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Latham Circle Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedOperatingLatham, NY

Opened 1957. Closed 2013. Redeveloped in 2013.

Status nowOperatingextracted, unreviewed
What it becameretail, otherextracted, unreviewed
Site size635,000 sq ft GLAEsri 2014 layer
Retrofit year2013extracted, unreviewed
Walkability9.2 of 20 · 15-minute 5 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Latham Circle Mall
Latham Circle Mall. Photo: Mike Kalasnik from Charlotte, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile17 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors
CaldorThis site: Caldor wikipedia · all sites with this
JCPenneyThis site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
AuctionThis site: …scope: property research-deals · all sites with this
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/217577774922461 overture · all sites with this
Website aliveThis site: …https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latham_Circle_Mall overture / http check · all sites with this
Ownership
Single-purpose entityThis site: LR6-A Latham L.L.C. county-parcels · 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
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 6 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 15 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 4 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
National Register place within 500 mThis site: Reformed Dutch Church of Rensselaer in Watervliet nps-nrhp · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 54% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract income flat or down since 2013This site: +10% census-acs · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: As of July 12, 2018, the plaza now contains a Walmart Supercenter, Bob's Discount Furniture, Burlington Coat Factory (again), a Moe's, a pizza place, a… extraction · all sites with this
New use
GroceryThis site: As of July 12, 2018, the plaza now contains a Walmart Supercenter, Bob's Discount Furniture, Burlington Coat Factory (again), extraction · all sites with this
Logistics and industrialThis site: …ory (again), a Moe's, a pizza place, a T-Mobile, a Skechers Warehouse Outlet, a Mattress Firm, Orangetheory Fitness, Sport Clips, extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: ), a Moe's, a pizza place, a T-Mobile, a Skechers Warehouse Outlet, a Mattress Firm, Orangetheory Fitness, Sport Clips, and Je extraction · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

StatusOperatingextracted, unreviewed
StrategyRedevelopedextracted, unreviewed
New usesretail, otherextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowAs of July 12, 2018, the plaza now contains a Walmart Supercenter, Bob's Discount Furniture, Burlington Coat Factory (again), a Moe's, a pizza place, a T-Mobile, a Skechers Warehouse Outlet, a Mattress Firm, Orangetheory Fitness, Sport Clips, and Jersey Mike's Subs.extracted, unreviewed
Retrofit year2013extracted, unreviewed
RedeveloperGrossman Development Groupextracted, unreviewed

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
2009Auction—LR6-A Latham L.L.C.Wikipedia

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Latham Circle Mall” and “Latham” (9 hits, first 9 sampled, 3 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 (weak)Feldman Mall Properties, Inc.52005-04-15 to 2008-04-1410-K 4, 10-K/A 1

Site context

Transit within 800 mno rail stationOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km5, 6, 7, junctionOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m11: BEST CLEANERS LATHAM; CVS PHARMACY #0415; E-Z WASH; GOODYEAR AUTO SERVICE CENTER; LATHAM CORONET INC DBA LATHAM CLEANERSEPA FRS
Census tract 360010135072,377 people, 1,102 per sq mi; median household income $89,740; median gross rent $1,704; 54% renters; 12.8% vacant units; 0.3% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 9.2 of 20; 83 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.75; 56,000 jobs within 45 min by car; 3% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)5 of 6 daily needs: 4 grocers, 0 schools, 6 parks or playgrounds, 3 health, 2 civic, 25 food and drink; 15 cycleway segments, 23 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
National Register places within 500 m1: Reformed Dutch Church of Rensselaer in WatervlietNPS
Housing permits, Albany County (NY), 2024523 units in 5+ unit buildings, 28 in 2–4, 190 single-family; 2023: 394 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.49; socioeconomic 0.36; housing and transport 0.73; 16% below 150% of poverty; 5% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby6 within 10 km, 8 within 25 km: Cohoes Commons (6.2 km); 5-story vacant warehouse (6.2 km); Uncle Sam Atrium (6.3 km); Northway Mall (6.7 km); Albany Felt Company Complex (8.1 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace Latham Circle Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.86, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 17,276 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialen.wikipedia.org (alive) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views37,201 since 2015; 2,777 in the last 12 months (-28% vs the prior 12); peak 2024-12 with 542Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population -14% (2,779 → 2,377); median income +10% ($81,591 → $89,740); renters 40% → 54%; median home value +49% ($221,300 → $329,500)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)very low overall (score 7.3); expected annual loss $548,214; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20231,233 establishments (-6%); 20,596 jobs (-5%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $372,401 (+4% 1 yr, +32% 5 yr); typical rent $1,697/mo (+5% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025322 (2000 = 100); +6.6% 1 yr, +57% 5 yr, +76% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)27,015 vehicles a day on 2 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 903 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Opened in 1957 as an open‑air plaza, Latham Circle Mall was enclosed and renovated in 1977, expanded in 1988, and experienced anchor tenant losses through the 2000s. The mall closed in 2013, demolition began that year, and Grossman Development Group redeveloped the site into a new shopping center that has been operating since the retrofit.

Why. Anchor store closures — Caldor (1999), Stein Mart (2001), Burlington Coat Factory (2012) and Gold’s Gym (2005) — reduced foot traffic, prompting the 2013 demolition to make way for a new center.

Where it stands. The site is currently operating as a retail center under ownership of LR6‑A Latham L.L.C. (since 2009) after redevelopment by Grossman Development Group.

For a planner

  • Precedent: strategy listed as "redevelop" with new uses "retail" and "other" and a completed retrofit in 2013.
  • Policy tools observed: 2009 auction sale to owner LR6‑A Latham L.L.C., changing ownership control.
  • Open questions: zoning permissions, environmental review status, and potential for further expansion or rezoning are not stated in the record.

For a developer

  • Site size: 635,000 sq ft GLA (large footprint).
  • Control: owned by LR6‑A Latham L.L.C. (since 2009); redevelopment led by Grossman Development Group.
  • Entitlement status: site is operating; retrofit completed in 2013 indicates entitlements are in place.
  • Constraints: floodplain, transit access, and environmental conditions are not mentioned in the record.
  • Market signals: tract‑level data (demographics, income, competition) are not provided in the record.

What we do not know yet

  • Floodplain status and any related mitigation requirements are unknown.
  • Transit access and pedestrian connectivity details are not stated.
  • Environmental conditions (soil, contamination, wetlands) are not described.
  • Detailed lease terms, tenant sales performance, and rent rolls for current occupants are missing.
  • Exact ownership structure beyond LR6‑A Latham L.L.C. and any liens or litigation are not specified.
  • The record is marked "verified": "draft" and has an opp_score of 0.0, indicating data may be unverified or incomplete.

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.

Similar sites

  • Livonia Mall, Livonia, MI · Malls · similar GLA (850,655 sq ft); opened 1964; same strategy: redevelop
  • Rhode Island Mall, Warwick, RI · Malls · similar GLA (579,499 sq ft); closed 2011; same strategy: redevelop
  • Seven Corners Shopping Center, Seven Corners, VA · Malls · similar GLA (567,994 sq ft); opened 1956; same strategy: redevelop
  • University Mall, Pensacola, FL · Malls · similar GLA (715,623 sq ft); closed 2013; same strategy: redevelop

Elsewhere on the web

Retail history: Latham Circle Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here

Pages with photos

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Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • 635,000 sq ft GLA (large site)

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

Opened1957Wikidata
Closed2013extracted, unreviewed
Gross leasable area635,000 sq ftEsri 2014 layer
Stores at peak38Esri 2014 layer
AnchorsStein Mart, Caldor, Burlington Coat Factory, JCPenney, Lowe's, Regal Cinema, The Boston Store, Gold's Gym
AddressRts. 2 & 9
CountyAlbany
Census division2 · Mid-Atlantic
NotesWikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

Not yet recorded: acres, original developer. Know it? Tell us.

Background

Latham Circle Mall was an enclosed shopping mall located adjacent to the Latham Circle in Latham, New York. Built in 1957 as Latham Corners Shopping Center, the mall was renovated several times in its history, most notably in 1977 when it became a fully enclosed and temperature-controlled shopping mall.

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

Timeline

  1. 1957 Opened (Wikidata)
  2. 1957 Opened as Latham Corners Shopping Center (open-air plaza)
  3. 1977 Renovated to become a fully enclosed and temperature-controlled shopping mall
  4. 1988 Expanded to include Caldor, new JCPenney, and second level with ten-screen theater
  5. 1998 Stein Mart opened
  6. 1999 Caldor closed
  7. 2001 Stein Mart closed
  8. 2003 Caldor wing demolished for Lowe's
  9. 2005 Gold's Gym left the mall
  10. 2012 Burlington Coat Factory closed
  11. 2013 Demolition began to make way for new shopping center

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Latham Circle Mall · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year closed
    14 quoted sentences
    By 2013, the mall was to be redeveloped and shuttered while JCPenney, which has been part of the complex since it opened in 1957, remained. Demolition of the mall began in March of that year.
    As of July 12, 2018, the plaza now contains a Walmart Supercenter, Bob's Discount Furniture, Burlington Coat Factory (again), a Moe's, a pizza place, a T-Mobile, a Skechers Warehouse Outlet, a Mattress Firm, Orangetheory Fitness, Sport Clips, and Jersey Mike's Subs.
    As of July 12, 2018, the plaza now contains a Walmart Supercenter, Bob's Discount Furniture, Burlington Coat Factory (again), a Moe's, a pizza place, a T-Mobile, a Skechers Warehouse Outlet, a Mattress Firm, Orangetheory Fitness, Sport Clips, and Jersey Mike's Subs.
    On August 21, 2012, a new redevelopment plan was proposed by the Grossman Development Group, named the Shoppes at Latham Circle.
  • Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02

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