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Landover Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit proposedLandover, MD

Landover Mall opened 1972, declined after anchor closures, demolished 2006, now fenced off, proposed data center redevelopment by Brightseat Associates. · summary, model-written

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Former anchors
Hecht'sThis site: Hecht's wikipedia · all sites with this
SearsThis site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/137793862908599 overture · all sites with this
Retrofit in the pipelineThis site: …proposed extraction · all sites with this
Website aliveThis site: …http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=1888913 overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
100k+ jobs within 45 min by transitThis site: 185,749 epa-walkability · all sites with this
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 kmThis site: 676 units in 3 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 200,360 on 95 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 92 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 1 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.89 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: 95 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Opportunity ZoneThis site: 24033803508 hud-oz · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 52% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract house prices doubled in 10 yearsThis site: +105% fhfa · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +72% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 13.8 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …fenced off and barricaded with cement blocks extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit proposedextracted, unreviewed
StrategyRedevelopment, proposedextracted, unreviewed
New usesdata centerextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowfenced off and barricaded with cement blocksextracted, unreviewed
RedeveloperBrightseat Associatesextracted, unreviewed

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Landover Mall” and “Landover” (5 hits, first 5 sampled, 3 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)RESOURCES PENSION SHARES 5 LP12001-04-02 to 2001-04-0210-K 1

Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m10: BBQ KING; FUTRELL'S CLEANERS; GOODYEAR AUTO SERVICE CTR - LANDOVER; HOUSE OF LIU; LANDOVER MALLEPA FRS
Census tract 240338035083,842 people, 4,538 per sq mi; median household income $78,102; median gross rent $1,556; 52% renters; 1.2% vacant units; 6.3% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 13.8 of 20; 86 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.55; 236,133 jobs within 45 min by car, 185,749 by transit; 6% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 1 grocers, 2 schools, 6 parks or playgrounds, 2 health, 2 civic, 5 food and drink; 92 cycleway segments, 26 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zoneyes, tract 24033803508 (rural)HUD
Housing permits, Prince George County (MD), 20240 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 1,473 single-family; 2023: 1,356 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.89; socioeconomic 0.90; housing and transport 0.58; 31% below 150% of poverty; 4% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby2 within 10 km, 35 within 25 km: The Boulevard at the Capital Centre (2.1 km); Capital Plaza Mall (5.1 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace Landover Mall site (historic_site, confidence 0.97, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta)Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialen.wikipedia.org (alive); archived 2003–2025 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views77,064 since 2015; 5,791 in the last 12 months (-34% vs the prior 12); peak 2025-09 with 1,904Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population -18% (4,683 → 3,842); median income +72% ($45,270 → $78,102); renters 56% → 52%; median home value +64% ($223,800 → $366,900)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)very low overall (score 6.9); expected annual loss $343,137; high: winter weather; community resilience relatively lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km3 LIHTC properties, 676 units: Glenarden I (354 units); Glenarden Ii (208 units); Glenarden I (114 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20232,230 establishments (+0%); 37,184 jobs (+2%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $421,250 (-1% 1 yr, +7% 5 yr); typical rent $1,957/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2024323 (2000 = 100); +18.5% 1 yr, +40% 5 yr, +105% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)200,360 vehicles a day on 95 (Interstate, 10 lanes); 16,890 trucks; 30 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Opened in 1972 by Sonny Abramson and Ted Lerner, Landover Mall served as a super-regional shopping destination. Anchor store losses beginning with Garfinckel's bankruptcy in 1990 and continuing through Hecht's closure in 2002 led to decline, and the mall closed its doors in 2002 before demolition started in 2006. After Sears vacated in 2014, the site remained vacant and fenced off, and in 2024 Brightseat Associates announced a proposed data center redevelopment.

Why. The primary cause visible in the record is the sequential loss of major anchor tenants (Garfinckel's, Woodies, Hecht's) which triggered the mall's decline. No explicit mention of debt, financing issues, or broader competition beyond anchor loss is provided.

Where it stands. The site is currently fenced off and barricaded with cement blocks, with control held by developer Brightseat Associates under a proposed data center redevelopment status.

For a planner

  • Redevelopment strategy listed as "redevelop" with proposed new use as a data center.
  • Opp_reasons indicate the site is already in play (under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans), noting county population growth of 5.4% (2018‑2023) and median rent of $1,761.
  • Open questions include the exact entitlement timeline, required zoning changes, and community impact assessments.

For a developer

  • Controlled by Brightseat Associates; status is "proposed" indicating early entitlement stage.
  • Site size, acreage, and current ownership details are not provided in the record.
  • No floodplain, transit access, or environmental constraint information is present in the context layers.
  • Market signals from opp_reasons show county growth of 5.4% (2018‑2023) and median rent of $1,761, suggesting modest demand.

What we do not know yet

  • Missing site size, acreage, and exact parcel boundaries.
  • No information on zoning, land use approvals, or entitlement status beyond "proposed".
  • Absence of floodplain, wetland, or hazardous material data from context layers.
  • No details on existing infrastructure, utility capacity, or transportation access.
  • The opp_score of 0.0 and opp_reasons appear to be model‑extracted and have not been verified.

Generated by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b on NVIDIA API via Hermes CT from the fields, parcels, deals and context layers on this page, with no outside knowledge. It is regenerated when the record changes and has not been checked by a person. How it is made.

Similar sites

  • Laurel Mall, Laurel, MD · Malls · opened 1979; same strategy: redevelop; also in MD
  • Rockville Mall, Rockville, MD · Malls · opened 1972; same strategy: redevelop; also in MD
  • Skyline Mall, Falls Church, VA · Malls · opened 1977; closed 2002; same strategy: redevelop
  • Lakeforest Mall, Gaithersburg, MD · Malls · opened 1978; same strategy: redevelop; also in MD

Elsewhere on the web

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

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Multifamily screen

  • already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
  • county grew 5.4% 2018–23
  • median rent $1,761

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

Opened1972Wikidata
Closed2002extracted, unreviewed
Original developerSonny Abramson and Ted Lerner of Lerner Enterprisesextracted, unreviewed
AnchorsF. W. Woolworth Company, Sears, Hecht's, Garfinckel's, Woodward & Lothrop
CountyPrince George's County
Census division5 · South Atlantic
NotesWikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Landover Mall was a super-regional shopping mall located in Landover, Maryland, directly across from FedExField, off MD 202 and Interstates 95 and 495. The mall was built by Sonny Abramson and Ted Lerner of Lerner Enterprises, and opened May 11, 1972. Like its neighbor, Capital Plaza Mall, it was a major attraction through its opening years in Prince George's County. The mall featured many anchors and smaller tenants; however, upon the decline and closing of its major anchors, the mall itself entered a state of decline. Finally, in 2002, the mall's doors were closed and it ultimately was demolished in 2006. Sears remained open because it owned the land beneath the store. Sears later sold the land underneath its store to Lerner. In January 2014, Sears announced that it would close in March.

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

Timeline

  1. 1972 Opened (Wikidata)
  2. 1972 Mall opened
  3. 1990 Garfinckel's bankruptcy
  4. 1995 Woodies out of business
  5. 2002 Hecht's closed
  6. 2002 Mall doors closed
  7. 2006 Demolition began
  8. 2014 Sears announced closure
  9. 2014 FBI consideration
  10. 2018 Site put up for sale
  11. 2024 Brightseat datacenter announced

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Landover Mall · supports: after notes, original developer, status, strategy, year closed
    15 quoted sentences
    Finally, in 2002, the mall's doors were closed
    The mall was built by Sonny Abramson and Ted Lerner of Lerner Enterprises
    The area of the former mall and parking lot was fenced off and barricaded with cement blocks.
    On October 24, 2024 it was announced that Brightseat Associates would be building a datacenter complex tentatively called Brightseat Tech Park scheduled to break ground in 2026.

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