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Malls · Washington

Cascade Mall

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedClosedBurlington, WA

Opened 1990. Closed 2020. Reinhabited in 2024.

Status nowClosedextracted, unreviewed
What it becamechurch, entertainment, otherextracted, unreviewed
Last sale$25.0M · 2017public reporting
Retrofit year2024extracted, unreviewed
Walkability9.8 of 20 · 15-minute 6 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Former anchors
JCPenneyThis site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this
SearsThis site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.twitter.com/amctheatres overture · all sites with this
On TwitterThis site: …https://www.twitter.com/amctheatres overture · all sites with this
Sold since 2020This site: 2023 Burlington Investment Properties research-deals · all sites with this
Website aliveThis site: …http://www.shopcascademall.com overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 71,869 on I-5 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $2,185/mo zillow · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 3 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High earthquake riskThis site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this
High inland flooding riskThis site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this
High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)This site: Relatively High; inland flooding, earthquake, ice storm, volcano fema-nri · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.94 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: I-5 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 65% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract house prices doubled in 10 yearsThis site: +112% fhfa · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +88% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract population up 25%+ since 2013This site: +38% census-acs · all sites with this
Strategy
ReinhabitedThis site: Burlington Gallery, housing a church, pickleball club, and restaurants. extraction · all sites with this
New use
Church and worshipThis site: Burlington Gallery, housing a church, pickleball club, and restaurants. extraction · all sites with this
Entertainment and sportsThis site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this
HousingThis site: Burlington Gallery, housing a church, pickleball club, and restaurants. extraction · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

StatusClosedextracted, unreviewed
StrategyReinhabitedextracted, unreviewed
New useschurch, entertainment, otherextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowBurlington Gallery, housing a church, pickleball club, and restaurants.extracted, unreviewed
Retrofit year2024extracted, unreviewed
RedeveloperBurlington Investment Propertiesextracted, unreviewed

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
2023Sold—Burlington Investment Properties ← Merlone Geier PartnersWikipedia
2017Sold$25.0M closedMerlone Geier Partners ← MacerichWikipedia

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Cascade Mall” and “Burlington” (96 hits, first 96 sampled, 9 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 (strong)MACERICH CO (MAC)612001-03-29 to 2021-02-248-K 27, 10-K 21, 10-Q 11, 8-K/A 1

As reported by the owner

Property tables from the owner's annual report (Form 10-K, Item 2) on EDGAR, one row per filing year. GLA, occupancy and anchors are the filer's own figures at that year end; “leased” counts signed leases, “occupied” counts open stores; ownership is the filer's share. Matched by name and place, unreviewed; the verbatim table row is in sec_facts.csv.

Year endFilerName in filingGLA sq ftOccupancyYearsShareSales psfAnchors listed
2009Macerich 10-K, 2010-02-26Cascade Mall Burlington, WA
match: exact		586,585
in-line 262,349		87.8% leasedbuilt 1989 / acquired 1999 / renovated 199851.0%J.C. Penney, Macy's (two), Sears, Target

Site context

FEMA flood zoneno NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m16: CHEVRON STATION 207730; EMERALD PAINT & COATINGS INC; FISHER SONS INC; GOLDENROD TENANCY IN COMMON; HOLIDAY SPORTS EXPANSIONEPA FRS
Census tract 530579518005,614 people, 1,412 per sq mi; median household income $66,607; median gross rent $1,598; 65% renters; 7.0% vacant units; 0.1% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 9.8 of 20; 43 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.95; 12,605 jobs within 45 min by car; 21% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 3 grocers, 2 schools, 3 parks or playgrounds, 3 health, 1 civic, 25 food and drink; 4 cycleway segments, 122 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Skagit County (WA), 2024259 units in 5+ unit buildings, 23 in 2–4, 265 single-family; 2023: 304 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.94; socioeconomic 0.80; housing and transport 0.96; 21% below 150% of poverty; 8% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Overture Mapsplace Cascade Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.91, from Foursquare, Overture, Overture-signals); building footprint 42,657 m², 7.997468948364258 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.shopcascademall.com (alive); archived 2000–2026 (Wayback) · social: facebook, twitterOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views61,256 since 2015; 4,972 in the last 12 months (-24% vs the prior 12); peak 2016-09 with 9,887Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +38% (4,079 → 5,614); median income +88% ($35,448 → $66,607); renters 67% → 65%; median home value +90% ($232,600 → $441,500)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively high overall (score 97.2); expected annual loss $5.1M; high: inland flooding, earthquake, ice storm, volcano; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023496 establishments (-8%); 7,087 jobs (+4%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $576,374 (+1% 1 yr, +13% 5 yr); typical rent $2,185/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025383 (2000 = 100); -5.3% 1 yr, +29% 5 yr, +112% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)71,869 vehicles a day on I-5 (Interstate, 4 lanes); 6,914 trucks; 27 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Cascade Mall opened in 1990 as a regional shopping center with anchors including AMC Theatres, TJ Maxx, two Macy’s stores, Sears, and JCPenney. Over the following decades it experienced anchor losses, a food‑court remodel, a mass shooting in 2016, and the COVID‑19 pandemic, which led to its permanent closure in 2020. In 2023 Burlington Investment Properties acquired the site and completed a reinhabit retrofit in 2024, rebranding it as Burlington Gallery housing a church, pickleball club, and restaurants.

Why. The record shows that anchor store closures (Sears, JCPenney, Macy’s) and the COVID‑19 pandemic were cited as reasons for the mall’s shutdown; the 2016 mass shooting may have further reduced foot traffic. No explicit mention of debt, demolition, or competition appears in the record.

Where it stands. As of 2024 the site operates as Burlington Gallery under the ownership of Burlington Investment Properties, which acquired the property in 2023.

For a planner

  • The record notes a “reinhabit” strategy and lists new uses (church, entertainment, other) as a precedent for adaptive reuse of closed malls.
  • No specific policy tools or incentives are mentioned in the record, leaving open questions about what zoning, tax, or public‑private mechanisms facilitated the retrofit.
  • Planners may need to assess long‑term viability of the mixed‑use program and its integration with surrounding land uses and transportation.
  • The retrofit is already built (per opp_reasons), so implementation risk is low but performance monitoring is needed.

For a developer

  • Site size is not stated in the record.
  • Control: owned by Burlington Investment Properties since 2023 (per parties and deals).
  • Entitlement stage: retrofit completed 2024 under a reinhabit strategy (strategy field).
  • Context‑layer constraints (flood risk, transit access, environmental factors) are not provided in the record.
  • Market signals such as tract‑level rent, vacancy, or demographic trends are absent from the record.

What we do not know yet

  • Exact parcel acreage or building footprint is missing.
  • Flood zone, seismic, or other environmental constraints are not listed.
  • Transit proximity and pedestrian/bicycle infrastructure details are absent.
  • Detailed financials of the retrofit (cost, financing, projected returns) are not included.
  • The record’s verification status is “draft,” indicating some facts may be model‑extracted and unreviewed.
  • Long‑term occupancy and revenue performance of the Burlington Gallery are not provided.

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Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • closed or demolished site (sourced)
  • county grew 5.2% 2018–23
  • median rent $1,439

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

Opened1990Wikidata
Closed2020extracted, unreviewed
Original developerWinmar Companyextracted, unreviewed
AnchorsJCPenney, Sears, TJ Maxx, AMC Theatres, Troutman's Emporium, The Bon Marché
Organisations in Wikidata (undated)Macerich
CountySkagit County
Census division9 · Pacific
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

Not yet recorded: acres, GLA. Know it? Tell us.

Background

Cascade Mall is a shopping mall in Burlington, Washington, United States that formerly had an interior walkway. Opened in November 1989, the mall's anchor stores are AMC Theatres and TJ Maxx. There are 4 vacant anchor stores that were once 2 Macy's stores, Sears, and JCPenney. Macerich owned the property before selling it to Merlone Geier Partners in January 2017. The mall permanently closed on June 30, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington. Some stores will be allowed to stay open if they provide essential services, including those on the outer perimeter. As of 2024, the Cascade Mall has been renamed into the Burlington Gallery.

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

Timeline

  1. 1989 Opened
  2. 1990 Opened (Wikidata)
  3. 2012 Food court removed and replaced with TJ Maxx
  4. 2014 Sears closure announced
  5. 2016 Mass shooting
  6. 2017 Sold to Merlone Geier Partners
  7. 2018 JCPenney closed
  8. 2020 Macy's closure announced
  9. 2020 Permanent closure announced
  10. 2023 Acquired by Burlington Investment Properties
  11. 2024 Rebranded as Burlington Gallery

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Cascade Mall · supports: after notes, original developer, status, strategy, year closed
    15 quoted sentences
    The mall permanently closed on June 30, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington.
    Cascade Mall was built in 1989 by Winmar Company.
    It was rebranded as the Burlington Gallery in 2024 and new tenants were announced with a focus on non-retail uses; these include a church, pickleball club, and restaurants.
    As of 2024, the Cascade Mall has been renamed into the Burlington Gallery.

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