Malls · California

Carousel Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedDemolishedSan Bernardino, CA

Opened 1972. Closed 2017. Redeveloped.

Status nowDemolishedextracted, unreviewed

What it becameoffice, retail, housingextracted, unreviewed

Site size43 acresextracted, unreviewed

Last sale$23.5M · 2008public reporting

Retrofit yearNot yet retrofittedstatus

Walkability17 of 20 · 15-minute 5 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap

Rail within 800 mNo · Opportunity ZoneOpenStreetMap, HUD

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Carousel Mall. Photo: Amerique, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile23 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors

JCPenney

This site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this

Montgomery Ward

This site: Montgomery Ward wikipedia · all sites with this

Finance and pipeline

On Facebook

This site: …https://www.facebook.com/196408617135743 overture · all sites with this

Website alive

This site: …http://www.carouselmall.net overture / http check · all sites with this

Ownership

Public body

This site: City of San Bernardino county-parcels · 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

Bike network nearby

This site: 236 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 2,289 units, San Bernardino County census-bps · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,479/mo zillow · all sites with this

Grocery within 800 m

This site: 1 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this

High earthquake risk

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

High inland flooding risk

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

High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)

This site: Very High; inland flooding, earthquake fema-nri · all sites with this

High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)

This site: 1.00 cdc-svi · all sites with this

Lower-income tract (< $50k)

This site: $15,964 census-acs · all sites with this

National Register place within 500 m

This site: San Bernardino County Court House nps-nrhp · all sites with this

Opportunity Zone

This site: 06071005701 hud-oz · all sites with this

Renter-majority tract

This site: 89% census-acs · all sites with this

Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)

This site: …index 17 epa-walkability · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: As of April 6, 2024, the mall has been demolished, but the Harris building, Parking structure, and enterprise building still stand. extraction · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …bruary 2006 with the intention of developing a high density residential and commercial project, but nothing has come from the devel extraction · all sites with this

Office

This site: The City of San Bernardino plans to redevelop the area with office, retail and housing projects. extraction · all sites with this

Retail (continued)

This site: of San Bernardino plans to redevelop the area with office, retail and housing projects. extraction · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

Status	Demolishedextracted, unreviewed
Strategy	Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed
New uses	office, retail, housingextracted, unreviewed
What is there now	As of April 6, 2024, the mall has been demolished, but the Harris building, Parking structure, and enterprise building still stand.extracted, unreviewed
Redeveloper	Renaissance Downtowns USAhermes-web

Planning

Entitlement year	2022extracted, unreviewed
Planning notes	LNR Property Corp purchased the property in February 2006 with the intention of developing a high density residential and commercial project, but nothing has come from the development. The City of San Bernardino plans to redevelop the area with office, retail and housing projects.extracted, unreviewed

Deals and debt

Date	Event	Price	Parties	Source
2008	Sold	$23.5M closed	M & D Properties ← LNR Corp	Wikipedia
2006	Sold	—	LNR Property Corp	Wikipedia

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Carousel Mall” and “San Bernardino” (1 hits, first 1 sampled). Only weak matches to commercial-mortgage trusts: the mall may have backed a securitised loan, or may just be mentioned in the filing; several trusts usually means one loan split into pari-passu notes. Earliest trust filing in the sample 2004-06-15 (a sample date, not the issuance date); Whether the loan is still in the pool, in special servicing or repaid is in the trust's monthly distribution reports, which are not searchable here. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.

Kind	Filer	Filings	Dates	Forms
CMBS trust (weak)	JP MORGAN CHASE COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP	1	2004-06-15 to 2004-06-15	8-K 1

Site context

FEMA flood zone	X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	41: 247 W. 3RD ST; 63 MOTORSPORTS INC DBA DOUGLAS MOTORCYCLES; 7-ELEVEN INC #41303; 99 CENTS ONLY STORES LLC; AEROBACK MEDICAL GROUP INCEPA FRS
Census tract 06071005701	2,029 people, 1,508 per sq mi; median household income $15,964; median gross rent $414; 89% renters; 3.1% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 17 of 20; 76 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 188 m; land-use mix 0.9; 111,863 jobs within 45 min by car, 42,338 by transit; 13% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)	5 of 6 daily needs: 1 grocers, 5 schools, 27 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 10 civic, 10 food and drink; 236 cycleway segments, 321 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zone	yes, tract 06071005701 (rural)HUD
National Register places within 500 m	1: San Bernardino County Court HouseNPS
Housing permits, San Bernardino County (CA), 2024	2,289 units in 5+ unit buildings, 320 in 2–4, 3,617 single-family; 2023: 3,395 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 1.00; socioeconomic 0.95; housing and transport 1.00; 61% below 150% of poverty; 49% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	0 within 10 km, 3 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Maps	place Carousel Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.99, from Foursquare, Overture, Overture-signals); building footprint 14,731 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and social	www.carouselmall.net (alive) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views	134,596 since 2015; 6,411 in the last 12 months (-23% vs the prior 12); peak 2023-07 with 5,735Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023	population -11% (2,279 → 2,029); median income +28% ($12,491 → $15,964); renters 93% → 89%; median home value +2718% ($9,999 → $281,800)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	very high overall (score 99.9); expected annual loss $15.0M; high: inland flooding, earthquake; community resilience very lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	1 LIHTC properties, 161 units: Pioneer Park Plaza Apts (161 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	5,362 establishments (+13%); 112,696 jobs (+41%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $548,565 (+1% 1 yr, +18% 5 yr); typical rent $2,479/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	25,040 vehicles a day (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 32 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Carousel Mall opened as Central City Mall in 1972 and was renamed in 1991. It lost anchor tenants Montgomery Ward (2001) and JCPenney (2003) before closing entirely in 2017. The mall was demolished in 2023‑24, though the Harris building, parking structure, and enterprise building remain standing.

Why. The record shows the mall's decline stemmed from the loss of major anchors Montgomery Ward and JCPenney and the failure of LNR Property Corp's redevelopment plans after its 2006 purchase. No explicit debt, competition, or other causes are stated in the record.

Where it stands. As of April 2024 the mall is demolished and the site is controlled by M & D Properties, which acquired it in 2008 and remains the listed owner.

For a planner

Precedent: LNR Property Corp's 2006 attempt to build high‑density residential and commercial uses that did not move forward.
Policy tool: The city granted an entitlement in 2022 approving a demolition plan, indicating a redevelopment‑focused approval process.
Open questions: What specific office, retail, and housing program will replace the mall; the timeline for new construction; and how the remaining structures will be integrated or disposed of.

For a developer

Site size: 43 acres.
Control: Owned by M & D Properties since 2008 (no further ownership changes noted).
Entitlement stage: Entitlement year 2022 shows the city has approved a demolition plan, clearing the way for new development.
Constraints: No flood, transit, or environmental context data are provided in the record, so those risks are unknown.
Market signals: Median rent cited as $1,706 and the planned new uses include office, retail, and housing, indicating residential demand interest.

What we do not know yet

Verification status is 'draft', indicating the record has not been fully reviewed.
Many fields (acres, stores_peak, year_closed, etc.) are marked as extraction and may need confirmation.
Missing details on environmental constraints, flood risk, and transit access that could affect development feasibility.
No information on the condition, ownership, or potential reuse of the Harris building, parking structure, and enterprise building.
Limited anchor tenant history beyond Montgomery Ward and JCPenney; full tenant mix and lease terms are unknown.
No explicit zoning or land‑use designations for the site are included in the record.

Generated by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b on NVIDIA API via Hermes CT from the fields, parcels, deals and context layers on this page, with no outside knowledge. It is regenerated when the record changes and has not been checked by a person. How it is made.

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Elsewhere on the web

Pages with photos

Carousel Mall in downtown San Bernardino to be demolished – San ... sbsun.com
Carousel Mall commons.wikimedia.org
Carousel Mall completed dem… reddit.com
Carousel Mall San Bernardino chicalonica.blogspot.com
The Carousel Mall San Berna… flickr.com
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ABANDONED MALL - CAROUSEL MALL - SAN BERNARDINO CA m.youtube.com
Historic Photo : 2003 Carousel Mall, San Bernardino, California | Margolies | Roadside America Collection | Vintage Wall historicpictoric.com

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Multifamily screen

closed or demolished site (sourced)
43 acres
median rent $1,706
housing in the record

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

History and original facts

Opened	1972Wikidata
Closed	2017extracted, unreviewed
Acres	43.0extracted, unreviewed
Stores at peak	52extracted, unreviewed
Original developer	San Bernardino Redevelopment Authority, John S. Griffith Company, Harris Brothers, Montgomery Ward, J.C. Penneyhermes-web
Architect	Victor Gruen Associates
Anchors	JCPenney, Montgomery Ward, The Harris Company
County	San Bernardino County
Census division	9 · Pacific
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

Not yet recorded: GLA, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Background

Carousel Mall was a mixed-use two-story shopping mall in San Bernardino, California, along the city's main downtown street. It opened as Central City Mall in 1972, and was renovated and renamed in 1991. It closed in 2017, and was demolished in 2023.

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

Timeline

1972 Opened (Wikidata)
1972 Opened as Central City Mall
1991 Renamed Carousel Mall
2001 Montgomery Ward closed
2003 JCPenney closed
2006 LNR Property Corp purchased
2008 Sold to M & D Properties
2017 Carousel Mall closed
2022 City approved demolition plan
2023 Demolition began
2024 Mall demolished

Sources

found by hermes-web (staffboxfree) · supports: acres, after notes, status, strategy, year closed
19 quoted sentences
On August 22, 2017 the Carousel Mall closed its doors after evicting the remaining tenants that were still open.
On July 20, 2022, city leaders approved a plan to demolish the buildings on the 43-acre property and sell the property.
As of April 6, 2024, the mall has been demolished, but the Harris building, Parking structure, and enterprise building still stand.
As of April 6, 2024, the mall has been demolished, but the Harris building, Parking structure, and enterprise building still stand.
found by hermes-web (staffboxfree)
1 quoted sentence
The project was developed by a joint venture of the San Bernardino Redevelopment Authority, John S. Griffith Company, Harris Brothers, Montgomery Ward and J.C. Penney.
found by hermes-web (staffboxfree)
1 quoted sentence
San Bernardino leaders chose the team of Renaissance Downtowns USA and ICO Real Estate Group to redevelop the site into a lively downtown hub

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Carousel Mall, San Bernardino, CA." Record m-d92eee1c63, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/san-bernardino-carousel-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).