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Crossroads Mall (Boulder)

From the authors' mapRedevelopedRetrofit builtBoulder, CO

Opened 1963. Closed 2004. Redeveloped in 2007. · from the fields below

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Former anchors
J. C. PenneyThis site: J. C. Penney wikipedia · all sites with this
Mervyn'sThis site: Mervyn's wikipedia · all sites with this
Montgomery WardThis site: Montgomery Ward 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: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 41,000 on U.S. 36 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 310 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $2,196/mo zillow · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 9 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High inland flooding riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High tornado riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
Opportunity ZoneThis site: 08013012203 hud-oz · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 67% census-acs · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: Redevelopment: retail, office and restored street grid record · all sites with this
New use
OfficeThis site: Redevelopment: retail, office and restored street grid extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: Redevelopment: retail, office and restored street grid extraction · all sites with this

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From the authors' map

CO, Boulder, Crossroads Mall/29th St Retail District, 2007
• Redevelopment: retail, office and restored street grid

Now

StatusRetrofit builtauthors' map
documented
The new Twenty Ninth Street retail district opened on October 13, 2006. Unlike the indoor design of the Crossroads Mall, the new Twenty Ninth Street retail district is an outdoor shopping neighborhood.

en.wikipedia.org

StrategyRedevelopedauthors' map reported
New usesretailextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there nowRedevelopment: retail, office and restored street gridauthors' map reported
Retrofit year2007authors' map reported
RedeveloperMacerich/Westcorextracted, unreviewed reported

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Crossroads Mall” and “Boulder” (61 hits, first 61 sampled, 8 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 2007-06-29 (a sample date, not the issuance date); candidate loan vintage 2007 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.

KindFilerFilingsDatesForms
CMBS trust (weak)J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-CIBC1922007-06-29 to 2007-06-298-K 2
Public owner (weak)MACERICH CO (MAC)472001-03-29 to 2011-02-2510-Q 18, 8-K 17, 10-K 11, 10-K/A 1

Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · 0.2 PCT ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m24: 28 ST AND CANYON BLVD; 30 ST TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS; A CARING DOCTOR (MINNESOTA) P A DBA BANFIELD PET HOSPITAL #1; BOULDER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT; CONTINENTAL CLNRSEPA FRS
Census tract 080130122082,186 people, 1,206 per sq mi; median household income $93,725; median gross rent $2,226; 67% renters; 13.8% vacant units; 9.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 9 grocers, 3 schools, 33 parks or playgrounds, 15 health, 3 civic, 83 food and drink; 310 cycleway segments, 335 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zoneyes, tract 08013012203 (rural)HUD
Housing permits, Boulder County (CO), 20241,136 units in 5+ unit buildings, 103 in 2–4, 441 single-family; 2023: 787 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.33; socioeconomic 0.38; housing and transport 0.78; 21% below 150% of poverty; 10% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby0 within 10 km, 2 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Mapsno place match; building footprint 4,362 m², 9.856525421142578 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views15,781 since 2015; 2,136 in the last 12 months (-10% vs the prior 12); peak 2026-03 with 304Wikimedia
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 moderate overall (score 74.8); expected annual loss $2.4M; high: tornado, inland flooding, hail, winter weather, lightning; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km2 LIHTC properties, 118 units: Sinton Apts (83 units); Woodlands Boulder (35 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)16,262 jobs in 1,114 establishments; average annual pay $45,875; employment location quotient 0.86; employment -2.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 202222,228 jobs; 2,615 in retail trade, 998 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 08013012208)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 44th income percentile as adults; 2.1% incarcerated at the 2010 count (706 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 5% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 14.9%; median family income $79,141; 176 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsBoulder Valley School District RE-2 (PK-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: Boulder High School; Whittier Elementary SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation5,292 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025145 county-logged events: 131 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning; $40,000 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 80301, 2026-09median list price $571,000 (-4.5% on the year); 143 active listings; median 65 days on market; 28% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20231,139 establishments (-3%); 18,250 jobs (+11%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $706,773 (-0% 1 yr, +6% 5 yr); typical rent $2,196/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)41,000 vehicles a day on U.S. 36 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 980 trucks; 37 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

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  • retrofit already built
  • median rent $1,893

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History and original facts

Now called / also known as29th St Retail District
Opened1963extracted, unreviewed
Closed2004extracted, unreviewed
documented
On January 8, 2004, the closing of Crossroads Mall was announced. The mall closed in February 2004, with the exception of Foley's, the only store to survive from Crossroads to the new Twenty Ninth Street.

en.wikipedia.org

AnchorsSears, Montgomery Ward, Mervyn's, J. C. Penney, Randall Shop (Denver Dry Goods), May D&F (Foley's/Macy's)
CountyBoulder County
Census division8 · Mountain

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Background

The Crossroads Mall was an indoor shopping mall from 1963 until 2004, in Boulder, Colorado.

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

Timeline

  1. 1963 Opened
  2. 1979 Acquired by Macerich
  3. 1986 Mervyn's added as anchor
  4. 1987 Sears replaces Denver
  5. 1990 Expansion to 820,000 sq ft
  6. 1997 Montgomery Ward closure
  7. 2001 J. C. Penney closure
  8. 2004 Mall closure announced
  9. 2006 New retail district opens
  10. 2007 Retrofit: redevelop

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Crossroads Mall (Colorado) · supports: status, year closed, year opened
    12 quoted sentences
    Crossroads Mall opened on March 14, 1963, with 394,000 leasable square feet for retail stores, surrounded by open-air parking.
    On January 8, 2004, the closing of Crossroads Mall was announced. The mall closed in February 2004, with the exception of Foley's, the only store to survive from Crossroads to the new Twenty Ninth Street.
    The new Twenty Ninth Street retail district opened on October 13, 2006. Unlike the indoor design of the Crossroads Mall, the new Twenty Ninth Street retail district is an outdoor shopping neighborhood.
    Crossroads Mall opened on March 14, 1963, with 394,000 leasable square feet for retail stores, surrounded by open-air parking.
  • Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) · 2021-01-20

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