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Desert Plaza Fashion Mall

From the authors' mapRedevelopedRetrofit builtPalm Springs, CA

Redeveloped in 2013. · from the fields below

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Finance and pipeline
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/100315405788951 overture · all sites with this
Website aliveThis site: …https://visitpalmsprings.com/things-to-do/downtown-palm-springs-park overture / http check · 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: 215 units in 2 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 18 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $2,585/mo zillow · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 1 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High earthquake riskThis site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this
High inland flooding riskThis site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this
High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)This site: Very High; inland flooding, wildfire, earthquake fema-nri · all sites with this
High wildfire riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
National Register place within 500 mThis site: O'Donnell, Thomas, House; Frey House II nps-nrhp · all sites with this
Tract house prices doubled in 10 yearsThis site: +143% fhfa · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +101% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract population up 25%+ since 2013This site: +31% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 14.7 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: Redevelopment: mixed use, restored street grid record · all sites with this
New use
Mixed useThis site: Redevelopment: mixed use, restored street grid arcgis-webmap · all sites with this

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From the authors' map

CA, Palm Springs: Desert Plaza Fashion Mall/ Downtown, 2013
• Redevelopment: mixed use, restored street grid

Now

StatusRetrofit builtderived from authors' map (retrofit year present)
StrategyRedevelopedauthors' map
What is there nowRedevelopment: mixed use, restored street gridauthors' map
Retrofit year2013authors' map

Site context

Transit within 800 mno rail station; 1 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m15: BRANDENBURG-OASIS PLAZA, LLC; CITY OF PALM SPRINGS; CULTURAL MUSEUM AND SPA; DOWNTOWN SHELL (AGUA010); GHPSI, LLCEPA FRS
Census tract 060650446063,056 people, 193 per sq mi; median household income $95,739; median gross rent $1,369; 20% renters; 44.6% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 14.7 of 20; 108 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 457 m; land-use mix 0.71; 16,214 jobs within 45 min by car, 50,776 by transit; 20% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)5 of 6 daily needs: 1 grocers, 0 schools, 27 parks or playgrounds, 2 health, 5 civic, 85 food and drink; 18 cycleway segments, 188 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
National Register places within 500 m5: O'Donnell, Thomas, House; Frey House II; Fire Station No. 1; Palm Springs Desert MuseumNPS
Housing permits, Riverside County (CA), 20241,439 units in 5+ unit buildings, 143 in 2–4, 8,016 single-family; 2023: 3,953 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.70; socioeconomic 0.44; housing and transport 0.93; 39% below 150% of poverty; 12% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby2 within 10 km, 2 within 25 km: Tommy Jacobs Bel Air Greens golf course (0.7 km); Tramway Gas Station (3.9 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace Downtown Park (park, confidence 0.97, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 7,211 m², 11.217829704284668 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialvisitpalmsprings.com (alive) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Tract change 2013–2023population +31% (2,325 → 3,056); median income +101% ($47,669 → $95,739); renters 42% → 20%; median home value +118% ($303,900 → $661,900)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)very high overall (score 99.0); expected annual loss $9.5M; high: inland flooding, wildfire, earthquake; community resilience very lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km2 LIHTC properties, 215 units: Pacific Palms Apts (139 units); Rancheria Del Sol Apartments (76 units)HUD LIHTC
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 98% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 25.1%; median family income $85,313; 161 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsPalm Springs Unified School District (KG-12); 0 public schools within 1 mileNCES EDGE
Elevation464 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20235,630 establishments (+13%); 111,571 jobs (+36%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $602,790 (+0% 1 yr, +16% 5 yr); typical rent $2,585/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2024669 (2000 = 100); +10.4% 1 yr, +67% 5 yr, +143% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)20,122 vehicles a day (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 19 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

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  • retrofit already built
  • median rent $1,814

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History and original facts

Now called / also known asDowntown
CountyRiverside County
Census division9 · Pacific

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Timeline

  1. 2013 Retrofit: redevelop

Sources

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