Malls · Michigan
Maple Hill Mall
Opened 1971 as mall, declined after anchor losses, redeveloped as strip mall with DSW, Target, now operating under ShopOne Centers REIT. · summary, model-written
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Finance and pipeline
Website alive
This site: …www.maplehillhyundai.com overture / http check · all sites with thisPlace
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)
This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 km
This site: 205 units in 1 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 6 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisRenter-majority tract
This site: 86% census-acs · all sites with thisShrinking county
This site: -0.1% census-acs · all sites with thisStrategy
Redeveloped
This site: Maple Hill Pavilion strip mall with anchors DSW Shoe Warehouse, Hobby Lobby, Marshalls, PetSmart, Pier One Imports, Office Max, Rooms Today, and Target. extraction · all sites with thisNew use
Logistics and industrial
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| Status | Operatingextracted, unreviewed documentedMaple Hill Pavilion is a strip mall serving the city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. |
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| Strategy | Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed documentedThe center has since been redeveloped as a strip mall called Maple Hill Pavilion, which features DSW Shoe Warehouse, Hobby Lobby, Marshalls, PetSmart, Pier One Imports, Office Max, Rooms Today and Target as its anchor stores. |
| New uses | retailextracted, unreviewed reported |
| What is there now | Maple Hill Pavilion strip mall with anchors DSW Shoe Warehouse, Hobby Lobby, Marshalls, PetSmart, Pier One Imports, Office Max, Rooms Today, and Target.extracted, unreviewed documentedThe center has since been redeveloped as a strip mall called Maple Hill Pavilion, which features DSW Shoe Warehouse, Hobby Lobby, Marshalls, PetSmart, Pier One Imports, Office Max, Rooms Today and Target as its anchor stores. |
Site context
| Transit within 800 m | no rail stationOpenStreetMap |
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| Motorway junctions within 2 km | 38, 38A, 38BOpenStreetMap |
| FEMA flood zone | no NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL |
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 10: CENTURY BUICK INC; CITY OF KALAMAZOO; COUNTY OF KALAMAZOO/SHERIFF; EQUILON ENTERPRISES LLC; FAMILY DOLLAR STORESEPA FRS |
| Census tract 26077002906 | 1,724 people, 862 per sq mi; median household income $59,683; median gross rent $1,252; 86% renters; 5.8% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 6 of 6 daily needs: 6 grocers, 1 schools, 11 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 2 civic, 31 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 79 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, Kalamazoo County (MI), 2024 | 0 units in 5+ unit buildings, 17 in 2–4, 284 single-family; 2023: 300 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.56; socioeconomic 0.40; housing and transport 0.75; 17% below 150% of poverty; 39% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 1 within 10 km, 1 within 25 km: Newman's Airport (8.1 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | place Maple Hill Mall (real_estate_service, confidence 0.50, from BrightQuery, Overture); building footprint 5,358 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | (alive)Overture / Internet Archive |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 17,548 since 2015; 1,381 in the last 12 months (-12% vs the prior 12); peak 2022-06 with 223Wikimedia |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | tract boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 census; no 2013 comparisonCensus ACS |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | very low overall (score 4.9); expected annual loss $281,060; community resilience very highFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | 1 LIHTC properties, 205 units: Evergreen North (205 units)HUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 12,258 jobs in 750 establishments; average annual pay $39,583; employment location quotient 1.02; employment -0.8% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2021 | 1,194 jobs; 513 in retail trade, 450 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 26077002906)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2021 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 38th income percentile as adults; 3.2% incarcerated at the 2010 count (185 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 6% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 31.0%; median family income $36,654; 510 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Kalamazoo Public School District (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Boys To Men Group Home; Kalamazoo RESA West CampusYoung Adult Program; Kalamazoo RESA West CampusECSENCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 940 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 55 county-logged events: 41 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud; $54,710,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 49009, 2026-09 | median list price $507,250 (+1.7% on the year); 111 active listings; median 44 days on market; 20% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 838 establishments (-4%); 13,692 jobs (+7%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $273,812 (+4% 1 yr, +25% 5 yr); typical rent $1,287/mo (+5% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 29,843 vehicles a day on W Main St (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 530 trucks; 30 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Opened in 1971 as a traditional mall, Maple Hill Mall later suffered the loss of several major tenants and became a 'dead mall.' It was subsequently redeveloped as the strip mall Maple Hill Pavilion, anchored by DSW Shoe Warehouse, Hobby Lobby, Marshalls, PetSmart, Pier One Imports, Office Max, Rooms Today and Target, and remains operating today.
Why. The record attributes the decline to the loss of major tenants (anchor losses). No explicit mention of competition, debt, or demolition is provided.
Where it stands. The site is currently operating as Maple Hill Pavilion strip mall under the management of ShopOne Centers REIT.
For a planner
- The record shows a redevelopment strategy from mall to retail strip mall.
- Policy tools or incentives used for the redevelopment are not stated in the record.
- Open questions include long‑term tenant retention, adaptability to evolving retail trends, and potential for further reuse or intensification.
For a developer
- Site size: approximately 299,517 sq ft of GLA with a peak of 40 stores.
- Control: currently managed by ShopOne Centers REIT; ownership details are not provided.
- Entitlement stage: the record indicates a completed redevelopment to retail use, suggesting approvals are in place.
- Constraints such as flood risk, transit access, or environmental factors are not mentioned in the record.
- Market‑signal data from the surrounding tract (e.g., demographics, spending) are absent from the record.
What we do not know yet
- Exact timing and causes of tenant losses beyond 'several major tenants' are not specified.
- Whether competition, debt loads, or demolition contributed to the decline is not stated.
- Current ownership entity and any existing liens or encumbrances are unknown.
- Floodplain, wetland, or other environmental constraints are not described.
- Transit proximity and access improvements are not detailed.
- The record is marked as 'verified': 'draft' and some fields originate from extraction, indicating potential unreviewed model‑extracted data.
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Elsewhere on the web
Retail history: Maple Hill Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and state only, check the city; nothing copied here
Pages with photos
- Maple Hill Mall Kalamazoo Michigan evolution of 1970’s dead mall to ... youtube.com
- 830 Square Foot Retail Space For Lease @ 678 Maple Hill Mall - 634 ... rofo.com
- Maple Hill Mall | Flickr flickr.com
- Five Below Maple Hill Mall: Novelty items, Games, and Toys in Kala… locations.fivebelow.com
- Maple Hill Pavilion - Wikiwand wikiwand.com
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History and original facts
| Opened | 1971Esri 2014 layer |
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| Gross leasable area | 299,517 sq ftEsri 2014 layer reported |
| Stores at peak | 40Esri 2014 layer reported |
| Anchors | Marshalls, Target, Hobby Lobby, Value City Furniture, PetSmart, DSW Shoe Warehouse, Pier One Imports, Office Max, Rooms Today |
| Address | I-43 @ US 131 |
| County | Kalamazoo |
| Census division | 3 · East North Central |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States |
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Background
Maple Hill Pavilion is a strip mall serving the city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Maple Hill Mall became a "dead mall" after several years of decline and the loss of several major tenants. The center has since been redeveloped as a strip mall called Maple Hill Pavilion, which features DSW Shoe Warehouse, Hobby Lobby, Marshalls, PetSmart, Pier One Imports, Office Max, Rooms Today and Target as its anchor stores. Maple Hill Pavilion is managed by ShopOne Centers REIT.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1971 Opened
Sources
- Wikipedia: Maple Hill Mall · supports: after notes, status, strategy
3 quoted sentences
The center has since been redeveloped as a strip mall called Maple Hill Pavilion, which features DSW Shoe Warehouse, Hobby Lobby, Marshalls, PetSmart, Pier One Imports, Office Max, Rooms Today and Target as its anchor stores.
Maple Hill Pavilion is a strip mall serving the city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.
The center has since been redeveloped as a strip mall called Maple Hill Pavilion, which features DSW Shoe Warehouse, Hobby Lobby, Marshalls, PetSmart, Pier One Imports, Office Max, Rooms Today and Target as its anchor stores.
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02
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