Retrofit Atlas

Malls · Maryland

Harundale Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedOperatingGlen Burnie, MD

Opened 1958. Closed 1997. Redeveloped in 1999.

Status nowOperatingextracted, unreviewed
What it becameretailextracted, unreviewed
Site size350,000 sq ft GLAextracted, unreviewed
Retrofit year1999extracted, unreviewed
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $2,337/mo zillow · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: Harundale Plaza, a shopping center anchored by Lidl and Urban Air Trampoline & Adventure Park extraction · all sites with this
New use
Park and open spaceThis site: …enter anchored by Lidl and Urban Air Trampoline & Adventure Park extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: Harundale Plaza, a shopping center anchored by Lidl and Urban Air Trampoline & Adventur extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusOperatingextracted, unreviewed
StrategyRedevelopedextracted, unreviewed
New usesretailextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowHarundale Plaza, a shopping center anchored by Lidl and Urban Air Trampoline & Adventure Parkextracted, unreviewed
Retrofit year1999extracted, unreviewed
RedeveloperManekin Corporationextracted, unreviewed

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
1995Sold—Manekin Corporation ← James W. RouseWikipedia

Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m10: GARY'S BETTER BODY & PAINT; HARUNDALE MALL; HARUNDALE TEXACO, INC.; MD SHA BRIDGE 0208503; MD SHA BRIDGE 0208504EPA FRS
Census tract 240037304041,991 people, 2,786 per sq mi; median household income $57,276; median gross rent $1,725; 46% renters; 1.0% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 1 schools, 12 parks or playgrounds, 3 health, 6 civic, 6 food and drink; 6 cycleway segments, 50 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Anne Arundel County (MD), 2024299 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 1,005 single-family; 2023: 125 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.72; socioeconomic 0.79; housing and transport 0.63; 28% below 150% of poverty; 12% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby2 within 10 km, 19 within 25 km: Marley Station Mall (1.6 km); Glen Burnie Mall (4.4 km)computed
Overture Mapsno place match; building footprint 10,289 m², 5.907622814178467 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views55,577 since 2015; 4,838 in the last 12 months (-9% vs the prior 12); peak 2017-07 with 713Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023tract boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 census; no 2013 comparisonCensus ACS
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)very low overall (score 2.4); expected annual loss $269,056; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20231,818 establishments (-10%); 31,070 jobs (-6%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $502,145 (+1% 1 yr, +15% 5 yr); typical rent $2,337/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025326 (2000 = 100); +9.2% 1 yr, +33% 5 yr, +71% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)18,330 vehicles a day on 2 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 654 trucks; 12 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Opened in 1958 as the first enclosed, air‑conditioned mall east of the Mississippi, Harundale Mall operated until its permanent closure in 1997. After demolition began in 1998, the site was redeveloped by Manekin Corporation and reopened in 1999 as Harundale Plaza, a retail center now anchored by Lidl and Urban Air Trampoline & Adventure Park.

Why. not stated in the record

Where it stands. The site is currently operating as Harundale Plaza, a retail shopping center controlled by Manekin Corporation, which acquired the property in 1995 and oversaw the 1999 redevelopment.

For a planner

  • Precedent: first enclosed mall east of the Mississippi, later converted via private‑sector redevelopment after closure.
  • Policy tools used: 1995 sale to Manekin Corporation enabled a retrofit strategy; no public incentives are recorded.
  • Open questions: what zoning or incentives facilitated the 1999 retrofit? Are there any current planning constraints not captured in the record?

For a developer

  • Site size: 350,000 sq ft GLA.
  • Control: Manekin Corporation holds ownership and developer role from 1995 to present.
  • Entitlement stage: retrofit completed 1999; status is operating.
  • Constraints from context layers: flood, transit, and environmental conditions are not specified in the record.
  • Market signals: county grew 4.1% 2018‑23; median rent $1,990; opp_reasons note retrofit already built.

What we do not know yet

  • Context‑layer data (flood risk, transit access, environmental conditions) are missing.
  • Anchor tenant performance and reasons for the 1997 closure are not stated.
  • Several origin fields are marked as extraction and may be unverified.
  • The record’s verified status is 'draft', indicating possible pending review.
  • Opportunity score is 0.0, suggesting low perceived opportunity per the model.

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Similar sites

  • Hunt Valley Mall, Hunt Valley, MD · Malls · closed 2000; same strategy: redevelop; also in MD
  • Towson Marketplace, Towson, MD · Malls · opened 1962; same strategy: redevelop; also in MD
  • Glendale Fashion Center, Glendale, CA · Malls · similar GLA (264,474 sq ft); closed 1994; same strategy: redevelop
  • Capital Plaza Mall, Landover Hills, MD · Malls · opened 1963; same strategy: redevelop; also in MD

Elsewhere on the web

Retail history: Harundale Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here

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Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • county grew 4.1% 2018–23
  • median rent $1,990

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

Opened1958Wikidata
Closed1997extracted, unreviewed
Gross leasable area350,000 sq ftextracted, unreviewed
Original developerCommunity Research & Development, Inc.extracted, unreviewed
ArchitectRogers, Taliaferro, & Lamb (later RTKL Associates)
AnchorsG. C. Murphy, Food Fair, Hochschild, Kohn, & Co, Brager's, Oppenheim Collins, S.S. Kresge
CountyAnne Arundel County
Census division5 · South Atlantic
NotesWikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Harundale Mall, in Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States at the intersection of Ritchie Highway and Aquahart Road, was the first enclosed, air-conditioned mall built east of the Mississippi River.

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

Timeline

  1. 1958 Opened (Wikidata)
  2. 1958 Mall opened
  3. 1995 Sold to Manekin Corporation
  4. 1997 Mall permanently closed
  5. 1998 Demolition began
  6. 1999 Redeveloped as Harundale Plaza
  7. 2020 Lidl opened
  8. 2024 Urban Air Trampoline & Adventure Park opened

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Harundale Mall · supports: after notes, gla sqft, original developer, status, strategy, year closed
    13 quoted sentences
    Rouse sold the mall to Manekin Corporation in 1995, and the mall permanently closed in 1997.
    the mall consisted of a total of 350,000 square feet
    Originally developed in 1958 by the Baltimore-based James W. Rouse under his development firm, Community Research & Development, Inc.
    It was demolished and redeveloped in 1999 as Harundale Plaza, a shopping center anchored by Lidl and Urban Air Trampoline & Adventure Park.

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