m², 8.08785629272461 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views6,172 since 2015; 1,439 in the last 12 months (+5% vs the prior 12); peak 2024-04 with 206Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023tract boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 census; no 2013 comparisonCensus ACS
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively high overall (score 84.6); expected annual loss $4.0M; high: earthquake; community resilience relatively lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km6 LIHTC properties, 494 units: Wagon Wheel Family Apartments (120 units); Wagon Wheel Family Apts (119 units); Paseo Del Rio Apts (86 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20232,552 establishments (-0%); 38,447 jobs (+3%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $869,794 (+1% 1 yr, +15% 5 yr); typical rent $2,955/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2024651 (2000 = 100); +11.6% 1 yr, +54% 5 yr, +101% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)140,000 vehicles a day on 101 (freeway or expressway, 9 lanes); 4,145 trucks; 36 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Esplanade Mall opened as Ventura County's first fully enclosed shopping center, anchored by May Company California and Sears. It was later redeveloped into the Esplanade Shopping Center, a power center with current anchors including Home Depot, Nordstrom Rack, Staples, Dick's Sporting Goods, Party City, and Food 4 Less. The site remains operating today.

Why. The record does not state specific causes such as anchor losses, competition, debt, or demolition for the mall's transformation.

Where it stands. The site is currently operating as a retail power center; ownership details are not provided in the record.

For a planner

  • Precedent: conversion of an enclosed mall to a power center retail format.
  • Policy tools: indicated redevelopment strategy and retail new‑use designation.
  • Open questions: zoning entitlements, approval status, and any planning conditions attached to the redevelopment.

For a developer

  • Site size and parcel boundaries are not specified in the record.
  • Control/ownership entity and any existing deals are not disclosed.
  • Entitlement stage, floodplain, transit access, and environmental constraints are unknown.
  • Market signals beyond the cited median rent of $2,248 are not provided.

What we do not know yet

  • Key missing facts: site acreage, parcel count, current owner/developer, lease terms, and detailed tenant mix.
  • Entitlement and permitting status (e.g., site plan approval, variances) is not stated.
  • Context‑layer constraints such as flood risk, proximity to transit, and environmental sensitivities are unknown.
  • The record is marked as 'draft' verification, indicating possible unreviewed model‑extracted data.
  • Opportunity score is 0.0 with reasons 'retrofit already built' and 'median rent $2,248', but underlying financials are absent.

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  • retrofit already built
  • median rent $2,248

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History and original facts

AnchorsParty City, Home Depot, Staples, Sears, Dick's Sporting Goods, Nordstrom Rack, May Company California, Food 4 Less
CountyVentura County
Census division9 · Pacific
NotesWikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Background

The Esplanade Shopping Center is a power center in Oxnard, California. It replaced the Esplanade Mall which was Ventura County's first fully enclosed shopping center and was anchored by May Company California and Sears. Anchor stores include Home Depot, Nordstrom Rack, Staples, Dick's Sporting Goods, Party City and Food 4 Less.

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

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Esplanade Mall (Oxnard, California) · supports: after notes, status, strategy
    3 quoted sentences
    The Esplanade Shopping Center is a power center in Oxnard, California.
    The Esplanade Shopping Center is a power center in Oxnard, California.
    It replaced the Esplanade Mall

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