# Livonia Mall

Livonia, MI · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-d6e048f541` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/livonia-livonia-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-d6e048f541.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-d6e048f541.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-d6e048f541

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Livonia Marketplace is an open-air shopping mall in the Detroit suburb of Livonia, Michigan. Opened in 2010, the center is anchored by Kohl's and Walmart. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1964 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Closed | 2008 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2010 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 850655 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 85 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The mall was closed in May 2008, with only the Sears remaining from the original property.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livonia_Marketplace
- **after_notes**: “Livonia Marketplace is an open-air shopping mall in the Detroit suburb of Livonia, Michigan. Opened in 2010, the center is anchored by Kohl's and Walmart.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livonia_Marketplace
- **status**: “Livonia Marketplace is an open-air shopping mall in the Detroit suburb of Livonia, Michigan.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livonia_Marketplace
- **strategy**: “It occupies the site of the former Livonia Mall, which was an enclosed mall built in 1964.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livonia_Marketplace

## Anchors

Mervyns, Sears, Value City, Mervyn's, Crowley's, Children's Palace

## Timeline

- 1964: Opened
- 1964: Opened as enclosed mall
- 2008: Closed
- 2010: Reopened as open-air shopping mall (Livonia Marketplace)
- 2020: Sears closed

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

Livonia Marketplace is an open-air shopping mall in the Detroit suburb of Livonia, Michigan. Opened in 2010, the center is anchored by Kohl's and Walmart. It occupies the site of the former Livonia Mall, which was an enclosed mall built in 1964. Livonia Mall lost the majority of its tenants in the 2000s, including its previous anchor stores of Crowley's, Sears, Mervyn's, and Children's Palace. The mall was closed in May 2008, with only the Sears remaining from the original property. Sears closed in April 2020.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livonia_Marketplace
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) — https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6869fc5bfb3f4757954ef7a9e9ccbebf (2014-10-02)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Livonia Mall, Livonia, MI." Record m-d6e048f541, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/livonia-livonia-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_livonialivoniamall,
  title = {Livonia Mall, Livonia, MI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/livonia-livonia-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-d6e048f541, 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.