Malls · Louisiana
North Shore Square
Opened 1985. Closed 2019. Partial Reinhabited.
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This leaves At Home, Conn’s, and Dillard’s (now operating as a Clearance Center) as the only remaining open stores on the property. Extra Space Storage has since opened in one of the former Dillard's locations.
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Dillard's
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This site: Mervyn's wikipedia · all sites with thisSears
This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with thisSold since 2020
This site: 2025 City of Slidell (pending) research-deals · all sites with thisWebsite dead or redirecting
This site: overture / http check · all sites with this30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 79,782 on I-12 fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisHigh hurricane 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; hurricane, inland flooding fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)
This site: 0.88 cdc-svi · all sites with thisInterstate or freeway within 600 m
This site: I-12 fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisTract income up 60%+ since 2013
This site: +71% census-acs · all sites with thisReinhabited
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This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
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| Status | Partly retrofittedextracted, unreviewed documentedThis leaves At Home, Conn’s, and Dillard’s (now operating as a Clearance Center) as the only remaining open stores on the property. Extra Space Storage has since opened in one of the former Dillard's locations. |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Partial Reinhabitedextracted, unreviewed documentedIn early April 2019, it was announced by Morguard that the mall’s interior would be closed, which has occurred as of July the same year, with the company planning to convert the mall into an open-air shopping center at some point. |
| New uses | retail, industrialextracted, unreviewed reported |
Deals and debt
| Date | Event | Price | Parties | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-09 | Sold | $12.0M pending | City of Slidell (pending) | fox8live.com 2025-09-10 |
| 2006 | Sold | — | Revenue Properties Company Limited ← Sizeler Property Investors | Wikipedia |
Securitised debt and public filers
Filings (2001 to date) that name “North Shore Square” and “Slidell” (23 hits, first 23 sampled, 2 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 2004-05-04 (a sample date, not the issuance date); 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) | JP MORGAN CHASE COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP | 1 | 2004-05-04 to 2004-05-04 | 8-K 1 |
| Public owner (strong) | SIZELER PROPERTY INVESTORS INC | 20 | 2002-08-13 to 2006-03-16 | 10-Q 10, 8-K 5, 10-K 4, 10-K/A 1 |
Site context
| FEMA flood zone | no NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL |
|---|---|
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 4: BED, BATH & BEYOND 386; BURLINGTON STORE 528; SAM'S CLUB #6220; WAL-MART SUPERCENTER #2665EPA FRS |
| Census tract 22103041103 | 3,467 people, 853 per sq mi; median household income $58,750; median gross rent $1,063; 43% renters; 10.8% vacant units; 0.9% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 9.2 of 20; 58 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.85; 19,509 jobs within 45 min by car; 9% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 4 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 0 schools, 1 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 0 civic, 14 food and drink; 1 cycleway segments, 1 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, St. Tammany Parish (LA), 2024 | 0 units in 5+ unit buildings, 4 in 2–4, 1,062 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.88; socioeconomic 0.96; housing and transport 0.74; 51% below 150% of poverty; 11% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Overture Maps | place North Shore Square (shopping_mall, confidence 0.92, from Microsoft, Overture, Overture-signals)Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | (down or redirecting, status None)Overture / Internet Archive |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 33,973 since 2015; 3,180 in the last 12 months (-17% vs the prior 12); peak 2025-08 with 553Wikimedia |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population +1% (3,421 → 3,467); median income +71% ($34,297 → $58,750); renters 47% → 43%; median home value +68% ($122,700 → $206,500)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively high overall (score 88.3); expected annual loss $4.0M; high: hurricane, inland flooding; community resilience very highFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | noneHUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 12,747 jobs in 1,078 establishments; average annual pay $37,257; employment location quotient 1.32; employment -1.9% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 2,986 jobs; 1,080 in retail trade, 542 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 22103041103)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 34th income percentile as adults; 2.7% incarcerated at the 2010 count (702 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 24.5%; median family income $39,779; 236 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | St. Tammany Parish School District (PK-12); 0 public schools within 1 mileNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 17 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 253 county-logged events: 99 thunderstorm wind, 83 flash flood, 26 tornado, 22 hail; $14,891,500 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 70460, 2026-09 | median list price $204,750 (+1.5% on the year); 93 active listings; median 71 days on market; 24% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 912 establishments (-1%); 13,702 jobs (+8%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $283,848 (+0% 1 yr, +3% 5 yr); typical rent $1,531/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2024 | 182 (2000 = 100); +3.7% 1 yr, +16% 5 yr, +48% 10 yrFHFA |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 79,782 vehicles a day on I-12 (Interstate, 2 lanes); 15,157 trucks; 28 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
North Shore Square mall (Slidell, LA), opened 1985, closed 2019, is in partial conversion. Current owner Revenue Properties (since 2006) plans to sell to City of Slidell for $12M (pending, 2025), with unspecified planned use funded by 1% sales-tax increase. Strategy is 'reinhabit' with new retail/industrial uses. Retrofit already built. County population grew 6.8% 2018–2023. Status is 'partial' (not fully converted). Pageviews peaked at 553 in Aug 2025. Peer malls (e.g., The Esplanade, Midlands Mall) closed 2019–2021 with same strategy. No occupancy data or specific retrofit details in record. Unknown if city acquisition will proceed as planned.
Why. Record shows pending sale, county growth, and existing retrofit work as key context. No data on current tenant mix or conversion progress beyond 'partial' status.
Where it stands. Mall closed 2019; city purchase pending 2025; retrofit partially complete; new uses planned as retail/industrial.
For a planner
- County growth (6.8% 2018–23) supports reinvestment
- Pending city acquisition may drive adaptive reuse
- Peer malls show similar post-closure strategy
For a developer
- $12M pending sale price
- Existing retrofit reduces initial costs
- Mixed-use (retail/industrial) aligns with new_use field
- Pageview trends show sustained public interest
What we do not know yet
- Status 'partial' lacks conversion progress details
- No current tenant or occupancy data
- City acquisition is pending, not finalized
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- The Esplanade, Kenner, LA · Malls · opened 1985; closed 2021; same strategy: reinhabit
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- Westside Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA · Malls · opened 1985; closed 2018; same strategy: reinhabit
- Hickory Hollow Mall, Nashville, TN · Malls · opened 1978; closed 2019; same strategy: reinhabit
Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- Northshore Square Mall In Slidell (History And Updates) slidelltimes.com
- NorthShoreSquareJCPenney commons.wikimedia.org
- 150 Northshore Blvd, Slidell, LA 70460 - North Shore Square | L… loopnet.com
- North Shore Square Mall, Slidell, LA: From Holiday Crowds To Locked ... bestattractions.org
- North Shore Square Mall might be purchased by City of Slidell fox8live.com
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- county grew 6.8% 2018–23
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 | 1985Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2019extracted, unreviewed documentedIn early April 2019, it was announced by Morguard that the mall’s interior would be closed, which has occurred as of July the same year |
| Anchors | Burlington Coat Factory, Dillard's, JCPenney, Sears, Mervyn's, At Home, Conn's |
| County | St. Tammany Parish |
| Census division | 7 · West South Central |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States |
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Background
North Shore Square was a 621,192-square-foot (57,710.6 m2) shopping mall located in Slidell, Louisiana, United States. It was the largest mall on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, the 5th largest mall in the New Orleans area, and the 11th largest mall in Louisiana.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1985 Opened (Wikidata)
- 1990 Maison Blanche anchor opened
- 2006 Revenue Properties Company Limited purchases mall from Sizeler Property Investors
- 2014 Sears closes
- 2017 JCPenney closes
- 2019 Morguard announces interior closure, plans open-air conversion
- 2022 Mall used for car chase scene in Twisted Metal
- 2024 Conn’s Home Plus closes due to bankruptcy
Sources
- Wikipedia: North Shore Square · supports: status, strategy, year closed
10 quoted sentences
In early April 2019, it was announced by Morguard that the mall’s interior would be closed, which has occurred as of July the same year
This leaves At Home, Conn’s, and Dillard’s (now operating as a Clearance Center) as the only remaining open stores on the property. Extra Space Storage has since opened in one of the former Dillard's locations.
In early April 2019, it was announced by Morguard that the mall’s interior would be closed, which has occurred as of July the same year, with the company planning to convert the mall into an open-air shopping center at some point.
the second was originally a Maison Blanche, which opened in 1990.
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