Comments on: Dead Malls Are a Virus- Getting Creative With Repurposing

By: Bobbie Fenton

Bobbie Fenton — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:36:26 +0000

Why has no one thought to turn these into indoor cities???? Residential/retail space where some small businesses like coffee shops and pharmacies, spas, theaters and exercise clubs could live hand in hand with upscale condos! This would be fabulous!! I can think of some absolutely really cool things that could be done to turn one of these things into a residential/commercial space that would be fantastic!!!

By: Kelley Weir

Kelley Weir — Sun, 09 May 2010 08:41:52 +0000

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By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Sun, 09 May 2010 08:17:45 +0000

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By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:46:05 +0000

#agnow Their was no issue in housing or commercial. It has it's own flavor on the East side. Always crowded and uni... http://bit.ly/cNYjId

By: Missy

Missy — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:46:04 +0000

Their was no issue in housing or commercial. It has it’s own flavor on the East side. Always crowded and unique businesses are right there.

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By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:06:38 +0000

#agnow That's exactly what happened. They wanted me to find similar retail tenants and restaurants to add to the mi... http://bit.ly/cNYjId

By: Erica Ramus

Erica Ramus — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:06:37 +0000

That’s exactly what happened. They wanted me to find similar retail tenants and restaurants to add to the mix, not create a new niche.

I also don’t see the outdoor mall/lifestyle center thriving here in the Northeast, with our 5-6 months of cold weather.

One successful trend has been taking malls with 4 entrances only, and busting through the exterior to open them up to outside traffic, so people can run in and out quickly (video store… etc) and not walk the whole mall to get to 1 shop in the middle.

By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:06:37 +0000

#agnow maybe they should all be turned into skate parks http://bit.ly/cNYjId

By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:31:19 +0000

#agnow Missy, I'm curious how residential and commercial performed in that area around the mall before it was reviv... http://bit.ly/cNYjId

By: Jason Sandquist

Jason Sandquist — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:06:36 +0000

maybe they should all be turned into skate parks

By: Lani Rosales

Lani Rosales — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:31:18 +0000

Missy, I’m curious how residential and commercial performed in that area around the mall before it was revived, any impact?

By: Missy

Missy — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:17:07 +0000

We had a not quite dead mall in Ann Arbor a few years ago. Shabby…ugly etc. Finally a new developer bought it and completely remodeled it. Stuck a Toys R Us in there, Starbucks, Marshall and smaller boutique shops and it is now doing well.
Great location between U of M and EMU.

I go over there, for Marshall’s and Michaels and to take the dogs (all 4 of them) to get haircuts.

By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:07:59 +0000

#agnow This is exactly what's happening at north cross, they repurposed some percentage of the original mall, level... http://bit.ly/cNYjId

By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:00:45 +0000

#agnow Outdoor in your area? I get how it works here, but there? That's silly. Wal-Mart tried to do the same h... http://bit.ly/cNYjId

By: Benn Rosales

Benn Rosales — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:07:58 +0000

This is exactly what’s happening at north cross, they repurposed some percentage of the original mall, leveled the rest, and now will stand a chic looking urban walmart about the footprint of a small jcpenny or sears freestanding. Cool thing with those smaller freestanding units, they’re a little more square and harder to recognize when they close down leaving a somewhat desirable spot for other ventures unlike recognizable structures like target and large walmarts.

By: Lani Rosales

Lani Rosales — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:00:44 +0000

Outdoor in your area? I get how it works here, but there? That’s silly.

Wal-Mart tried to do the same here (but got a big fat no by activists) and they have new prototypes that are greener and smaller and they are trying to repurpose some spaces (although I haven’t heard of it happening anywhere yet). Wal-Mart isn’t ideal, but it’s better than a dead mall virus.

By: Lani Rosales

Lani Rosales — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:55:02 +0000

Erica, you hit on an important note above- the medical sector is and has been growing, big boxes that die are PERFECT to be repurposed for that, why not? Also you noted that management digs in their heels… it is VERY rare for management companies to think creatively, there is typically a list of acceptable tenants (and that list looks like their existing tenant roster). It’s a shame, really.