Malls · Colorado
Tamarac Square
Tamarac Square opened a 1976 mall, declined to vacancy, was demolished, and reopened in 2013 as a 135k‑sf Target store. · summary, model-written
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Site profile11 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence
Finance and pipeline
Website alive
This site: …http://www.acehardware.com/mystore/index.jsp?store=08484&cid=localstore08484 overture / http check · all sites with thisPlace
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)
This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 14 within 10 km computed · all sites with this30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 39,000 on SH 30 fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisBike network nearby
This site: 80 ways openstreetmap · all sites with thisCounty permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year
This site: 3,118 units, Denver County census-bps · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 3 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisRenter-majority tract
This site: 64% census-acs · all sites with thisPolicy tool
Tax increment financing
This site: …tax increment financing reimbursement A 135,000 sq ft Target store opened extraction · all sites with thisStrategy
Redeveloped
This site: A 135,000 sq ft Target store opened on the property in July 2013. extraction · all sites with thisNew use
Retail (continued)
This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Operatingextracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed |
| New uses | retailextracted, unreviewed reported |
| What is there now | A 135,000 sq ft Target store opened on the property in July 2013.extracted, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2013extracted, unreviewed reported |
| Redeveloper | Target Corporationextracted, unreviewed reported |
Planning
| Public purchase or subsidy | tax increment financing reimbursementextracted, unreviewed documentedThe Denver Urban Renewal Authority approved $5 million in tax increment financing reimbursement for the work. |
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Securitised debt and public filers
Filings (2001 to date) that name “Tamarac Square” and “Denver” (64 hits, first 64 sampled, 1 other filers such as tenants left out). No commercial-mortgage trust names this mall in the sample, which does not rule out a securitised loan. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.
| Kind | Filer | Filings | Dates | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public owner (weak) | DEVELOPERS DIVERSIFIED REALTY CORP (SITC, SITC-PA) | 52 | 2002-03-08 to 2013-05-10 | 8-K 38, 10-K 13, 10-Q 1 |
Site context
| FEMA flood zone | X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL |
|---|---|
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 14: BANGERT BROS CONSTRUCTION CO; CVS PHARMACY #10831; CVS PHARMACY #17654; CVS-HAMPDEN; DAVE LYNCHEPA FRS |
| Census tract 08031006818 | 4,416 people, 9,084 per sq mi; median household income $67,804; median gross rent $1,464; 64% renters; 13.5% vacant units; 0.8% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 6 of 6 daily needs: 3 grocers, 5 schools, 32 parks or playgrounds, 11 health, 2 civic, 19 food and drink; 80 cycleway segments, 48 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, Denver County (CO), 2024 | 3,118 units in 5+ unit buildings, 4 in 2–4, 872 single-family; 2023: 4,549 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.62; socioeconomic 0.53; housing and transport 0.90; 27% below 150% of poverty; 15% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 14 within 10 km, 26 within 25 km: Kmart at Monaco and Evans (2.7 km); Beau Monde Mall (4.9 km); Buckingham Mall (5.3 km); James (6.3 km); 6901 S. Havana St. (7.5 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | place Tamarac Square Ace Hardware (shopping, confidence 0.97, from Microsoft, Overture); building footprint 12,959 m², 7.9 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | www.acehardware.com (alive); archived 1996–2026 (Wayback)Overture / Internet Archive |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 339 since 2015; 339 in the last 12 months; peak 2026-06 with 145Wikimedia |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | tract boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 census; no 2013 comparisonCensus ACS |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively low overall (score 24.4); expected annual loss $866,382; high: hail; community resilience relatively moderateFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | noneHUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 30,425 jobs in 2,329 establishments; average annual pay $52,368; employment location quotient 0.55; employment -5.4% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 2,573 jobs; 194 in retail trade, 210 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 08031006818)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 45th income percentile as adults; 1.6% incarcerated at the 2010 count (212 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; poverty rate 10.4%; median family income $77,652; 140 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Denver County School District 1 (PK-12); 5 public schools within 1 mile: The Cottage at Holly Ridge; Hamilton Middle School; Holm Elementary School; Samuels Elementary SchoolNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 5,503 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 183 county-logged events: 127 hail, 41 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 3 heavy rain; $820,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 80231, 2026-09 | median list price $305,750 (-12.6% on the year); 145 active listings; median 68 days on market; 30% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 2,348 establishments (+3%); 32,628 jobs (+24%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $528,188 (-2% 1 yr, -1% 5 yr); typical rent $1,867/mo (+0% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2025 | 530 (2000 = 100); -5.2% 1 yr, +33% 5 yr, +71% 10 yrFHFA |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 39,000 vehicles a day on SH 30 (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 1,090 trucks; 20 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Tamarac Square opened in 1976 as a 90‑store mall with a food court and six‑screen theater. Over time it lost tenants, leaving only three by 2010, and was vacated and demolished in 2011. In 2012 Target Corporation bought the site and opened a 135,000 sq ft retail store in 2013, after which the property has remained operating.
Why. The record shows the mall’s decline was driven by tenant attrition, with only three tenants left by 2010 and the anchor Rodney’s closing in 2011, leading to expected demolition. No explicit causes such as competition, debt, or financing issues are stated in the record.
Where it stands. The site is currently operating as a Target retail store, owned by Target Corporation since its purchase in 2012.
For a planner
- Used tax increment financing (TIF) reimbursement as a public subsidy for redevelopment.
- Follows a precedent of converting a failed mall to a single‑tenant big‑box retail format.
- Open questions include long‑term viability of the single‑tenant site and potential for further mixed‑use or transit‑oriented development.
For a developer
- Site now hosts a 135,000 sq ft Target store; original mall footprint size is not specified in the record.
- Full control lies with Target Corporation, which acquired the property in 2012 and completed the retrofit in 2013.
- Entitlement stage is complete; the property is operating with no noted zoning or entitlement constraints in the record.
- Market signals are weak: the opportunity score is 0.0, citing that the retrofit is already built and the surrounding median rent is $1,770.
What we do not know yet
- Exact site acreage or original mall footprint is not provided in the record.
- Current lease details, co‑tenancy, or any existing encumbrances beyond Target ownership are unknown.
- Environmental constraints (flood zone, wetlands, contamination) are not mentioned in the record.
- Transit access and traffic impact data are absent from the record.
- The record’s verification status is "draft," indicating that some facts may be model‑extracted and unreviewed.
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Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- Tamarac Square - Denver, Colorado | I don't claim owners… flickr.com
- Regency Theatres Tamarac Square Cinemas in Denver, C… cinematreasures.org
- Brookdale Tamarac Square | Independent Living Denver CO brookdale.com
- Brookdale Tamarac Square - Denver mycaringplan.com
- Tamarac Square - Denver Urban Renewal Authority renewdenver.org
- Brookdale Tamarac Square | Pricing, Photos, and Reviews | D… seniors.fyi
- Denver Colorado Independent Living | Brookdale Tamarac Square seniorlivingguide.com
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- median rent $1,770
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 | 1976extracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2011extracted, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 90extracted, unreviewed reported |
| County | Denver County |
| Census division | 8 · Mountain |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States |
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Background
Tamarac Square was a shopping center in southeast Denver, Colorado, United States. It was located near East Hampden Avenue and Tamarac Drive. The center opened in 1976 with about 90 stores, restaurants, a food court, and a six-screen movie theater.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1976 opened
- 1992 renovated
- 1994 fire
- 2001 bought by Developers Diversified Realty Corporation
- 2010 three tenants remained
- 2010 expected demolition
- 2011 Rodney's closed
- 2011 vacated and demolished
- 2012 bought by Target Corporation
- 2013 Target store opened
Sources
- Wikipedia: Tamarac Square · supports: after notes, public subsidy, status, strategy, year closed, year opened
16 quoted sentences
The center opened in 1976 with about 90 stores, restaurants, a food court, and a six-screen movie theater.
Tamarac Square was vacated in early 2011 and demolished later that year.
A 135,000 sq ft Target store opened on the property in July 2013.
A 135,000 sq ft Target store opened on the property in July 2013.
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