{"id": "n-1c6f711b32", "slug": "brea-sears-site-at-brea-mall", "type": "big-box", "name": "Sears site at Brea Mall", "aka": [], "city": "Brea", "county": "Orange County", "state": "CA", "country": "US", "census_division": 9, "lat": 33.91548, "lon": -117.88627, "geocode_method": "wikipedia", "address": null, "metro": null, "original_use": "department store", "year_opened": null, "year_closed": 2018, "acres": null, "gla_sqft": null, "stores_peak": null, "levels": null, "original_developer": null, "original_architect": null, "before_notes": "Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Sears anchor store at Brea Mall was demolished and is being redeveloped with new retail, entertainment, apartments, and a Dick's Sporting Goods.", "strategy": ["redevelop"], "new_use": ["entertainment", "housing", "other", "retail"], "share_retrofit": null, "status": "partial", "year_retrofit": 2018, "developer": null, "architect": null, "after_notes": null, "narrative": "The Brea Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in the Orange County city of Brea, California. Since 1998, the mall has been owned and operated by the Simon Property Group. It is home to four major department stores, 179 specialty shops and boutiques, and a food court. It is 1,281,795 sq ft (119,083 m2). The anchors are Macy's, Macy's Men's & Home, JCPenney, Nordstrom, and Dick’s Sporting Goods. The Dick’s Sporting Goods anchor building includes several shops, stores, and services that were added to the mall as part of a large development.\n\n\n== History ==\n\nPlans for Brea Mall were announced by Homart in 1973. 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Simon announced redevelopment plans for the site that year. The anchor building was demolished in 2023. Dick’s Sporting Goods opened there in 2026.", "why": "The site is partially redeveloped (status: partial) with new uses including housing, entertainment, and retail. Housing is explicitly listed in the new use and cited as a reason for the low opportunity score (0.0).", "where_it_stands": "Retrofit began in 2018. The site is in a market with active residential construction (2023-2024 permits show 10,000+ housing units in Orange County). Nearby, 3 malls exist within 10km (1 operating, 1 built, 1 unknown status).", "for_a_planner": ["Housing is a confirmed component of the redevelopment.", "Traffic data shows high freeway access (12 lanes, 166k ADT) on Road 57."], "for_a_developer": ["Housing is part of the approved new use.", "Median rent $2,352 cited as a factor; housing market ZHVI is $1.17M (2026-09)."], "risks_and_unknowns": ["Status is 'partial'—redevelopment is incomplete.", "No details on current occupancy or timeline for remaining phases.", "Context shows housing market growth (3.2% annual rent increase), but no site-specific rent data beyond the median figure."], "data_quality": "partial", "one_line": "Sears site at Brea Mall is partially redeveloped (2018–present) with housing as a key component, supported by regional residential construction trends and freeway access.", "model": "qwen3-30b-a3b-64k:latest", "machine": "Dell 5820 RTX 3090 (Ollama, qwen3-30b-a3b)", "record_sha1": "7bd4a601f04d"}, "cluster": 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