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Malls · Oklahoma

Crossroads Mall (Oklahoma City)

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRedevelopedClosedOklahoma City, OK

Opened 1974. Closed 2017. Reinhabited · Redeveloped.

Status nowClosedextracted, unreviewed
What it becameeducation, retail, civic, industrial, entertainmentextracted, unreviewed
Site size1,175,047 sq ft GLAEsri 2014 layer
Retrofit yearNot yet retrofittedstatus
Walkability16 of 20 · 15-minute 2 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNo · Opportunity ZoneOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Crossroads Mall
Crossroads Mall. Photo: NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile22 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors
Dillard'sThis site: Dillard's wikipedia · all sites with this
JCPenneyThis site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this
Macy'sThis site: Macy's wikipedia · all sites with this
Montgomery WardThis site: Montgomery Ward wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
Website dead or redirectingThis site: …http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/okcst-fairfield-inn-oklahoma-city-south-cr overture / http check · all sites with this
Ownership
Single-purpose entityThis site: Raptor Properties, LLC county-parcels · all sites with this
Place
High heat wave riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.97 cdc-svi · all sites with this
High tornado riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: E I-240 SERVICE RD fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Lower-income tract (< $50k)This site: $49,946 census-acs · all sites with this
Opportunity ZoneThis site: 40109107303 hud-oz · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 16 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Scale
1M+ sq ft GLAThis site: 1,175,047 sq ft esri-closed-us-malls-2014 · all sites with this
Building footprint 50,000+ m²This site: 60,967 m² overture · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: As of 2021, the mall is home to, in the former Montgomery Wards store, “Santa Fe South High School” for students and the former JCPenney is being used for a… extraction · all sites with this
ReinhabitedThis site: As of 2021, the mall is home to, in the former Montgomery Wards store, “Santa Fe South High School” for students and the former JCPenney is being used for a… extraction · all sites with this
New use
Civic and governmentThis site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this
EducationThis site: in the former Montgomery Wards store, “Santa Fe South High School” for students and the former JCPenney is being used for a s extraction · all sites with this
Entertainment and sportsThis site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this
Logistics and industrialThis site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

StatusClosedextracted, unreviewed
StrategyReinhabited · Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed
New useseducation, retail, civic, industrial, entertainmentextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowAs of 2021, the mall is home to, in the former Montgomery Wards store, “Santa Fe South High School” for students and the former JCPenney is being used for a shop called “Crossroads Antiques & Collections”.extracted, unreviewed

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Crossroads Mall” and “Oklahoma City” (153 hits, first 100 sampled, 8 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.

KindFilerFilingsDatesForms
Public owner (weak)SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC /DE/ (SPG, SPG-PJ)482002-08-09 to 2010-02-258-K 32, 10-K 15, 8-K/A 1
Public owner (weak)MACERICH CO (MAC)162001-03-29 to 2009-05-2710-K 9, 10-Q 4, 8-K 2, 10-K/A 1
Public owner (weak)SIMON PROPERTY GROUP L P /DE/132003-03-31 to 2010-03-1210-K 13
Public owner (weak)GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES INC12001-03-19 to 2001-03-1910-K 1

Site context

FEMA flood zoneno NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m3: DILLARDS CROSSROADS MALL; FORMER ONE HOUR MOTO PHOTO; MONTGOMERY WARD-CROSSROADSEPA FRS
Census tract 401091073031,269 people, 278 per sq mi; median household income $49,946; median gross rent $899; 45% renters; 20.1% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 16 of 20; 84 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 581 m; land-use mix 0.94; 86,532 jobs within 45 min by car, 19,428 by transit; 10% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)2 of 6 daily needs: 0 grocers, 1 schools, 0 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 0 civic, 3 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 8 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zoneyes, tract 40109107303 (rural)HUD
Housing permits, Oklahoma County (OK), 20241,248 units in 5+ unit buildings, 385 in 2–4, 4,531 single-family; 2023: 363 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.97; socioeconomic 0.96; housing and transport 0.90; 51% below 150% of poverty; 13% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby0 within 10 km, 2 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Mapsplace Fairfield Inn Oklahoma City South/Crossroads Mall (hotel, confidence 0.98, from Microsoft, Overture); building footprint 60,967 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.marriott.com (down or redirecting, status 404)Overture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views68,637 since 2015; 6,002 in the last 12 months (-24% vs the prior 12); peak 2022-07 with 1,906Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population -23% (1,652 → 1,269); median income +39% ($35,893 → $49,946); renters 41% → 45%; median home value +95% ($24,600 → $47,900)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively low overall (score 53.1); expected annual loss $996,768; high: tornado, heat wave, hail, ice storm; community resilience relatively lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20232,946 establishments (+1%); 49,251 jobs (+17%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $221,970 (+0% 1 yr, +21% 5 yr); typical rent $1,341/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)9,300 vehicles a day on E I-240 SERVICE RD (Interstate, 1 lanes); 16 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Crossroads Mall opened in 1974 as a super‑regional shopping center. After losing its Montgomery Ward anchor in 2001 and experiencing financial distress that led to a 2009 foreclosure, the mall closed in 2017. Since closure, the former Montgomery Wards building houses Santa Fe South High School and the former JCPenney operates as Crossroads Antiques & Collections, while ownership has shifted through several entities to the current Crossroads Renewal Project.

Why. The record shows anchor loss (Montgomery Ward closing in 2001) and financial distress leading to a 2009 foreclosure as visible causes of the mall’s decline.

Where it stands. The mall remains closed as a retail venue, with anchor spaces repurposed, and is currently controlled by Crossroads Renewal Project (owner since 2025).

For a planner

  • Strategy noted: reinhabit and redevelop with proposed new uses of education, retail, civic, industrial, and entertainment.
  • Policy tools or incentives applied are not specified in the record.
  • Open questions include timing and details of the renewal plan, compatibility of proposed mixes, and any required zoning or entitlement actions.

For a developer

  • Site size: approximately 1,175,047 sq ft GLA (peak 140 stores).
  • Current control: Crossroads Renewal Project (owner from 2025 onward).
  • Entitlement stage: not detailed in the record; only strategy of reinhabit/redevelop is mentioned.
  • No explicit constraints (flood, transit, environment) are cited in the record.
  • Market signals: opportunity score 40, driven by large vacant GLA and closed/demolished status.

What we do not know yet

  • Verified status is 'draft', indicating the record may not be fully reviewed.
  • Missing details on zoning, permits, or entitlement approvals for any redevelopment.
  • No information on site-specific constraints such as flood risk, transit access, or environmental conditions.
  • Unclear terms and duration of the current school and antiques leases in the anchor spaces.
  • Future plans and financial capacity of Crossroads Renewal Project are not described.

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.

Similar sites

  • Highland Mall, Austin, TX · Malls · similar GLA (1,116,000 sq ft); opened 1971; closed 2015
  • Lincoln Mall, Matteson, IL · Malls · similar GLA (990,000 sq ft); opened 1973; closed 2015
  • San Jacinto Mall, Baytown, TX · Malls · similar GLA (1,156,000 sq ft); opened 1981; closed 2020
  • Six Flags Mall, Arlington, TX · Malls · similar GLA (1,049,000 sq ft); opened 1970; closed 2016

Elsewhere on the web

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

Pages with photos

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Multifamily screen

  • closed or demolished site (sourced)
  • 1,175,047 sq ft GLA (large site)

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

Opened1974Wikidata
Closed2017extracted, unreviewed
Gross leasable area1,175,047 sq ftEsri 2014 layer
Stores at peak140Esri 2014 layer
ArchitectArchitectonics, Inc. of Dallas and Phelps-Spitz-Ammerman-Thomas, Inc. of Oklahoma City
AnchorsMacy's, Dillard's, JCPenney, Regal Cinemas, Montgomery Ward, John A. Brown
AddressI-35 & I-240
CountyOklahoma
Census division7 · West South Central
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

Not yet recorded: acres, original developer, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Background

Crossroads Mall was a 1,268,000 sq ft (117,800 m2) super regional shopping mall and trade area located in south Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States.

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

Timeline

  1. 1974 Opened (Wikidata)
  2. 1974 Mall opened
  3. 1974 John A. Brown store opened
  4. 2001 Montgomery Ward closed
  5. 2009 Property foreclosed, ownership transferred to Federal Reserve Bank of New York
  6. 2011 Sold to Raptor Properties, LLC
  7. 2013 Rebrand to Plaza Mayor announced
  8. 2017 Closure announced, set for Oct 31, 2017
  9. 2021 Sold to Linn's Crossroads Plaza LLC
  10. 2021 SFS DEVELOPMENT INC purchased former anchor spaces
  11. 2025 Sold to Crossroads Renewal Project

Sources

  • found by hermes-web (staffboxfree) · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year closed
    17 quoted sentences
    would close it permanently on October 31, 2017
    As of 2021, the mall is home to, in the former Montgomery Wards store, “Santa Fe South High School” for students and the former JCPenney is being used for a shop called “Crossroads Antiques & Collections”.
    would close it permanently on October 31, 2017
    In July 2021, it was announced that the mall was bought for $6 million by Linn's Crossroads Plaza LLC, with plans to repurpose the mall over the next year.
  • Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02

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