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Malls · Nebraska

Crossroads Mall (Omaha)

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedDemolishedOmaha, NE

Opened 1960. Closed 2020. Redeveloped in 2024.

Status nowDemolishedextracted, unreviewed
What it becamehousing, office, retail, hotel, entertainmentextracted, unreviewed
Site size717,272 sq ft GLAEsri 2014 layer
Last sale$40.6M · 2010public reporting
Retrofit year2024extracted, unreviewed
Walkability14 of 20 · 15-minute 6 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Crossroads Mall
Crossroads Mall. Photo: karindalziel, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile23 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors
Dillard'sThis site: Dillard's wikipedia · all sites with this
SearsThis site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this
YounkersThis site: Younkers wikipedia · all sites with this
Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 10 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 44,015 on DODGE STREET fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 10 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 2,583 units, Douglas County census-bps · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 3 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High inland flooding riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)This site: Relatively High; tornado, inland flooding, hail, strong wind, winter weather, ice storm fema-nri · all sites with this
High tornado riskThis site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this
High-income tract ($100k+)This site: $128,036 census-acs · all sites with this
Low social vulnerability tract (SVI ≤ 0.25)This site: 0.14 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Tract house prices doubled in 10 yearsThis site: +109% fhfa · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +113% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 14 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …a dirt lot extraction · all sites with this
New use
Entertainment and sportsThis site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this
HotelThis site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this
HousingThis site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this
OfficeThis site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

StatusDemolishedextracted, unreviewed
StrategyRedevelopedextracted, unreviewed
New useshousing, office, retail, hotel, entertainmentextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowa dirt lotextracted, unreviewed
Retrofit year2024extracted, unreviewed
RedeveloperCentury Developmentextracted, unreviewed

Planning

Planning notesThe redevelopment plan includes 400 residences.extracted, unreviewed

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
2010Sold$40.6M closedCW Capital ← Simon Property GroupWikipedia
2010Sold—Century Development ← CW CapitalWikipedia
1984Sold—Melvin Simon & Associates ← J. L. Brandeis and SonsWikipedia

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Crossroads Mall” and “Omaha” (132 hits, first 100 sampled, 8 other filers such as tenants left out). A strong match to a commercial-mortgage trust means the mall very likely backed, or backs, a securitised loan; several trusts usually means one loan split into pari-passu notes. Earliest trust filing in the sample 2003-03-14 (a sample date, not the issuance date); candidate loan vintage 2007 from the trust name (weak match). Whether the loan is still in the pool, in special servicing or repaid is in the trust's monthly distribution reports, which are not searchable here. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.

KindFilerFilingsDatesForms
CMBS trust (strong)JP MORGAN CHASE COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP22003-03-14 to 2003-03-148-K 2
CMBS trust (weak)J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-CIBC1912007-06-29 to 2007-06-298-K 1
Public owner (weak)SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC /DE/ (SPG, SPG-PJ)502002-05-17 to 2010-02-258-K 33, 10-K 16, 8-K/A 1
Public owner (weak)SIMON PROPERTY GROUP L P /DE/182001-03-30 to 2010-03-1210-K 18
Public owner (weak)PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST12004-03-03 to 2004-03-038-K 1
Public owner (weak)GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES INC12001-03-19 to 2001-03-1910-K 1

As reported by the owner

Property tables from the owner's annual report (Form 10-K, Item 2) on EDGAR, one row per filing year. GLA, occupancy and anchors are the filer's own figures at that year end; “leased” counts signed leases, “occupied” counts open stores; ownership is the filer's share. Matched by name and place, unreviewed; the verbatim table row is in sec_facts.csv.

Year endFilerName in filingGLA sq ftOccupancyYearsShareSales psfAnchors listed
2009Simon Property Group 10-K, 2010-02-25Crossroads Mall Omaha, NE
match: exact		677,32059.7% occupiedacquired 1994100.0%
Fee		Sears, Target, Barnes & Noble,

Site context

FEMA flood zoneno NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m13: AMOCO FOOD SHOP; ASPEN DENTAL OF NEBRASKA PC; AUTO SYSTEMS EXPERTS INC DBA MIDAS AUTO; FIRESTONE TIRE & SERVICE CENTER; FORMER CROSSROADS MALL FACILITYEPA FRS
Census tract 310550067013,792 people, 1,905 per sq mi; median household income $128,036; median gross rent $1,104; 42% renters; 1.7% vacant units; 1.1% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 14 of 20; 72 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 827 m; land-use mix 0.78; 96,617 jobs within 45 min by car, 4,411 by transit; 12% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 3 grocers, 4 schools, 6 parks or playgrounds, 4 health, 6 civic, 44 food and drink; 10 cycleway segments, 115 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Douglas County (NE), 20242,583 units in 5+ unit buildings, 89 in 2–4, 1,867 single-family; 2023: 1,751 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.14; socioeconomic 0.05; housing and transport 0.33; 4% below 150% of poverty; 2% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby10 within 10 km, 14 within 25 km: Westroads Mall (3.6 km); Center Mall (4.9 km); Strip mall near Saddle Creek Road (7.3 km); Union Stockyards site (7.3 km); J. L. Brandeis and Sons Store Building (7.4 km)computed
Overture Mapsno place match; building footprint 12,298 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views16,267 since 2015; 4,771 in the last 12 months (-10% vs the prior 12); peak 2024-12 with 708Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population -3% (3,896 → 3,792); median income +113% ($60,057 → $128,036); renters 41% → 42%; median home value +52% ($333,700 → $507,600)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively high overall (score 88.1); expected annual loss $3.3M; high: tornado, inland flooding, hail, strong wind, winter weather, ice storm; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20231,668 establishments (-5%); 36,257 jobs (+4%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $294,051 (+2% 1 yr, +23% 5 yr); typical rent $1,381/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025542 (2000 = 100); +11.1% 1 yr, +68% 5 yr, +109% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)44,015 vehicles a day on DODGE STREET (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 550 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Opened in 1960 by J. L. Brandeis and Sons, Crossroads Mall operated as an enclosed retail center until anchor closures began with Younkers in 2005 and Dillard’s in 2008. Financial distress led to a foreclosure sale to CW Capital in 2010 and a subsequent sale to Century Development, after which the mall was demolished and the site cleared for redevelopment.

Why. Anchor store losses and the 2010 foreclosure sale indicate declining retail performance and debt pressure, which the record cites as reasons for demolition and redevelopment.

Where it stands. The site is currently a dirt lot controlled by Century Development, which is overseeing the 2024 retrofit and planned mixed‑use redevelopment.

For a planner

  • Redevelopment plan calls for 400 residences and a mixed‑use program (housing, office, retail, hotel, entertainment).
  • Strategy is listed as "redevelop" with a target retrofit year of 2024.
  • Policy tools or incentives are not stated in the record.
  • Open questions include timing of construction, financing, and required zoning or infrastructure approvals.

For a developer

  • Site size: 717,272 sq ft GLA (large former mall footprint).
  • Controlling entity: Century Development (owner from 2010‑2020, listed as developer for the retrofit).
  • Entitlement stage: redevelopment plan announced 2020, retrofit scheduled 2024, planning notes specify 400 housing units.
  • Market signals: Douglas County grew 5.5% 2018‑23, the opportunity score is 25.0, and the record highlights housing demand and the large site size as positive factors.
  • Context‑layer constraints (flood, transit, environment) are not detailed in the record.

What we do not know yet

  • Exact demolition date and current ownership status after 2020 are not explicitly given.
  • Environmental constraints, flood risk, transit access, and any existing entitlements or permits are missing from the record.
  • Anchor tenant history beyond Younkers, Dillard’s, Sears, and Target is not provided.
  • Several fields (year_closed, original_developer, year_retrofit, developer, after_notes, status, strategy, new_use, planning_notes) are marked as extraction and unreviewed.
  • The record’s verification status is "draft," indicating potential data quality issues.

Generated by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b on NVIDIA API via Hermes CT from the fields, parcels, deals and context layers on this page, with no outside knowledge. It is regenerated when the record changes and has not been checked by a person. How it is made.

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  • North DeKalb Mall, Decatur, GA · Malls · similar GLA (635,000 sq ft); opened 1965; closed 2020
  • Landmark Mall, Alexandria, VA · Malls · similar GLA (880,000 sq ft); opened 1965; closed 2017
  • Euclid Square Mall, Euclid, OH · Malls · similar GLA (632,043 sq ft); closed 2016; same strategy: redevelop
  • Northwest Mall, Houston, TX · Malls · similar GLA (794,144 sq ft); closed 2017; same strategy: redevelop

Elsewhere on the web

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Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • closed or demolished site (sourced)
  • 717,272 sq ft GLA (large site)
  • county grew 5.5% 2018–23
  • housing in the record

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

History and original facts

Opened1960Wikidata
Closed2020extracted, unreviewed
Gross leasable area717,272 sq ftEsri 2014 layer
Stores at peak70Esri 2014 layer
Original developerJ. L. Brandeis and Sonsextracted, unreviewed
ArchitectLeo A. Daly
AnchorsDillard's, Sears, Younkers, Target, Brandeis
Address72nd St. & Dodge St.
CountyDouglas
Census division4 · West North Central
NotesWikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

Not yet recorded: acres. Know it? Tell us.

Background

Crossroads Mall was an enclosed shopping mall located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, at the intersection of 72nd and Dodge Streets. Originally opened in 1960 by Omaha's Brandeis department store, the mall has been home to several major chains, including Sears, Target and Dillard's before the store closed in 2008. The mall is now demolished, and is expected to be redeveloped as a mixed-use center, called The Crossroads, in 2025.

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

Timeline

  1. 1959 Construction began
  2. 1960 Opened (Wikidata)
  3. 1960 Opened
  4. 1984 Purchased by Melvin Simon & Associates
  5. 1986 Renovation construction began
  6. 1988 Renovation completed
  7. 2005 Younkers closed
  8. 2009 Simon Malls announced mall for sale
  9. 2010 Foreclosure sale to CW Capital ($40.6M)
  10. 2010 Sold to Century Development
  11. 2020 Redevelopment plan announced

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Crossroads Mall (Nebraska) · supports: after notes, original developer, status, strategy, year closed
    15 quoted sentences
    The mall itself closed around September 2020.
    Crossroads Mall was originally developed as the Crossroads Shopping Center by J. L. Brandeis and Sons.
    as of 2026, it is still a dirt lot.
    The mall is now demolished, and is expected to be redeveloped as a mixed-use center, called The Crossroads, in 2025.
  • Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02

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