Malls · Ohio

Midway Mall (Elyria)

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedPartly retrofittedElyria, OH

Opened 1965. Partial Redeveloped in 2023.

Status nowPartly retrofittedextracted, unreviewed

documented

After BestBuy closed in 2020, Dunham's Sports and Johnny K's Power Sports were the mall's remaining anchors.

en.wikipedia.org

What it becameindustrialextracted, unreviewed reported

Site size1,110,420 sq ft GLAEsri 2014 layer reported

Retrofit year2023extracted, unreviewed reported

Walkability7.7 of 20 · 15-minute 5 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap

Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD

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Midway Mall. Photo: Mike Kalasnik from Charlotte, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile19 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors

Dillard's

This site: Dillard's wikipedia · all sites with this

JCPenney

This site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this

Macy's

This site: Macy's wikipedia · all sites with this

May Company

This site: May Company wikipedia · all sites with this

Sears

This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this

Woolworth

This site: Woolworth wikipedia · all sites with this

Finance and pipeline

On Facebook

This site: …https://www.facebook.com/1704385246319618 overture · all sites with this

Sold since 2020

This site: 2026 Industrial Realty Group research-deals · all sites with this

Website dead or redirecting

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

Ownership

Public body

This site: Lorain County Port Authority county-parcels · all sites with this

REIT or listed company

This site: Centro Properties Group wikidata · 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: 43,061 on LORAIN BLVD fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Grocery within 800 m

This site: 5 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this

Lower-income tract (< $50k)

This site: $48,267 census-acs · all sites with this

Scale

1M+ sq ft GLA

This site: 1,110,420 sq ft esri-closed-us-malls-2014 · all sites with this

Building footprint 50,000+ m²

This site: 81,264 m² overture · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: After BestBuy closed in 2020, Dunham's Sports and Johnny K's Power Sports were the mall's remaining anchors. extraction · all sites with this

New use

Logistics and industrial

This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

Status	Partly retrofittedextracted, unreviewed documented After BestBuy closed in 2020, Dunham's Sports and Johnny K's Power Sports were the mall's remaining anchors. en.wikipedia.org
Strategy	Partial Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed documented and in 2024 the port authority named Industrial Commercial Properties to redevelop the mall into an industrial park. en.wikipedia.org
New uses	industrialextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there now	After BestBuy closed in 2020, Dunham's Sports and Johnny K's Power Sports were the mall's remaining anchors.extracted, unreviewed documented After BestBuy closed in 2020, Dunham's Sports and Johnny K's Power Sports were the mall's remaining anchors. en.wikipedia.org
Retrofit year	2023extracted, unreviewed reported
Redeveloper	Industrial Commercial Propertiesextracted, unreviewed reported

Deals and debt

Date	Event	Price	Parties	Source
2026	Sold	—	Industrial Realty Group ← Lorain County Port Authority	Wikipedia
2006	Sold	—	Centro Properties Group ← The Westfield Group	Wikipedia
2001	Sold	—	The Westfield Group ← Jacobs Group	Wikipedia

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Midway Mall” and “Elyria” (44 hits, first 44 sampled, 8 other filers such as tenants left out). Only weak matches to commercial-mortgage trusts: the mall may have backed a securitised loan, or may just be mentioned in the filing; several trusts usually means one loan split into pari-passu notes. Earliest trust filing in the sample 2006-07-14 (a sample date, not the issuance date); candidate loan vintage 2006 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.

Kind	Filer	Filings	Dates	Forms
CMBS trust (weak)	J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-LDP7	2	2006-07-14 to 2006-07-14	8-K 2

Site context

FEMA flood zone	no NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	8: ASPEN DENTAL; BED BATH AND BEYOND #822; BP OIL CO SITE 05159; CITGO PETROLEUM CORP SR07467; CONRADS TIRE SERVICE INCEPA FRS
Census tract 39093070300	3,181 people, 796 per sq mi; median household income $48,267; median gross rent $794; 34% renters; 12.8% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 7.7 of 20; 47 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.74; 59,164 jobs within 45 min by car; 23% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)	5 of 6 daily needs: 5 grocers, 1 schools, 1 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 0 civic, 14 food and drink; 7 cycleway segments, 35 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
Housing permits, Lorain County (OH), 2024	130 units in 5+ unit buildings, 110 in 2–4, 1,091 single-family; 2023: 79 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.59; socioeconomic 0.50; housing and transport 0.81; 22% below 150% of poverty; 14% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	0 within 10 km, 1 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Maps	place Midway Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.97, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 81,264 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and social	www.midwaymallshopping.com (down or redirecting, status 0); archived 2007–2021 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views	75,478 since 2015; 5,963 in the last 12 months (-36% vs the prior 12); peak 2025-05 with 1,709Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023	population +4% (3,072 → 3,181); median income +23% ($39,303 → $48,267); renters 39% → 34%; median home value +35% ($99,800 → $134,500)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	relatively low overall (score 29.5); expected annual loss $859,273; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	1 LIHTC properties, 59 units: Arlington Square Apartments (59 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	12,766 jobs in 789 establishments; average annual pay $35,776; employment location quotient 1.30; employment +1.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	2,811 jobs; 965 in retail trade, 768 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 39093070300)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 37th income percentile as adults; 1.7% incarcerated at the 2010 count (314 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 44% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 21.9%; median family income $56,815; 196 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Elyria City School District (PK-12); 1 public school within 1 mile: Black River Career Prep High SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation	695 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	147 county-logged events: 107 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 9 flash flood, 7 tornado; $6,197,100 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 44035, 2026-09	median list price $192,500 (-1.2% on the year); 112 active listings; median 37 days on market; 20% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	779 establishments (-5%); 13,554 jobs (+2%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $260,654 (+5% 1 yr, +34% 5 yr); typical rent $1,499/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025	250 (2000 = 100); +6.4% 1 yr, +48% 5 yr, +66% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	43,061 vehicles a day on LORAIN BLVD (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 2,683 trucks; 23 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Opened in 1965 by Visconsi-Mead-Jacobs, the mall was renovated 1989‑1990 and saw ownership shift to Westfield (2001), Centro (2006), and later the Lorain County Port Authority (2023). After BestBuy closed in 2020, Dunham's Sports and Johnny K's Power Sports remained as anchors; a 2023 retrofit led by Industrial Commercial Properties aimed at industrial use, and the property was sold to Industrial Realty Group in 2026, leaving the site in partial status.

Why. The record shows anchor loss with BestBuy’s 2020 closure as a visible factor; other causes such as competition, debt, or demolition are not stated.

Where it stands. The mall is currently in partial status and, per the 2026 sale, is controlled by Industrial Realty Group.

For a planner

Precedent: retrofit of a large regional mall to industrial use following anchor loss.
Policy tools: public ownership via Lorain County Port Authority facilitated the 2023 retrofit and subsequent sale.
Open questions: timing for full build‑out, required zoning changes, and any environmental review needed.

For a developer

Site size: approximately 1,110,420 sq ft GLA as recorded.
Control: post‑2026 sale places the property under Industrial Realty Group.
Entitlement stage: retrofit initiated in 2023 with industrial new_use; status remains partial.
Constraints: context layers (flood risk, transit access, environmental conditions) are not provided in the record.
Market signals: tract‑level data (income, demographics, competition) are absent from the record.

What we do not know yet

Conflicting GLA figures: record lists 1,110,420 sq ft while narrative_excerpt cites 940,174 sq ft.
Discrepancy in retrofit developer: developer field names Industrial Commercial Properties, but parties list shows Industrial Realty Group as buyer in 2026 with no mention of Industrial Commercial Properties.
Missing context layers: floodplain, transit proximity, environmental constraints are not included.
Limited financial detail: no data on debt, investment amounts, or operating performance.
Verification status: marked as “draft,” indicating the record has not been fully reviewed.

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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Westland Mall, Columbus, OH · Malls · similar GLA (1,042,610 sq ft); opened 1969; same strategy: redevelop

Elsewhere on the web

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

Pages with photos

Midway Mall in Elyria - a photo on Flickriver flickriver.com
Best Buy - Midway Mall (9763945726) commons.wikimedia.org
Midway Mall Elyria Movie Theater at Jade Medina blog storage.googleapis.com
Midway Mall #Elyria #OH #BestBuy #JCPenny flickr.com
Midway Mall - Mason Asset Management masonam.com
Architecture of Doom architectureofdoom.tumblr.com
Old Photos Of Elyria Midway Mall fity.club
Lorain County Port Authority sells Midway Mall to development group for $17 million wkyc.com

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Multifamily screen

retrofit already built
1,110,420 sq ft GLA (large site)
public owner

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

Opened	1965Esri 2014 layer
Gross leasable area	1,110,420 sq ftEsri 2014 layer reported
Stores at peak	120Esri 2014 layer reported
Original developer	Visconsi-Mead-Jacobs (later known as Jacobs Visconsi Jacobs)extracted, unreviewed documented Visconsi-Mead-Jacobs (later known as Jacobs Visconsi Jacobs), a retail development firm co-founded by Cleveland, Ohio developer Richard E. Jacobs, first announced plans for Midway Mall in June 1964. en.wikipedia.org
Anchors	Macy's, Dillard's, JCPenney, Sears, Best Buy, Dunham's Sports, Woolworth, Higbee's, May Company, Johnny K's Power Sports
Address	Rte. 57 & I-90 & Midway Blvd.
County	Lorain
Census division	3 · East North Central
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Abandoned shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Midway Mall is a 940,174 sq ft (87,345 m2) square foot regional shopping mall in Elyria, Ohio, United States. Lorain County's only enclosed regional mall, it is located on Ohio State Route 57 near Interstate 80 and Interstate 90.

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

Timeline

1964 Plans announced
1965 Opened
1966 Mall opened
1967 JCPenney opened
1989 Renovation began
1990 Renovation completed
2001 Sold to Westfield
2006 Sold to Centro
2020 BestBuy closed
2023 Port Authority voted to buy
2026 Sold to Industrial Realty Group

Sources

Wikipedia: Midway Mall · supports: after notes, original developer, status, strategy
14 quoted sentences
Visconsi-Mead-Jacobs (later known as Jacobs Visconsi Jacobs), a retail development firm co-founded by Cleveland, Ohio developer Richard E. Jacobs, first announced plans for Midway Mall in June 1964.
After BestBuy closed in 2020, Dunham's Sports and Johnny K's Power Sports were the mall's remaining anchors.
After BestBuy closed in 2020, Dunham's Sports and Johnny K's Power Sports were the mall's remaining anchors.
and in 2024 the port authority named Industrial Commercial Properties to redevelop the mall into an industrial park.
Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Midway Mall, Elyria, OH." Record m-46ad7ef642, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/elyria-midway-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_elyriamidwaymall,
  title = {Midway Mall, Elyria, OH},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/elyria-midway-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-46ad7ef642, 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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