Retrofit Atlas

Malls · Washington

Northgate Mall (Seattle)

From the authors' mapRedevelopedRegreenedPartly retrofittedSeattle, WA

Opened 1950. Partial Redeveloped · Regreened in 2020. · from the fields below

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Former anchors
Nordstrom RackThis site: Nordstrom Rack wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
On TwitterThis site: …https://www.twitter.com/rosettastone overture · all sites with this
Website aliveThis site: …http://www.rosettastone.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
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 196,721 on I-5 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 233 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 7,119 units, King County census-bps · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $2,323/mo zillow · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 6 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High earthquake riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.85 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: I-5 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Lower-income tract (< $50k)This site: $49,098 census-acs · all sites with this
Rail within 800 mThis site: Northgate openstreetmap · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 80% census-acs · all sites with this
Policy tool
RezoningThis site: Urban Center rezone; contract rezone to 145-ft height proposed for a parcel (2022) (Northgate Urban Center rezone plus contract rezones) research-planning · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: 2009 Partial redevelopment, residential and transit 2009 partial regreening, daylit creek 2020 redevelopment, mixed use arcgis-webmap · all sites with this
RegreenedThis site: 2009 Partial redevelopment, residential and transit 2009 partial regreening, daylit creek 2020 redevelopment, mixed use arcgis-webmap · all sites with this
New use
HousingThis site: 2009 Partial redevelopment, residential and transit 2009 partial regreening, daylit creek 2020 arcgis-webmap · all sites with this
Mixed useThis site: 2009 partial regreening, daylit creek 2020 redevelopment, mixed use Approved by Seattle City Council (adopted rezone terms and arcgis-webmap · all sites with this

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From the authors' map

WA, Seattle: Northgate Mall, 2009, 2020
• 2009 Partial redevelopment, residential and transit
• 2009 partial regreening, daylit creek
• 2020 redevelopment, mixed use

Now

StatusPartly retrofittedpublic sources reported
StrategyPartial Redeveloped · Regreenedauthors' map reported
What is there now2009 Partial redevelopment, residential and transit 2009 partial regreening, daylit creek 2020 redevelopment, mixed useauthors' map reported
Retrofit year2020authors' map reported
RedeveloperSimon Property Group (Kraken practice facility)research reported

Planning

Zoning changeUrban Center rezone; contract rezone to 145-ft height proposed for a parcel (2022) (Northgate Urban Center rezone plus contract rezones)research
documented
Northgate Sees First Highrise Proposal, but It Rides on Contract Rezone

theurbanist.org

Public purchase or subsidyNone foundresearch reported
Planning notesApproved by Seattle City Council (adopted rezone terms and date not confirmed). Northgate Transit/Urban Design Final EIS https://seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/OPCD/OngoingInitiatives/NorthgateStationAreaPlanning/NorthgateTransitUrbanDesign-FinalEIS.pdfresearch reported

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Northgate Mall” and “Seattle” (244 hits, first 100 sampled, 6 other filers such as tenants left out). Common name: these matches are unreliable. 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)732002-05-17 to 2018-07-308-K 64, 10-K 8, 8-K/A 1
Public owner (weak)GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES INC112001-03-19 to 2010-03-0110-K 9, 8-K 2
Public owner (weak)General Growth Properties, Inc.82011-03-08 to 2013-02-048-K 7, 10-K 1
Public owner (weak)RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.12013-06-27 to 2013-06-278-K 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
2025Simon Property Group 10-K, 2026-02-25Northgate Station Seattle, WA
match: exact		412,720built 2021100.0%
Fee		Kraken Community Iceplex, Barnes & Noble, Nordstrom Rack, Residence Inn by Marriott
2016Simon Property Group 10-K, 2017-02-24Northgate Mall Seattle, WA
match: exact		1,045,838100.0% occupiedacquired 1987100.0%
Fee		Nordstrom, Macy's, JCPenney, Barnes & Noble, Bed Bath & Beyond, DSW, Nordstrom Rack
2009Simon Property Group 10-K, 2010-02-25Northgate Mall Seattle, WA
match: exact		1,058,54294.1% occupiedacquired 1987100.0%
Fee		Nordstrom, Macy's, JCPenney, Toys 'R Us, Barnes & Noble, Bed Bath & Beyond, DSW

Site context

Transit within 800 mNorthgate (rail); 10 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km172, 173, 174, junctionOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m19: ACCU PAP DIAGNOSTIC SVCS NORTH; BON MARCHE TIRE CENTER; BUILDING M2 AND M3; CAMERAS WEST 1034; EXPRESSLY PORTRAITS 39 NORTHGATE MALLEPA FRS
Census tract 530330012014,053 people, 10,411 per sq mi; median household income $49,098; median gross rent $1,631; 80% renters; 9.0% vacant units; 12.3% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 6 grocers, 5 schools, 57 parks or playgrounds, 51 health, 3 civic, 30 food and drink; 233 cycleway segments, 824 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, King County (WA), 20247,119 units in 5+ unit buildings, 1,093 in 2–4, 2,352 single-family; 2023: 7,274 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.85; socioeconomic 0.70; housing and transport 0.88; 33% below 150% of poverty; 30% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby3 within 10 km, 19 within 25 km: Woodland North (6.6 km); Kirkland Heights (9.5 km); Kirkland Parkplace (10.0 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace Rosetta Stone @ Northgate Mall (electronics_store, confidence 0.92, from Foursquare, Overture, Overture-signals); building footprint 11,819 m², 4.210604190826416 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.rosettastone.com (alive); archived 1999–2026 (Wayback) · social: twitterOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views193,592 since 2015; 14,236 in the last 12 months (-7% vs the prior 12); peak 2019-08 with 5,970Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023tract boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 census; no 2013 comparisonCensus ACS
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively moderate overall (score 82.1); expected annual loss $2.6M; high: earthquake; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)102,448 jobs in 5,725 establishments; average annual pay $60,273; employment location quotient 0.72; employment -1.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20223,265 jobs; 991 in retail trade, 376 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 53033001201)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 44th income percentile as adults; 1.5% incarcerated at the 2010 count (380 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; poverty rate 23.0%; median family income $61,264; 355 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsSeattle Public Schools (PK-12); 5 public schools within 1 mile: James Baldwin Elementary School; Olympic View Elementary School; Sacajawea Elementary School; Hazel Wolf K-8NCES EDGE
Elevation301 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-20258 county-logged events: 6 heavy rain, 1 debris flow, 1 flood; $34,994,000 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 98125, 2026-09median list price $749,725 (-3.2% on the year); 144 active listings; median 41 days on market; 18% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20235,912 establishments (-10%); 104,570 jobs (+8%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $824,870 (-2% 1 yr, +7% 5 yr); typical rent $2,323/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2024413 (2000 = 100), +3% 5 yr, +53% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)196,721 vehicles a day on I-5 (Interstate, 9 lanes); 9,644 trucks; 35 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

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  • Manchester Center, Fresno, CA · Malls · similar size (40 acres); opened 1955; same strategy: redevelop

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Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • 40 acres
  • county grew 4.6% 2018–23
  • median rent $2,035

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

Now called / also known asNorthgate Station
Opened1950Wikidata
Acres40.0research reported
AnchorsBarnes & Noble, Nordstrom Rack
Organisations in Wikidata (undated)Simon Property Group
CountyKing County
Census division9 · Pacific

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

Background

Northgate Station is an enclosed shopping mall in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is located in the Northgate neighborhood on Interstate 5, adjacent to Northgate Way and Northgate station, a light rail station. The mall is anchored by Barnes & Noble, and Nordstrom Rack.

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

Timeline

  1. 1950 Opened (Wikidata)
  2. 2020 Retrofit: redevelop, regreen

Sources

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