Malls · Ohio
Woodville Mall
Woodville Mall opened 1969, lost tenants in 2000s, closed 2011 for structural reasons, demolished 2014; last owner Mike Kohan today. · summary, model-written
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JCPenney
This site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with thisSears
This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with thisClosed or demolished, no retrofit recorded
This site: …demolished extraction · all sites with thisHigh tornado risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisTract income up 60%+ since 2013
This site: +63% census-acs · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Demolishedextracted, unreviewed |
|---|
Securitised debt and public filers
Filings (2001 to date) that name “Woodville Mall” and “Northwood” (30 hits, first 30 sampled, 2 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.
| Kind | Filer | Filings | Dates | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public owner (strong) | SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC /DE/ (SPG, SPG-PJ) | 16 | 2002-05-17 to 2005-03-16 | 8-K 10, 10-K 6 |
| Public owner (strong) | SIMON PROPERTY GROUP L P /DE/ | 12 | 2001-03-30 to 2007-03-16 | 10-K 12 |
Site context
| Transit within 800 m | no rail stationOpenStreetMap |
|---|---|
| Motorway junctions within 2 km | 4, 6, 6AOpenStreetMap |
| FEMA flood zone | X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL |
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 4: CIRCLE K #5647; SEARS NO 2020 / 6300; STARVIN MARVIN 3643; TIREMAN AUTO SERVICE CENTER #4EPA FRS |
| Census tract 39173020100 | 5,195 people, 612 per sq mi; median household income $76,332; median gross rent $964; 18% renters; 6.9% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 8.2 of 20; 17 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.72; 34,069 jobs within 45 min by car; 2% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, Wood County (OH), 2024 | 48 units in 5+ unit buildings, 124 in 2–4, 319 single-family; 2023: 70 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.26; socioeconomic 0.15; housing and transport 0.47; 16% below 150% of poverty; 0% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 1 within 10 km, 3 within 25 km: Portside Festival Marketplace (7.9 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | place Woodville Mall (real_estate_service, confidence 0.95, from BrightQuery, Overture); building footprint 2,199 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 42,961 since 2015; 4,073 in the last 12 months (+3% vs the prior 12); peak 2017-05 with 667Wikimedia |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population -2% (5,289 → 5,195); median income +63% ($46,767 → $76,332); renters 13% → 18%; median home value +55% ($108,500 → $168,400)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively moderate overall (score 58.0); expected annual loss $1.7M; high: tornado, winter weather, ice storm; community resilience very highFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | noneHUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 358 establishments (-6%); 6,428 jobs (+5%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $242,240 (+3% 1 yr, +22% 5 yr); typical rent $1,585/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2025 | 347 (2000 = 100); +4.9% 1 yr, +48% 5 yr, +81% 10 yrFHFA |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 18,424 vehicles a day on WOODVILLE RD (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 13 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Woodville Mall opened in 1969 as an enclosed shopping center off Woodville Road in Northwood, Ohio. After losing most of its stores in the 2000s, it became a dead mall, and its interior was closed in December 2011 due to structural issues. The mall was demolished in March 2014, leaving the site vacant.
Why. The record shows the primary causes were the loss of tenants throughout the 2000s and subsequent structural problems that forced the interior closure. No explicit mention of competition, debt, or anchor store failures is provided.
Where it stands. The site is currently demolished; the last recorded owner was Mike Kohan, who held ownership from 2009 onward.
For a planner
- No specific policy tools or incentives are noted in the record for the mall’s decline or demolition.
- Precedent of structural failure leading to closure and demolition is evident.
- Open questions include future land use, zoning, environmental remediation, and ownership after demolition.
For a developer
- Site size and parcel boundaries are not provided in the record.
- Control appears to rest with the last recorded owner, Mike Kohan, but post‑demolition ownership is unclear.
- No entitlement stage, flood, transit, or environmental constraints are listed in the context layers.
- Market signals from surrounding tract data are absent from the record.
What we do not know yet
- Exact site dimensions and parcel configuration are unknown.
- Current ownership status after demolition is not specified.
- Environmental conditions, flood risk, and transit access are not documented.
- Zoning designation and any entitlements or permits for redevelopment are missing.
- Market demand or comparable sales data for the Northwood area are not included.
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Elsewhere on the web
Retail history: Woodville 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
- Dead and Dying retail: Woodville Mall in Northwood, Ohio deadanddyingretail.com
- DEAD MALL BLOG dead-malls.tumblr.com
- Judge: Woodville Mall must be demolished | The Blade toledoblade.com
- Woodville Mall Sign flickr.com
- Woodville Mall - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia alchetron.com
- Trip to the Mall: Woodville Mall- (Northwoods, OH) triptothemall.blogspot.com
- Abandoned Locations: Woodville Mall youtube.com
- Inside Woodville Mall In Northwood, OH: Forgotte… bestattractions.org
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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 | 1969extracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2011extracted, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Edward J. DeBartolo Corporationextracted, unreviewed |
| Anchors | JCPenney, Sears, Lasalle's |
| County | Wood County |
| Census division | 3 · East North Central |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States |
Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, what is there now, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.
Background
Woodville Mall was an enclosed shopping mall off of Woodville Road in Northwood, Ohio, outside the city of Toledo, Ohio. The mall opened in 1969 and, after losing most of its stores in the 2000s, became a dead mall. The mall's interior was closed in December 2011 and demolished in March 2014.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1969 Mall opened
- 1996 Simon Property Group merged with DeBartolo
- 2004 Sold to Sammy Kahen and Jack Kashani
- 2009 Mike Kohan bought the mall
- 2011 Interior closed due to structural issues
- 2014 Mall demolished
Sources
- Wikipedia: Woodville Mall · supports: original developer, status, year closed, year opened
10 quoted sentences
The mall opened in 1969.
The mall's interior was closed in December 2011.
Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation built Woodville Mall in 1969.
The mall was demolished in March 2014, except for the Sears, whose closure was announced the same month.