# Hampton Towne Centre

Hampton Township, MI · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-837ab6196c` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/hampton-township-hampton-towne-centre/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-837ab6196c.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-837ab6196c.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-837ab6196c

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | office, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | The building is vacant except for a thrift store, an intermediate school district, and a Michigan Department of Human Services office. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1975 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2010 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Ramco-Gershenson Properties | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “The mall opened on November 12, 1975 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, attended by representatives of Ramco-Gershenson and the township's municipal clerk.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_Towne_Centre
- **year_closed**: “The mall ultimately closed in September 2010.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_Towne_Centre
- **original_developer**: “Ramco-Gershenson Properties (now RPT Realty), a real estate developer based in Farmington Hills, Michigan, announced plans for Hampton Square Mall in August 1973.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_Towne_Centre
- **after_notes**: “The building, vacant except for a thrift store, an intermediate school district, and a Michigan Department of Human Services office, was last owned by Art Dore until his death in 2022.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_Towne_Centre
- **status**: “The building, vacant except for a thrift store, an intermediate school district, and a Michigan Department of Human Services office, was last owned by Art Dore until his death in 2022.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_Towne_Centre

## Anchors

A&P, JCPenney, Kmart, Wiechmann's

## Parties

- Ramco-Gershenson Properties — owner (from text) (1975–1984)
- CPR Hampton Associates — owner (from text) (1984–2011)
- Art Dore — owner (from text) (2011–2022)

## Timeline

- 1973: Ramco-Gershenson announced plans for Hampton Square Mall
- 1975: Mall opened with ribbon-cutting ceremony
- 1977: A&P supermarket opened
- 1989: JCPenney opened as anchor store
- 1990: Mall size increased to 350,000 square feet after JCPenney addition
- 1991: CPR Hampton Associates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
- 2002: Kmart closed at the mall
- 2010: Mall ultimately closed
- 2011: Art Dore purchased the mall
- 2022: Art Dore died; he was last owner until death

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

Hampton Towne Centre, formerly Hampton Square Mall, was an enclosed shopping mall in Hampton Township, Michigan, just outside the city of Essexville, Michigan, United States. The mall opened on November 12, 1975. The property featured Kmart and Wiechmann's as its anchor stores, with an A&P supermarket opening in 1977 and JCPenney in 1989. A number of factors caused the mall's decline in the 1990s and onward, including the relocation of JCPenney to Bay City Mall, and the closures of A&P, Wiechmann's, and Kmart. The building, vacant except for a thrift store, an intermediate school district, and a Michigan Department of Human Services office, was last owned by Art Dore until his death in 2022.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_Towne_Centre

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Hampton Towne Centre, Hampton Township, MI." Record m-837ab6196c, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/hampton-township-hampton-towne-centre/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_hamptontownshiphamptontownecentre,
  title = {Hampton Towne Centre, Hampton Township, MI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/hampton-township-hampton-towne-centre/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-837ab6196c, 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.