# Alpena Mall

Alpena Township, MI · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-594cb60fd7` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/alpena-township-alpena-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-594cb60fd7.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-594cb60fd7.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-594cb60fd7

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | industrial | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Anchor tenants Gordon Food Service, Dunham's Sports, and Shoe Dept. remain open. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2022 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | I2P | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “According to The Alpena News, the mall closed in December 2022.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpena_Mall
- **after_notes**: “Despite the closure of the mall interior, Dunham's Sports, Shoe Dept., and Gordon Food Service remain open.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpena_Mall
- **status**: “Alpena Mall is an abandoned enclosed shopping mall located in Alpena Township, Michigan, United States.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpena_Mall
- **strategy**: “In late 2020, I2P purchased the mall and announced plans to redevelop it into a manufacturing center.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpena_Mall

## Anchors

JCPenney, Kmart, Dunham's Sports, Gordon Food Service

## Parties

- Molla Investments — owner (from text) (2018–2020)
- I2P — owner (from text) (2020–)

## Timeline

- 2014: Shoe Dept. opened a store
- 2018: Molla Investments purchased the mall
- 2020: JCPenney announced closure
- 2020: I2P purchased the mall and announced redevelopment plans
- 2022: Mall closed

## Deals and debt

- 2020 sale:  I2P   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpena_Mall
- 2018 sale:  Molla Investments   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpena_Mall

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Alpena Mall is an abandoned enclosed shopping mall located in Alpena Township, Michigan, United States. It was the only enclosed mall in Northeast Michigan. Although the mall itself is closed, its anchor tenants Gordon Food Service and Dunham's Sports continue to operate.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpena_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpena_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Alpena Mall, Alpena Township, MI." Record m-594cb60fd7, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/alpena-township-alpena-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_alpenatownshipalpenamall,
  title = {Alpena Mall, Alpena Township, MI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/alpena-township-alpena-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-594cb60fd7, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.