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Malls · Louisiana

Hammond Square Mall

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedOperatingHammond, LA

Hammond Square Mall opened 1977 as an enclosed mall, declined, then reopened 2007‑2009 as an outdoor lifestyle center and operates. · summary, model-written

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Former anchors
Dillard'sThis site: Dillard's wikipedia · all sites with this
JCPenneyThis site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/285762435146 overture · all sites with this
Website aliveThis site: …http://www.hammondsquare.com/ overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 59,785 on I-12 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
High heat wave riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High hurricane riskThis site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this
High inland flooding riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)This site: Relatively High; hurricane, tornado, inland flooding, heat wave, lightning fema-nri · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.96 cdc-svi · all sites with this
High tornado riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: I-12 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Lower-income tract (< $50k)This site: $36,555 census-acs · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 50% census-acs · all sites with this
Strategy
ReinhabitedThis site: …outdoor lifestyle center extraction · all sites with this
New use
Mixed useThis site: …outdoor lifestyle center extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusOperatingextracted, unreviewed
documented
Hammond Square, formerly Hammond Square Mall, is a shopping mall in Hammond, Louisiana, United States.

en.wikipedia.org

StrategyReinhabitedextracted, unreviewed
documented
it was extensively renovated into an outdoor lifestyle center between 2007 and 2009 after a period of decline.

en.wikipedia.org

New usesretailextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there nowoutdoor lifestyle centerextracted, unreviewed
documented
it was extensively renovated into an outdoor lifestyle center between 2007 and 2009 after a period of decline.

en.wikipedia.org

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Hammond Square Mall” and “Hammond” (10 hits, first 10 sampled, 2 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.

KindFilerFilingsDatesForms
Public owner (strong)SIZELER PROPERTY INVESTORS INC82005-03-14 to 2006-11-0910-Q 3, 8-K 2, 10-K 2, 10-K/A 1

Site context

FEMA flood zoneno NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m24: ACADEMY SPORTS 111; BEST BUY STORE #1388; CIRCLE K STORES; CVS PHARMACY #17559; GOODYEAR AUTO SVC CTREPA FRS
Census tract 221059545034,401 people, 1,018 per sq mi; median household income $36,555; median gross rent $940; 50% renters; 7.6% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)4 of 6 daily needs: 0 grocers, 0 schools, 4 parks or playgrounds, 2 health, 1 civic, 14 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 0 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Tangipahoa Parish (LA), 2024378 units in 5+ unit buildings, 8 in 2–4, 699 single-family; 2023: 483 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.96; socioeconomic 0.87; housing and transport 0.94; 44% below 150% of poverty; 5% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Overture Mapsplace Hammond Square (shopping_mall, confidence 1.00, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 18,202 m², 3.6537206172943115 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.hammondsquare.com (alive) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views4,524 since 2015; 1,055 in the last 12 months (+-0% vs the prior 12); peak 2025-04 with 120Wikimedia
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 high overall (score 95.9); expected annual loss $3.6M; high: hurricane, tornado, inland flooding, heat wave, lightning; community resilience relatively moderateFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km3 LIHTC properties, 163 units: The Villas Of Hammond (64 units); Ridge Estates Of Hammond (51 units); Hammond Square Apts (48 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)6,596 jobs in 566 establishments; average annual pay $37,622; employment location quotient 1.41; employment -1.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20228,757 jobs; 1,352 in retail trade, 840 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 22105954503)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 38th income percentile as adults; 4.8% incarcerated at the 2010 count (740 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 18% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 21.8%; median family income $56,830; 266 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsTangipahoa Parish School District (PK-12); 0 public schools within 1 mileNCES EDGE
Elevation28 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025118 county-logged events: 60 thunderstorm wind, 21 tornado, 16 hail, 15 flash flood; $1,052,149,500 property damage reported; 3 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 70403, 2026-09median list price $235,500 (-15.2% on the year); 104 active listings; median 80 days on market; 25% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023448 establishments (+2%); 6,748 jobs (+5%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $221,760 (+1% 1 yr, -2% 5 yr); typical rent $1,315/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2021105 (2000 = 100); +3.6% 1 yr, +11% 5 yr, +26% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)59,785 vehicles a day on I-12 (Interstate, 4 lanes); 11,357 trucks; 23 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Hammond Square Mall opened in 1977 as an enclosed mall. After a period of decline, it was extensively renovated between 2007 and 2009 into an outdoor lifestyle center. The property continues to operate as a retail lifestyle center.

Why. The record does not specify the causes of the mall's decline or renovation.

Where it stands. The mall is currently operating as an outdoor lifestyle center, though the record does not identify its owner or controlling entity.

For a planner

  • Example of a reinhabit strategy converting an enclosed mall to an outdoor lifestyle center (2007‑2009).
  • No specific policy tools or incentives are documented in the record.
  • Open questions include the long‑term market viability of the lifestyle format and potential future adaptive reuse.
  • The record does not note any zoning changes or public‑private partnerships involved.

For a developer

  • Site size and parcel boundaries are not provided in the record.
  • Ownership/control details and current entitlement stage are unspecified.
  • No context‑layer information (flood risk, transit access, environmental constraints) is recorded.
  • Market signals from surrounding tract data are absent, so tenant demand and trade‑area characteristics are unknown.

What we do not know yet

  • Exact renovation cost and financing structure are not stated.
  • Post‑renovation tenant mix and vacancy rates are unknown.
  • Ownership entity and any deed restrictions are not identified.
  • Site acreage, parcel configuration, and boundary details are missing.
  • No data on floodplain, transit proximity, or environmental conditions are given.
  • The record lacks surrounding demographic or retail sales figures that would indicate market strength.

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Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • county grew 3.6% 2018–23

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History and original facts

Opened1977extracted, unreviewed
AnchorsDillard's, JCPenney, Target
CountyTangipahoa Parish
Census division7 · West South Central
NotesWikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Hammond Square, formerly Hammond Square Mall, is a shopping mall in Hammond, Louisiana, United States. Originally built as an enclosed mall in 1977, it was extensively renovated into an outdoor lifestyle center between 2007 and 2009 after a period of decline. Major tenants of the mall include JCPenney, Dillard's, and Target.

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

Timeline

  1. 1977 Opened as enclosed mall

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Hammond Square Mall · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year opened
    5 quoted sentences
    Originally built as an enclosed mall in 1977
    it was extensively renovated into an outdoor lifestyle center between 2007 and 2009 after a period of decline.
    Hammond Square, formerly Hammond Square Mall, is a shopping mall in Hammond, Louisiana, United States.
    it was extensively renovated into an outdoor lifestyle center between 2007 and 2009 after a period of decline.

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