Malls · New York

Eastern Hills Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedDemolishedClarence, NY

Opened 1971. Redeveloped in 2025.

Status nowDemolishedextracted, unreviewed

documented

Partial demolition will begin on the mall as part of a plan for a new mixed-use campus development.

en.wikipedia.org

What it becameoffice, retail, data center, hotel, mixedextracted, unreviewed reported

Retrofit year2025extracted, unreviewed reported

Walkability8.7 of 20 · 15-minute 5 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap

Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD

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Former anchors

JCPenney

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Sears

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Woolworth

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Finance and pipeline

Website dead or redirecting

This site: …http://www.amysfinejewelry.com/ overture / http check · all sites with this

Place

15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)

This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 36,081 on 78 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Grocery within 800 m

This site: 1 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this

Low social vulnerability tract (SVI ≤ 0.25)

This site: 0.12 cdc-svi · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

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New use

Education

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Hotel

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Housing

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Mixed use

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Office

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Retail (continued)

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Now

Status	Demolishedextracted, unreviewed documented Partial demolition will begin on the mall as part of a plan for a new mixed-use campus development. en.wikipedia.org
Strategy	Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed documented Uniland's future plans for the mall are to convert some of the property to residential apartments and create a mixed-use development that it dubbed a lifestyle shopping center. en.wikipedia.org
New uses	office, retail, data center, hotel, mixedextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there now	Partial demolition began in 2024 as part of a plan for a new mixed-use campus development.extracted, unreviewed documented Partial demolition will begin on the mall as part of a plan for a new mixed-use campus development. en.wikipedia.org
Retrofit year	2025extracted, unreviewed reported
Redeveloper	Uniland Developmentextracted, unreviewed reported

Planning

Zoning change	approvedextracted, unreviewed documented the Clarence Town Board gave the green light to a major redevelopment plan for the Eastern Hills Mall. en.wikipedia.org
Entitlement year	2025extracted, unreviewed reported
Planning notes	The project would redevelop more than one million square feet of space inside the mall and create 1,400 residential units.extracted, unreviewed reported

Deals and debt

Date	Event	Price	Parties	Source
2019	Loan	—	Gensler ← Uniland Development · lender Uniland Development	Wikipedia
2018	Sold	—	Uniland Development ← Mountain Development Corporation	Wikipedia

Site context

FEMA flood zone	X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	9: ACURA OF AMHERST; BITTERMANS AUTOMOTIVE CENTER INC; BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE; DAN GEORGER MITSUBISHI; FIRESTONEEPA FRS
Census tract 36029014601	5,268 people, 1,218 per sq mi; median household income $82,210; median gross rent $1,642; 34% renters; 4.8% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 8.7 of 20; 50 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.81; 67,031 jobs within 45 min by car; 5% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)	5 of 6 daily needs: 1 grocers, 0 schools, 2 parks or playgrounds, 2 health, 2 civic, 10 food and drink; 5 cycleway segments, 63 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
Housing permits, Erie County (NY), 2024	578 units in 5+ unit buildings, 46 in 2–4, 584 single-family; 2023: 404 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.12; socioeconomic 0.14; housing and transport 0.13; 13% below 150% of poverty; 6% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	0 within 10 km, 7 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Maps	place Amy's Fine Jewelry - Eastern Hills Mall (uncategorised, confidence 0.85, from Microsoft, Overture); building footprint 41,009 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and social	www.amysfinejewelry.com (down or redirecting, status 0)Overture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views	70,342 since 2015; 4,195 in the last 12 months (-19% vs the prior 12); peak 2024-01 with 1,487Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023	population +8% (4,899 → 5,268); median income +23% ($66,875 → $82,210); renters 27% → 34%; median home value +71% ($168,800 → $288,600)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	very low overall (score 15.5); expected annual loss $1.1M; high: cold wave; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	noneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	47,627 jobs in 2,834 establishments; average annual pay $41,000; employment location quotient 1.04; employment -0.6% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	4,711 jobs; 1,481 in retail trade, 684 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 36029014601)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 47th income percentile as adults; -0.7% incarcerated at the 2010 count (206 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; 5% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 4.3%; median family income $90,987; 134 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Clarence Central School District (PK-12); 1 public school within 1 mile: HARRIS HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNCES EDGE
Elevation	705 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	278 county-logged events: 167 thunderstorm wind, 32 hail, 28 flash flood, 23 flood; $1,702,400 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 14221, 2026-09	median list price $399,450 (-9.2% on the year); 97 active listings; median 39 days on market; 10% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	3,116 establishments (-7%); 49,839 jobs (-6%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $295,625 (+3% 1 yr, +31% 5 yr); typical rent $1,480/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025	489 (2000 = 100); +14.7% 1 yr, +56% 5 yr, +98% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	36,081 vehicles a day on 78 (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 1,624 trucks; 27 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Eastern Hills Mall opened in 1971 and underwent renovations in 1987 and 2005. Beginning in 2016, key anchor stores closed, including Macy's, Bon‑Ton, and Niagara Emporium. Partial demolition started in 2024 as part of a plan approved in 2025 to redevelop the site into a mixed‑use campus.

Why. The record shows anchor store losses as a primary driver of decline, leading to the decision to demolish and redevelop. No explicit mention of competition, debt, or other causes is provided.

Where it stands. The mall is currently demolished and controlled by Uniland Development, which owned the property from 2018 to 2025.

For a planner

Zoning change approved and entitlement granted in 2025 enable >1 million sq ft of mixed‑use development.
Planning notes indicate a target of 1,400 residential units, raising questions about infrastructure and affordable housing provision.
Prior partial demolition in 2024 provides a precedent for phased redevelopment while preserving some structures.

For a developer

Site size exceeds one million square feet of redevelopable space.
Control lies with Uniland Development, which holds the entitlement approved in 2025.
Located on Transit Road near NY‑78/NY‑5, offering transit access; flood‑plain and environmental constraints are not detailed in the record.
County population grew 3.3% 2018‑23 and the plan includes housing, indicating market demand for residential units.

What we do not know yet

Exact extent of demolition and remaining structures are not specified.
Environmental review status, flood‑plain risks, and utility capacity are absent from the record.
Financing details for the mixed‑use campus beyond the 2019 loan are not provided.
The verified status is draft, so some fields (e.g., opp_score reasons) may be model‑extracted and unreviewed.

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Elsewhere on the web

Retail history: Eastern Hills 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

Eastern Hills Mall - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia alchetron.com
Location Image Eastern Hills Mall Small commons.wikimedia.org
Sports Complex Eastern Hills Mall at Darcy Tru… storage.googleapis.com
Eastern Hills Mall considering makeover to ‘lifestyle center’ buffalonews.com
Eastern Hills Mall - All You SHOULD Know Before Going 2… tripadvisor.com
Eastern Hills Mall - Clarence(Buffalo), NY | Flickr flickr.com
What stores will remain open at the Eastern Hills Mall? - YouTube youtube.com
New 20-year redevelopment plan for Eastern Hills Mall unveiled wkbw.com

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Multifamily screen

retrofit already built
closed or demolished site (sourced)
already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
county grew 3.3% 2018–23
housing in the record

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History and original facts

Opened	1971extracted, unreviewed
Original developer	Edward J. DeBartolo Corporationextracted, unreviewed documented The mall was developed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation. en.wikipedia.org
Anchors	JCPenney, Sears, Woolworth, AM&A's, Jenss, Hengerer's
County	Erie County
Census division	2 · Mid-Atlantic
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Eastern Hills Mall is a shopping mall located 11 miles northeast of Buffalo, New York, United States, on the western border of the Town of Clarence in Erie County. It lies on Transit Road. The mall is north of the junction of NY-78 with NY-5, and Main Street. The name "Eastern Hills" refers to the very low hills that contribute to a slightly higher elevation than the bordering areas along the Onondaga Escarpment. Eastern Hills Mall is part of a long commercial strip on Transit Road. Currently the mall is anchored by JCPenney, Raymour & Flanigan, and Orvis.

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

Timeline

1969 Construction began
1971 Opened
1987 Renovation added food court
2005 Cosmetic renovation
2016 Macy's closure
2018 Bon-Ton closure
2023 Niagara Emporium closure
2024 Partial demolition
2025 Redevelopment approved

Sources

Wikipedia: Eastern Hills Mall · supports: after notes, original developer, status, strategy, year opened, zoning change
15 quoted sentences
The mall was opened on November 8, 1971.
The mall was developed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation.
Partial demolition will begin on the mall as part of a plan for a new mixed-use campus development.
Partial demolition will begin on the mall as part of a plan for a new mixed-use campus development.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Eastern Hills Mall, Clarence, NY." Record m-7f855016dd, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/clarence-eastern-hills-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_clarenceeasternhillsmall,
  title = {Eastern Hills Mall, Clarence, NY},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/clarence-eastern-hills-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-7f855016dd, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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