Malls · California
Old Towne
Opened 1972. Redeveloped in 1989.
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Site profile16 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence
100k+ jobs within 45 min by transit
This site: 118,972 epa-walkability · all sites with this15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)
This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 69,000 on 107 fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisBike network nearby
This site: 82 ways openstreetmap · all sites with thisCounty permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year
This site: 9,430 units, Los Angeles County census-bps · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $2,806/mo zillow · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 3 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisHigh earthquake risk
This site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh inland flooding risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)
This site: Relatively High; inland flooding, earthquake fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh-income tract ($100k+)
This site: $151,923 census-acs · all sites with thisShrinking county
This site: -2.5% census-acs · all sites with thisWalkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)
This site: …index 15.2 epa-walkability · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: Torrance Promenade extraction · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Demolishedextracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed |
| New uses | retailextracted, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Torrance Promenadeextracted, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 1989extracted, unreviewed |
Securitised debt and public filers
Filings (2001 to date) that name “Old Towne” and “Torrance” (25 hits, first 25 sampled, 7 other filers such as tenants left out). 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 2005-11-30 (a sample date, not the issuance date); candidate loan vintage 2005 from the trust name (weak match). 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) | BEAR STEARNS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES TRUST 2005-PWR10 | 2 | 2005-12-15 to 2006-01-04 | 8-K 2 |
| CMBS trust (weak) | BEAR STEARNS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES II INC | 1 | 2005-11-30 to 2005-11-30 | 8-K 1 |
| Public owner (weak) | Public Storage (PSA, PSA-PF, PSA-PG, PSA-PH, PSA-PI, PSA-PJ, PSA-PK, PSA-PL, PSA-PM, PSA-PN, PSA-PO, PSA-PP, PSA-PQ) | 8 | 2008-02-29 to 2015-02-25 | 10-K 8 |
| Public owner (weak) | KIMCO REALTY CORP (KIM, KIM-PL, KIM-PM, KIM-PN) | 4 | 2023-02-24 to 2026-02-20 | 10-K 4 |
| Public owner (weak) | Kimco Realty OP, LLC | 4 | 2023-02-24 to 2026-02-20 | 10-K 4 |
| Public owner (weak) | PUBLIC STORAGE INC /CA | 1 | 2007-03-01 to 2007-03-01 | 10-K 1 |
Site context
| Transit within 800 m | no rail station; 1 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap |
|---|---|
| FEMA flood zone | X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL |
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 52: 20133 HATHORNE BLVD.; 4503 BULOVA ST.; 4504 CADISON ST.; 4504 NARROT ST.; 4524 TOUCAN STEPA FRS |
| Census tract 06037650401 | 4,473 people, 3,303 per sq mi; median household income $151,923; median gross rent $2,302; 15% renters; 1.5% vacant units; 0.8% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 15.2 of 20; 64 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 544 m; land-use mix 0.83; 286,546 jobs within 45 min by car, 118,972 by transit; 5% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 5 of 6 daily needs: 3 grocers, 0 schools, 6 parks or playgrounds, 6 health, 1 civic, 11 food and drink; 82 cycleway segments, 148 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, Los Angeles County (CA), 2024 | 9,430 units in 5+ unit buildings, 1,273 in 2–4, 9,106 single-family; 2023: 13,214 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.28; socioeconomic 0.19; housing and transport 0.46; 6% below 150% of poverty; 4% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 3 within 10 km, 27 within 25 km: Hawthorne Plaza (7.6 km); The Courtyard Mall (9.2 km); Victoria Golf Course (9.5 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | no place match; building footprint 26,215 m², 18.2 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 5,225 since 2015; 1,907 in the last 12 months (+15% vs the prior 12); peak 2026-09 with 278Wikimedia |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population -3% (4,624 → 4,473); median income +46% ($103,792 → $151,923); renters 21% → 15%; median home value +63% ($620,300 → $1,011,100)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively high overall (score 96.6); expected annual loss $6.8M; high: inland flooding, earthquake; community resilience very lowFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | 1 LIHTC properties, 187 units: Harmony Court Apts (187 units)HUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 28,998 establishments (+2%); 419,890 jobs (+8%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $871,674 (+0% 1 yr, +13% 5 yr); typical rent $2,806/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2025 | 1,497 (2000 = 100); +7.9% 1 yr, +56% 5 yr, +88% 10 yrFHFA |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 69,000 vehicles a day on 107 (principal arterial, 8 lanes); 1,255 trucks; 17 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Old Towne mall opened in 1972 as a shopping mall in Torrance, California. In 1989 it was converted to a strip mall and renamed Torrance Promenade. The site is now listed as demolished.
Why. not stated in the record
Where it stands. The site is demolished; ownership is not stated in the record.
For a planner
- Precedent: conversion to strip mall and renaming in 1989 under a redevelop strategy targeting retail use.
- Policy tools: not specified in the record.
- Open questions: causes of demolition, current ownership, and potential future reuse.
For a developer
- Site size: not provided in the record.
- Control/ownership: not stated in the record.
- Entitlement stage: not indicated; only retrofit year 1989 known.
- Constraints: flood, transit, environmental context layers are absent from the record.
- Market signals: tract data such as rent or population trends are not included.
What we do not know yet
- Ownership and controlling entity are not stated.
- Cause of demolition is not provided.
- Site size and parcel details are missing.
- Context‑layer data (flood, transit, environment) and market signals are absent.
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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- Huntington Center, Huntington Beach, CA · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in CA; 36 km away
- Indio Fashion Mall, Indio, CA · Malls · opened 1975; same strategy: redevelop; also in CA
Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- Old_Towne_Torrance_CA flickr.com
- The History of The Old Towne Mall in Torrance CA Version 2.0 youtube.com
- Malls of America - Vintage photos of lost Shopping Malls of the '50s ... mallsofamerica.blogspot.com
- The Peopletron Focus: Old Towne Mall peopletron.blogspot.com
- OLD TOWNE LOCK & KEY - Updated June 2026 - 36 Photos & 181 Reviews ... yelp.com
- oldtownetorrance.html freepages.rootsweb.com
- South Bay history: Torrance’s Old Towne Mall developers wa… dailybreeze.com
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- closed or demolished site (sourced)
- county shrank -2.5% 2018–23
- median rent $1,893
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 | 1972extracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| County | Los Angeles County |
| Census division | 9 · Pacific |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States |
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Background
Torrance Promenade, formerly Old Towne, is a shopping mall in Torrance, California, United States. The original Old Towne mall built in 1972 featured a mix of shopping, amusement and entertainment. The property was converted to a strip mall in 1989 and renamed Torrance Promenade.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1972 built
- 1989 converted to strip mall and renamed
Sources
- Wikipedia: Old Towne · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year opened
6 quoted sentences
The original Old Towne mall built in 1972
The property was converted to a strip mall in 1989 and renamed Torrance Promenade.
The property was converted to a strip mall in 1989 and renamed Torrance Promenade.
The property was converted to a strip mall in 1989 and renamed Torrance Promenade.