# Tel-Twelve Mall

Southfield, MI · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-ae5d41367c` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/southfield-tel-twelve-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-ae5d41367c.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-ae5d41367c.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-ae5d41367c

## 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 | a power center composed of big box tenants | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1968 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2001 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2001 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “Developed as an enclosed mall in 1968, it was demolished and rebuilt in 2001 as a power center composed of big box tenants.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel-Twelve_Mall
- **original_developer**: “the same company that developed it.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel-Twelve_Mall
- **after_notes**: “Developed as an enclosed mall in 1968, it was demolished and rebuilt in 2001 as a power center composed of big box tenants.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel-Twelve_Mall
- **status**: “Developed as an enclosed mall in 1968, it was demolished and rebuilt in 2001 as a power center composed of big box tenants.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel-Twelve_Mall
- **strategy**: “Developed as an enclosed mall in 1968, it was demolished and rebuilt in 2001 as a power center composed of big box tenants.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel-Twelve_Mall

## Anchors

Lowe's, Best Buy, PetSmart, Michaels, Ulta Beauty, DSW, Meijer

## Parties

- Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust — owner (from text)
- RPT Realty — owner (from text)

## Timeline

- 1968: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1968: Opened
- 1985: Third anchor added
- 1994: Renovation added stores
- 2000: Crowley's closed
- 2001: Demolished and rebuilt as power center
- 2019: Office Depot closed
- 2020: Ulta Beauty opened

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

Tel-Twelve Mall is a shopping mall located in Southfield, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Developed as an enclosed mall in 1968, it was demolished and rebuilt in 2001 as a power center composed of big box tenants. Its anchor stores include Best Buy, DSW, Lowe's, Meijer, Michaels, Ulta Beauty, and PetSmart. The complex is owned and managed by RPT Realty, a subsidiary of Kimco Realty since 2024, the successor to Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust, the same company that developed it.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel-Twelve_Mall

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Tel-Twelve Mall, Southfield, MI." Record m-ae5d41367c, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/southfield-tel-twelve-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_southfieldteltwelvemall,
  title = {Tel-Twelve Mall, Southfield, MI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/southfield-tel-twelve-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-ae5d41367c, 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.