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City View Center

Imported, unreviewedPartial RedevelopedPartly retrofittedGarfield Heights, OH

Opened 2006. Partial Redeveloped in 2021. Owner of record Highland Park Transportation LLC.

Status nowPartly retrofittedextracted, unreviewed
documented
As of 2026, Giant Eagle is the only original remaining store in the Transportation Boulevard complex. Applebee's also remains open.

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What it becameotherextracted, unreviewed reported
Owner of recordHighland Park Transportation LLCcounty assessor, 2026-10-21 reported
Site size38.512 acres (parcels)county assessor reported
Retrofit year2021extracted, unreviewed reported
Walkability10.7 of 20 · 15-minute 4 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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City View Center
Exterior view of a brick shopping center with large parking lot under clear sky. · verified by a vision model. Photo: Mike Kalasnik from Fort Mill, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile13 elements · what this site is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors
Bed Bath & BeyondThis site: Bed Bath & Beyond wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/615204032267375 overture · all sites with this
Recorded loanThis site: 81000000.0 research-deals · all sites with this
Sold since 2020This site: 2020 Industrial Commercial Properties, LLC research-deals · all sites with this
Website aliveThis site: …http://www.officemax.com overture / http check · all sites with this
Ownership
Single-purpose entityThis site: HIGHLAND PARK TRANSPORTATION LLC county-parcels · all sites with this
Place
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 148,543 on IR 480 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -10% census-cbp · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 1 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: IR 480 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -0.3% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract population up 25%+ since 2013This site: +26% census-acs · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: As of 2026, Giant Eagle is the only original remaining store in the Transportation Boulevard complex. Applebee's also remains open. extraction · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

StatusPartly retrofittedextracted, unreviewed
documented
As of 2026, Giant Eagle is the only original remaining store in the Transportation Boulevard complex. Applebee's also remains open.

en.wikipedia.org

StrategyPartial Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed
documented
The shopping center underwent redevelopment, completing the process by 2021.

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New usesotherextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there nowAs of 2026, Giant Eagle is the only original remaining store in the Transportation Boulevard complex. Applebee's also remains open.extracted, unreviewed
documented
As of 2026, Giant Eagle is the only original remaining store in the Transportation Boulevard complex. Applebee's also remains open.

en.wikipedia.org

Retrofit year2021extracted, unreviewed reported
DeveloperIndustrial Commercial Properties, LLCextracted, unreviewed
Owner of recordHighland Park Transportation LLCcounty assessor reported

History and original facts

Opened2006extracted, unreviewed
documented
The shopping center opened in 2006, after two years of construction.

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AnchorsHome Depot, Bed Bath & Beyond, Dick's Sporting Goods, Walmart, Giant Eagle
CountyCuyahoga County
Census division3 · East North Central
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

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Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Parcels, tax and title

Parcels within 40 m of the site point, as published by the county (layer); county terms apply; unverified here. Mortgages, liens and deeds are recorder records, not assessor data: Cuyahoga County Recorder.
ParcelOwner of recordAcresUse · zoningValue (appraised · assessed · taxable)Last sale · deed
54306001
all 106 county fields
parcel_id54306001
myplaceppnNTQzMDYwMDE=
book_pageB 543 P 06
parcel_year2026
parcel_ownerHIGHLAND PARK TRANSPORTATION LLC
grantorCity View Center
granteeHIGHLAND PARK TRANSPORTATION LLC
parcel_addr5642-5744
parcel_streetVISTA
parcel_suffixWAY
parcel_cityGARFIELD HEIGHTS
parcel_zip44125
par_addr_all5642-5744 VISTA WAY, GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH, 44125
mail_nameHIGHLAND PARK TRANSPORTATION LLC C/O IRGRA
mail_addr_street4020 KINROSS LAKES PKWY
mail_unit_noSTE 200
mail_cityRICHFIELD
mail_stateOH
mail_zip44286
mail_countryUSA
last_transfer_date1611754500000
last_sales_amount2000000
tax_luc4260
tax_luc_descriptionCOMMUNITY SHOP CNTR
abt_luc7100
abt_luc_descriptionTAX ABATED PROP NEC
zoning_codeU-11A
zoning_useMCI
property_classC
prop_class_descCOMMERCIAL
tax_district250
tax_dist_descGARFIELD HEIGHTS
legal_descriptionPCL 6A VOL 348 PG 47 38.512 AC OL TR1 TR2 2007S/R
state_school_code1815
school_descrGARFIELD HEIGHTS CSD
neighborhood_code42212
tax_abatementEPA
parcel_lot_size1677582
parcel_acreage38.512
update_date1792564253000
cur_tax_year2025
certified_tax_land372700
certified_tax_building837300
certified_tax_total1210000
certified_abated_land1764900
certified_abated_building10580300
certified_abated_total12345200
gross_certified_land2137600
gross_certified_building11417600
gross_certified_total13555200
tax_assessed_land130440
tax_assessed_improvement293050
tax_assessed_total423490
tax_market_total1210000
prev_market_total13288700
prev_assessed_total4651050
yoy_assess_val_change-4227560
per_change_assess_total-998.27
yoy_tax_val_change-12078700
per_change_tax_total-998.24
lenderNO LENDER
grand_total_owed43599.24
grand_total_paid43599.24
net_tax_total38066.54
prev_net_tax_total521797.12
prev_tax_year2024
effective_rate89.887704
taxbill_update_date1790232742000
com_bldg_count6
total_com_use_area331499
total_com_heights6
max_com_heights1
min_com_heights1
min_com_age2006
max_com_age2007
com_living_units13
parcelpin54306001
parcel_last_edit_date1611873764000
parcel_typeLAND
parcel_afn54306001
CreatedByRecord{D1036B94-488B-4A14-AA04-5026859A4085}
Highland Park Transportation LLC38.5COMMUNITY SHOP CNTR · U-11A$1.2M (appraised)
assessed $423,490		2021-01-27 $2.0M
Total38.5$1.2M

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
2020Sold—Industrial Commercial Properties, LLCWikipedia
2019Loan— · loan $81.0MWikipedia

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “City View Center” and “Garfield Heights” (5 hits, first 5 sampled, 1 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 2007-06-14 (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 (weak)Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2007-IQ1442007-06-14 to 2007-07-038-K 2, 8-K/A 2

Site context

Transit within 800 mno rail stationOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km21, 22OpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m6: CHARTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.; GETGO #3218; GIANT EAGLE #0218; ODOT HIGHWAY BRIDGE; ODOT HIGHWAY BRIDGEEPA FRS
Census tract 390351545023,779 people, 2,873 per sq mi; median household income $58,494; median gross rent $1,061; 31% renters; 0.0% vacant units; 0.2% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 10.7 of 20; 78 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.81; 131,538 jobs within 45 min by car; 19% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)4 of 6 daily needs: 1 grocers, 0 schools, 1 parks or playgrounds, 2 health, 0 civic, 4 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 29 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Cuyahoga County (OH), 2024920 units in 5+ unit buildings, 102 in 2–4, 663 single-family; 2023: 735 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.33; socioeconomic 0.71; housing and transport 0.14; 22% below 150% of poverty; 6% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby2 within 10 km, 10 within 25 km: Randall Park Mall (7.4 km); Carr Multi-Purpose Center (9.5 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace City View Center (shopping_mall, confidence 0.79, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 6,339 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.officemax.com (alive); archived 1996–2014 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views77,638 since 2015; 8,848 in the last 12 months (+5% vs the prior 12); peak 2024-04 with 1,728Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +26% (2,999 → 3,779); median income +54% ($37,917 → $58,494); renters 30% → 31%; median home value +40% ($95,000 → $133,400)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)very low overall (score 5.4); expected annual loss $438,478; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)54,041 jobs in 3,980 establishments; average annual pay $38,612; employment location quotient 0.79; employment -0.9% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20221,399 jobs; 425 in retail trade, 312 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 39035154502)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 44th income percentile as adults; 1.8% incarcerated at the 2010 count (212 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; poverty rate 10.1%; median family income $50,650; 221 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsGarfield Heights City School District (PK-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: The Brilliance School; Maple Leaf Elementary School; Elmwood Elementary School; Garfield Heights Middle SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation873 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025307 county-logged events: 199 thunderstorm wind, 48 hail, 46 flash flood, 8 flood; $38,727,500 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 44125, 2026-09median list price $158,950 (+6.6% on the year); 59 active listings; median 50 days on market; 22% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20233,890 establishments (-10%); 67,128 jobs (+11%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $218,659 (+3% 1 yr, +32% 5 yr); typical rent $1,413/mo (+5% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025256 (2000 = 100); +12.4% 1 yr, +40% 5 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)148,543 vehicles a day on IR 480 (Interstate, 8 lanes); 6,834 trucks; 11 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

City View Center opened in 2006 as a power center with anchors including Walmart, Giant Eagle, Dick's Sporting Goods and Bed Bath & Beyond. Beginning in 2008, major tenants such as Walmart, PetSmart, Circuit City and Dick's Sporting Goods closed, followed by OfficeMax and FirstMerit closures. After a redevelopment completed in 2021, the site now retains only Giant Eagle as its original remaining store, with Applebee's also operating.

Why. The record shows anchor tenant losses starting in 2008 and a substantial $81 million loan in 2019, indicating financial strain. It does not explicitly cite competition, demolition or other causes.

Where it stands. The site is currently in partial status and is owned by Industrial Commercial Properties, LLC, which acquired it in 2020.

For a planner

  • Redevelopment strategy labeled 'redevelop' with new use 'other' completed in 2021.
  • Narrative notes landfill liquification and unvented methane gas as ongoing environmental concerns.
  • Open questions include long-term tenant viability, effectiveness of methane mitigation, and future land use beyond current partial status.

For a developer

  • Site comprises 36.76 acres parcel zoned U-11A with community shop center land use.
  • Controlled by Industrial Commercial Properties, LLC since 2020; redevelopment entitlements appear completed as of 2021.
  • Environmental constraints cited in the narrative: landfill settlement and methane gas risks; flood and transit details are not provided in the record.
  • Market‑specific tract data (e.g., demographics, spending) are not included in the record.

What we do not know yet

  • Exact current tenant mix beyond Giant Eagle and Applebee's is not specified.
  • Details of the 'other' new use and any remaining vacant space are unknown.
  • Status of methane remediation or landfill stabilization is not described.
  • Flood zone, transit access, and broader tract‑level market data are absent from the record.
  • The record is marked as 'draft' verified status, indicating potential unreviewed or model‑extracted fields.

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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Background

City View Center was a power center in Garfield Heights, Ohio, east of Cleveland. Positioned to be a regional shopping destination with stores such as Walmart, Giant Eagle, Dick's Sporting Goods and Bed Bath & Beyond, the development intended to increase Garfield Heights' commercial base soon developed into a modern dead mall, being built on landfill which soon liquified and caused damage to its buildings, along with fears of methane gas remaining unvented beneath the site which then caused multiple stores to close and abandon the center. A second phase that would have included The Home Depot, Panera, Chick-fil-A and Buffalo Wild Wings was never built, with those retailers fearing a redux of Phase I of the development. The shopping center underwent redevelopment, completing the process by 2021.

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

Timeline

  1. 2006 Opened
  2. 2008 Walmart closed
  3. 2008 PetSmart closed
  4. 2008 Circuit City closed
  5. 2010 Dick's Sporting Goods closed
  6. 2015 OfficeMax announced closing
  7. 2017 FirstMerit closed
  8. 2020 Industrial Commercial Properties acquired mortgage
  9. 2021 Redevelopment completed
  10. 2026 Applebee's closed, Giant Eagle sole original tenant

Sources

  • Wikipedia: City View Center · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year opened
    14 quoted sentences
    The shopping center opened in 2006, after two years of construction.
    As of 2026, Giant Eagle is the only original remaining store in the Transportation Boulevard complex. Applebee's also remains open.
    As of 2026, Giant Eagle is the only original remaining store in the Transportation Boulevard complex. Applebee's also remains open.
    The shopping center underwent redevelopment, completing the process by 2021.

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