# Great Northern Mall area

North Olmsted, OH · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-1fdea51f3b` · release 2026-10-22

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/north-olmsted-great-northern-mall-area/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-1fdea51f3b.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-1fdea51f3b.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-1fdea51f3b

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | proposed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | none |
| New use | housing, mixed, retail | none |
| What is there now | a compact, walkable neighborhood | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1976 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2025 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 140.0 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 1180000 | reported · web research agent |
| Original developer | Biskind Development Company | reported · web research agent |
| Owner of record | Water Tower Square Limited Patnership | none |
| Zoning change | Mall Area Mixed Use (MAMU) Overlay District | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2025 | none |

## Parties

- Westfield Group — owner (2002–)
- Biskind Development Company — original_developer
- Starwood Retail Partners — owner

## Timeline

- 1976: Great Northern Mall opened
- 1976: Opened
- 2025: Mall Area Mixed Use (MAMU) Overlay District brought
- 2025: Retrofit: redevelop

## Sources

- Planning and Zoning Policies and Procedures Manual - North Olmsted — https://www.north-olmsted.com/departments/economic_community_development/planning_and_zoning/department_policy_and_procedure_manual.php
- found by hermes-web (staffboxfree) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Northern_Mall_(Ohio)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Great Northern Mall area, North Olmsted, OH." Record n-1fdea51f3b, release 2026-10-22, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/north-olmsted-great-northern-mall-area/ (accessed 2026-10-22).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_northolmstedgreatnorthernmallarea,
  title = {Great Northern Mall area, North Olmsted, OH},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/north-olmsted-great-northern-mall-area/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-1fdea51f3b, release 2026-10-22, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-22}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.