Malls · Ohio
Tri-County Mall
Opened 1960. Closed 2022. Reinhabited.
Status nowClosedextracted, unreviewed
What it becameoffice, data centerextracted, unreviewed reported
Site size75 acresextracted, unreviewed
Last sale$147.0M · 1997public reporting
Retrofit yearNot yet retrofittedstatus reported
Walkability17.7 of 20 · 15-minute 5 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Site profile18 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence
Former anchors
Sears
This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with thisFinance and pipeline
Website dead or redirecting
This site: …http://www.macys.com/?cm_mmc=macys_stores-_-Cincinnati-_-n-_-564 overture / http check · all sites with thisPlace
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)
This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 136,806 on IR 275 fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisCounty lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012
This site: -11% census-cbp · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisHigh heat wave risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)
This site: 0.98 cdc-svi · all sites with thisHigh tornado risk
This site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with thisInterstate or freeway within 600 m
This site: IR 275 fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisLower-income tract (< $50k)
This site: $48,441 census-acs · all sites with thisTract house prices doubled in 10 years
This site: +136% fhfa · all sites with thisWalkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)
This site: …index 17.7 epa-walkability · all sites with thisScale
60+ acre site
This site: 75 acres extraction · all sites with thisBuilding footprint 50,000+ m²
This site: 70,774 m² overture · all sites with thisStrategy
Reinhabited
This site: …null extraction · all sites with thisNew use
Office
This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Closedextracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Reinhabitedextracted, unreviewed |
| New uses | office, data centerextracted, unreviewed reported |
| What is there now | nullextracted, unreviewed |
Planning
| Zoning change | nullextracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Planning notes | nullextracted, unreviewed reported |
Deals and debt
| Date | Event | Price | Parties | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sold | — | SingHaiyi Group ← Coventry Real Estate and Developers Diversified Realty | Wikipedia |
| 2006 | Sold | — | Coventry Real Estate and Developers Diversified Realty ← Thor Equities | Wikipedia |
| 2005 | Sold | — | Thor Equities ← Blackstone Group | Wikipedia |
| 1997 | Sold | $147.0M closed | O'Connor Group ← Equitable Life Insurance | Wikipedia |
| 1979 | Sold | $34.0M closed | Equitable Life Insurance ← Monumental Properties | Wikipedia |
Securitised debt and public filers
Filings (2001 to date) that name “Tri-County Mall” and “Springdale” (28 hits, first 28 sampled, 5 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 (weak) | DEVELOPERS DIVERSIFIED REALTY CORP (SITC, SITC-PA) | 23 | 2006-07-27 to 2011-02-28 | 8-K 18, 10-K 5 |
Site context
| Transit within 800 m | no rail station; 1 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap |
|---|---|
| Motorway junctions within 2 km | 41, 42, 42A, 42BOpenStreetMap |
| FEMA flood zone | X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL |
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 9: ASPEN DENTAL; BED BATH AND BEYOND #391; BP OIL CO NO 08853 *; BP OIL PROCARE #9323; DRYCLEANING FACTORYEPA FRS |
| Census tract 39061022301 | 5,744 people, 1,725 per sq mi; median household income $48,441; median gross rent $1,231; 48% renters; 11.4% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 17.7 of 20; 155 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 612 m; land-use mix 0.88; 82,816 jobs within 45 min by car, 32,252 by transit; 25% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 5 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 0 schools, 1 parks or playgrounds, 3 health, 1 civic, 26 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 6 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, Hamilton County (OH), 2024 | 217 units in 5+ unit buildings, 39 in 2–4, 566 single-family; 2023: 654 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.98; socioeconomic 0.87; housing and transport 0.90; 30% below 150% of poverty; 11% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 3 within 10 km, 9 within 25 km: Forest Fair Mall (4.9 km); Cincinnati–Blue Ash Airport (8.1 km); CIC Industrial Park (9.8 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | place Macy's Tri-County Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.97, from Microsoft, Overture, Overture-signals); building footprint 70,774 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | www.macys.com (down or redirecting, status 403); archived 1996–2026 (Wayback)Overture / Internet Archive |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 108,381 since 2015; 12,775 in the last 12 months (-7% vs the prior 12); peak 2025-07 with 1,992Wikimedia |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population -12% (6,529 → 5,744); median income +16% ($41,837 → $48,441); renters 58% → 48%; median home value +34% ($111,400 → $149,600)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively moderate overall (score 72.2); expected annual loss $1.7M; high: tornado, heat wave; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | noneHUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 38,928 jobs in 2,586 establishments; average annual pay $39,344; employment location quotient 0.77; employment -1.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 14,827 jobs; 1,943 in retail trade, 1,323 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 39061022301)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 38th income percentile as adults; 1.9% incarcerated at the 2010 count (790 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; 3% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 23.3%; median family income $49,966; 407 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Princeton City School District (PK-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: Heritage Hill Elementary School; Springdale Elementary SchoolNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 669 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 324 county-logged events: 147 thunderstorm wind, 71 flash flood, 57 hail, 41 flood; $6,576,950 property damage reported; 2 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 45246, 2026-09 | median list price $263,675 (+3.0% on the year); 23 active listings; median 46 days on market; 22% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 2,518 establishments (-11%); 40,920 jobs (-26%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $266,241 (+1% 1 yr, +24% 5 yr); typical rent $1,468/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2025 | 422 (2000 = 100); +12.3% 1 yr, +89% 5 yr, +136% 10 yrFHFA |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 136,806 vehicles a day on IR 275 (Interstate, 8 lanes); 17,236 trucks; 34 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Tri-County Mall opened in 1960 as an open‑air center with anchors Pogue’s and Shillito’s, was enclosed in 1969 and expanded in the early 1990s. Anchor store closures—Sears in 2018 and Macy’s in 2021—preceded the mall’s shutdown in 2022. The site is now marked for reinhabit, with planned office and data‑center uses.
Why. The record shows that the loss of major anchors (Sears 2018, Macy’s 2021) directly preceded the 2022 closure; no explicit mention of competition, debt, or demolition is provided.
Where it stands. The mall is currently closed and was last owned by SingHaiyi Group from 2013 to 2022, indicating they control the property at closure.
For a planner
- Reinhabit strategy noted with intended office and data‑center reuse.
- No zoning change or planning‑notes recorded, leaving entitlement status unclear.
- Open questions include required infrastructure upgrades, flood‑plain considerations, and community acceptance.
For a developer
- Site totals 75 acres under last known owner SingHaiyi Group.
- Entitlement stage is early: strategy listed but no zoning change or planning approvals shown.
- Context‑layer constraints (flood risk, transit access, environmental factors) are not supplied in the record.
- Opportunity score of 50 reflects a moderate market signal based on the closed status and acreage.
What we do not know yet
- Zoning change and planning notes are null, so entitlement requirements are unknown.
- Current owner after 2022 closure is not specified in the record.
- Context layers (flood, transit, environment) are missing, obscuring site‑specific constraints.
- Details on any demolition, environmental remediation, or existing debt are not provided.
- The record is marked as draft (verified: draft), indicating data may be unreviewed.
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Elsewhere on the web
Retail history: Tri County 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
- MarketSpace Capital, Park Harbor Capital Complete P… shoppingcenterbusiness.com
- Tri-County Mall abandonedonline.net
- Tri-County Mall launching $35M improvement project cincinnati.com
- Tri-County Mall in Cincinnati/Spri… reddit.com
- Tri-County Mall flickr.com
- Former Tri-County Mall property has a new path forward with a … local12.com
- Inside the Dead Tri-County Mall — Springdale, OH - YouTube youtube.com
- Tri-County Mall rehab has new name: City Center Springdale wcpo.com
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Multifamily screen
- closed or demolished site (sourced)
- 75 acres
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 | 1960Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2022extracted, unreviewed |
| Acres | 75.0extracted, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 94extracted, unreviewed reported |
| Original developer | Joseph Meyerhoffextracted, unreviewed |
| Architect | Kenneth C. Miller |
| Anchors | Sears, Shillito's, Pogue's, McAlpin's |
| County | Hamilton County |
| Census division | 3 · East North Central |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Abandoned shopping malls in the United States; Defunct shopping malls in the United States; Demolished shopping malls in the United States |
Not yet recorded: GLA, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.
Background
Tri-County Mall, originally Tri-County Center, was a shopping mall located on State Route 747 just south of Interstate 275 in the city of Springdale, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Originally known as Tri-County Shopping Center, it opened in 1960 and has been expanded several times in its history. The original shopping center was an open-air property featuring H. & S. Pogue Company (Pogue's) and John Shillito Company (Shillito's) as the anchor stores.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1960 Opened (Wikidata)
- 1960 opened
- 1969 enclosed
- 1990 expansion started
- 1992 expansion completed
- 2018 Sears closure
- 2021 Macy's closure
- 2022 mall closure
Sources
- Wikipedia: Tri-County Mall · supports: acres, after notes, original developer, status, strategy, year closed, zoning change
14 quoted sentences
closed on May 15, 2022
75-acre (30 ha) site
Joseph Meyerhoff... announced plans for the Tri-County Center in 1959
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