# Mall 205

Portland, OR · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-8d8977efe8` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/or/portland-mall-205/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-8d8977efe8.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-8d8977efe8.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-8d8977efe8

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | By March 31, 2022, both Target and Home Depot had walled off their interior mall entrances, and the last two interior mall tenants had closed their stores inside the mall to make way for redevelopment. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1970 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2022 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 477000 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 50 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Original developer | Lenrich Associates | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | CenterCal Properties | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “By March 31, 2022, both Target and Home Depot had walled off their interior mall entrances, and the last two interior mall tenants had closed their stores inside the mall to make way for redevelopment.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall_205
- **original_developer**: “New York-based developer Lenrich Associates announced plans for 'Mall 205', an enclosed shopping center with 50 stores that would cost $10 million, in March 1969...” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall_205
- **after_notes**: “By March 31, 2022, both Target and Home Depot had walled off their interior mall entrances, and the last two interior mall tenants had closed their stores inside the mall to make way for redevelopment.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall_205
- **status**: “By March 31, 2022, both Target and Home Depot had walled off their interior mall entrances, and the last two interior mall tenants had closed their stores inside the mall to make way for redevelopment.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall_205
- **strategy**: “to make way for redevelopment.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall_205

## Anchors

Home Depot, Target, 24 Hour Fitness, Bed Bath & Beyond, The Home Depot, Oregon DMV, Arch Fitters

## Parties

- CenterCal Properties — owner (from text) (2001–2014)
- Gerrity — owner (from text) (2014–2022)
- Rhino Investments Group — owner (from text) (2022–)

## Timeline

- 1969: Lenrich Associates announces plans for Mall 205
- 1969: Construction begins
- 1970: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1970: Mall opens
- 1974: White Front closes
- 1978: Emporium and Pay Less Drug Stores open in former White Front space
- 2001: Montgomery Ward and Emporium close
- 2001: Center Oak Properties acquires mall and begins $20 million renovation
- 2014: Sold to Gerrity for $76.5 million
- 2022: Sold to Rhino Investments Group for $43.2 million
- 2022: Interior mall closes as Target and Home Depot wall off entrances

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Mall 205 was an enclosed shopping mall located at the junction of Interstate 205 and S.E. Washington Street in Portland, Oregon's Hazelwood neighborhood, in the United States. The mall featured over 20 stores and a food court; anchor stores include The Home Depot, Oregon DMV, Target, Arch Fitters and 24 Hour Fitness. The mall's two-story Target store was the largest Target in the state of Oregon. Mall 205 was acquired and renovated in 2001 by CenterCal properties.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall_205

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall_205
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) — https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6869fc5bfb3f4757954ef7a9e9ccbebf (2014-10-02)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Mall 205, Portland, OR." Record m-8d8977efe8, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/or/portland-mall-205/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_portlandmall205,
  title = {Mall 205, Portland, OR},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/or/portland-mall-205/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-8d8977efe8, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

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.