Malls · Florida
The Mall at 163rd Street
The Mall at 163rd Street opened 1956, lost anchors, partially redeveloped, now controlled by Brixmor with mixed‑use plans still pending. · summary, model-written
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Site profile13 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)
This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with thisBike network nearby
This site: 46 ways openstreetmap · all sites with thisCounty permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year
This site: 8,068 units, Miami-Dade County census-bps · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $2,789/mo zillow · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisHigh hurricane risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisRenter-majority tract
This site: 81% census-acs · all sites with thisShrinking county
This site: -1.1% census-acs · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: The mall's anchors are The Home Depot, Foot Locker, Ross Stores, and Wal-Mart Supercenter. extraction · all sites with thisEntertainment and sports
This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with thisHousing
This site: …o open-air space, with a mixed-use phase potentially adding residential development. extraction · all sites with thisMixed use
This site: …f the former mall to be converted to open-air space, with a mixed-use phase potentially adding residential development. extraction · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Partly retrofittedextracted, unreviewed |
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| Strategy | Partial Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed |
| New uses | retail, entertainment, healthcare, housingextracted, unreviewed |
| What is there now | The mall's anchors are The Home Depot, Foot Locker, Ross Stores, and Wal-Mart Supercenter.extracted, unreviewed |
Planning
| Planning notes | The redevelopment plans call for portions of the former mall to be converted to open-air space, with a mixed-use phase potentially adding residential development.extracted, unreviewed |
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Site context
| Transit within 800 m | no rail station; 23 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap |
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| FEMA flood zone | X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL |
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 16: 163RD STREET MALL; BISCAYNE COMMONS; BP OIL CO #24472; DADE COUNTY N MIAMI BEACH SR HIGH SCHOOL; FIRESTONE STORE #1835EPA FRS |
| Census tract 12086000225 | 3,795 people, 12,766 per sq mi; median household income $52,740; median gross rent $1,490; 81% renters; 9.7% vacant units; 4.1% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 5 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 9 schools, 13 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 2 civic, 11 food and drink; 46 cycleway segments, 185 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, Miami-Dade County (FL), 2024 | 8,068 units in 5+ unit buildings, 309 in 2–4, 2,231 single-family; 2023: 10,980 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.70; socioeconomic 0.72; housing and transport 0.57; 29% below 150% of poverty; 6% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 2 within 10 km, 12 within 25 km: Deer Track Golf Resort (7.2 km); Hollywood Fashion Center (9.5 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | no place match; building footprint 28,342 m², 10.089313507080078 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 64,634 since 2015; 4,304 in the last 12 months (-7% vs the prior 12); peak 2016-12 with 879Wikimedia |
| 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 52.7); expected annual loss $989,722; high: hurricane; community resilience relatively lowFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | noneHUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 10,826 establishments (+4%); 139,904 jobs (+12%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $523,240 (+1% 1 yr, +35% 5 yr); typical rent $2,789/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 14,100 vehicles a day (major collector, 2 lanes); 5 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Opened in 1956 as an open‑air shopping center, the site was converted to an enclosed mall beginning in 1980. Over the following decades it lost major anchors such as Jordan Marsh, Burdines, JCPenney, Office Depot and Marshalls, while a Wal‑Mart Supercenter was added in 2003. Today the mall is in a partial redevelopment state, with plans to convert portions to open‑air space and add residential, entertainment, healthcare and retail uses.
Why. The decline is visible in the record through successive anchor losses and competition from newer malls like Aventura Mall, which drew away tenants. No explicit debt or financing causes are stated in the record.
Where it stands. The site is currently in a partial redevelopment status and is controlled by Brixmor Property Group as both owner and operator.
For a planner
- Redevelopment strategy calls for converting enclosed portions to open‑air and adding a mixed‑use phase with residential, retail, entertainment and healthcare.
- Prior anchor losses and the 1980 enclosure conversion illustrate the need for adaptive reuse.
- Open questions include the timing of the announced 2026 enclosed‑mall closure and the status of any formal approvals or entitlements.
- Median rent of $1,731 in the surrounding tract suggests moderate housing demand but also highlights affordability considerations.
For a developer
- Controlled by Brixmor Property Group, which is listed as both owner and operator.
- Site size is not provided in the record.
- Entitlement stage appears preliminary, based only on planning notes; no approved permits or zoning changes are documented.
- Context layers (flood risk, transit access, environmental constraints) are not recorded, so their impact is unknown.
- Market signals show a median rent of $1,731 and an opportunity score of 0.0, with the model citing “retrofit already built,” housing presence, and rent levels as reasons for low opportunity.
What we do not know yet
- Exact parcel acreage and current vacancy/occupancy rates are missing.
- Financial details such as debt, ownership structure beyond Brixmor, or recent capital expenditures are not provided.
- Environmental constraints (flood zones, wetlands, contamination) and transit accessibility are absent from the context layers.
- The status of planning approvals, zoning changes, or entitlement applications is unclear; only planning notes are present.
- The opportunity score and its reasons are model‑generated and marked as unverified (verified: draft), so their reliability is unknown.
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Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- The Mall at 163rd Street – North Miami Beach’s Iconic Shopping and ... mall-at-163rd-street.mappway.com
- The Mall At 163rd Street, North Miami Beach, FL: Past, Present, … bestattractions.org
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- median rent $1,731
- 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 | 1956Wikidata |
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| Anchors | Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart Supercenter, Ross Stores, The Home Depot, Foot Locker |
| Organisations in Wikidata (undated) | Brixmor Property Group, Brixmor Property Group |
| County | Miami-Dade County |
| Census division | 5 · South Atlantic |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States |
Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, original developer, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.
Background
The Mall at 163rd Street was an enclosed shopping mall and power center in North Miami Beach, Florida. From its opening as an open-air shopping center in 1956, it has been converted into an enclosed mall, but was later redeveloped as a combination of both formats. The mall's anchors are The Home Depot, Foot Locker, Ross Stores, and Wal-Mart Supercenter.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1956 Opened (Wikidata)
- 1956 Mall opened as The 163rd Street Shopping Center
- 1971 Jordan Marsh opened a three-story location at the east wing
- 1980 Conversion to climate-controlled enclosed mall began
- 1983 JCPenney moved to Aventura Mall, closing its 163rd Street store
- 1991 Jordan Marsh closed
- 1999 Burdines closed and relocated to Aventura Mall
- 2003 Jordan Marsh building demolished and replaced with Wal-Mart Supercenter
- 2015 Office Depot store closed
- 2021 Marshalls left the mall
- 2026 Enclosed mall portion closed by 2026
Sources
- Wikipedia: The Mall at 163rd Street · supports: after notes, status, strategy
13 quoted sentences
The mall's anchors are The Home Depot, Foot Locker, Ross Stores, and Wal-Mart Supercenter.
The enclosed mall portion had closed by 2026, although an exact closure date has not been publicly documented.
The property is planned for a $150 million redevelopment incorporating new retail, entertainment and medical uses.
The mall opened on November 1, 1956, as The 163rd Street Shopping Center