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Muskegon Mall

From the authors' mapRedevelopedRetrofit builtMuskegon, MI

Opened 1976. Closed 2001. Redeveloped in 2001. · from the fields below

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Former anchors
SearsThis site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/137010933044803 overture · all sites with this
Place
200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 kmThis site: 554 units in 6 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 30 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 3 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.82 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Lower-income tract (< $50k)This site: $33,380 census-acs · all sites with this
National Register place within 500 mThis site: Muskegon YMCA Building nps-nrhp · all sites with this
Opportunity ZoneThis site: 26121004200 hud-oz · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 63% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +60% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 12.8 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: Redevelopment: restored street grid, mixed-use record · all sites with this
New use
Mixed useThis site: Redevelopment: restored street grid, mixed-use arcgis-webmap · all sites with this

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From the authors' map

MI, Muskegon: Muskegon Mall/demolished, 2001
• Redevelopment: restored street grid, mixed-use

Now

StatusRetrofit builtderived from authors' map (retrofit year present)
StrategyRedevelopedauthors' map
What is there nowRedevelopment: restored street grid, mixed-useauthors' map
Retrofit year2001authors' map

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Muskegon Mall” and “Muskegon” (6 hits, first 6 sampled, 2 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)CRIIMI MAE INC42001-11-14 to 2002-08-1410-Q 3, 10-K 1

Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m18: BOOTH NEWSPAPERS INC; CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH; COMERICAN BANK INC; GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY; HARDYS CHILDREN STOREEPA FRS
Census tract 261210042003,526 people, 1,903 per sq mi; median household income $33,380; median gross rent $900; 63% renters; 18.8% vacant units; 0.9% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 12.8 of 20; 162 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.83; 23,042 jobs within 45 min by car; 32% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)4 of 6 daily needs: 3 grocers, 0 schools, 10 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 7 civic, 22 food and drink; 30 cycleway segments, 172 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zoneyes, tract 26121004200 (rural)HUD
National Register places within 500 m1: Muskegon YMCA BuildingNPS
Housing permits, Muskegon County (MI), 2024115 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 308 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.82; socioeconomic 0.79; housing and transport 0.81; 51% below 150% of poverty; 22% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby0 within 10 km, 1 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Mapsplace Muskegon Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.79, from Overture, meta); building footprint 4,261 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialno website listed · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views27,569 since 2015; 1,916 in the last 12 months (-8% vs the prior 12); peak 2020-12 with 452Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +2% (3,472 → 3,526); median income +60% ($20,843 → $33,380); renters 60% → 63%; median home value +41% ($67,100 → $94,600)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)very low overall (score 9.6); expected annual loss $540,414; high: strong wind; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km6 LIHTC properties, 554 units: Bayview Tower (201 units); Amazon Apts (118 units); Nelson Place (101 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023523 establishments (-5%); 8,147 jobs (+8%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $255,234 (+4% 1 yr, +28% 5 yr); typical rent $1,288/mo (+5% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)4,798 vehicles a day on Apple Ave (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 97 trucks; 33 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

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History and original facts

Opened1976Wikidata
Closed2001extracted, unreviewed
AnchorsSears, Steketee's, Hardy's
CountyMuskegon County
Census division3 · East North Central

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Background

Muskegon Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in downtown Muskegon, Michigan. Opened in 1976, it closed in 2001 and was torn down for redevelopment.

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

Timeline

  1. 1974 Construction began
  2. 1976 Opened (Wikidata)
  3. 1976 Opened
  4. 1989 Most popular shopping center
  5. 1989 Hardy's-Herpolsheimer's store closed
  6. 1992 Sold to Harold Back and Richard Perlman
  7. 2001 Retrofit: redevelop
  8. 2001 The Lakes Mall opened, Sears relocated, Steketee's closed
  9. 2001 Muskegon Mall closed
  10. 2003 Demolition began

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