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It opened July 28, 1960 with an official grand opening ceremony on August 25, 1960. The site had 650,000 sq ft (60,000 m2) of gross leasable space on its 70-acre (28 ha) site. The $28-million center had 60 stores (of which 20 were open at launch) and parking for 6,000 cars on two levels. There was a three-story branch of Walker Scott, the San Diego–based department store.", "narrative_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "narrative_source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Grove_Shopping_Center", "zoning_change": null, "public_subsidy": null, "entitlement_year": null, "planning_notes": null, "wikidata_qid": "Q98077850", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Grove_Shopping_Center", "osm_id": null, "verified": "draft", "verified_by": null, "last_verified": null, "last_updated": "2026-10-18", "created": "2026-10-18", "contributor_name": null, "contributor_org": null, "contributor_link": null, "international": 0, "county_fips": "06111", "opp_score": 0.0, "opp_reasons": ["retrofit already built", "650,000 sq ft GLA (large site)", "median rent $2,248"], "for_sale": 0, "distressed": 0, "url": "https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/oak-park-college-grove-shopping-center/", "events": [], "sources": [{"id": 8321, "site_id": "n-a42cf85786", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Grove_Shopping_Center", "title": "College Grove Shopping Center", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null, "quote": "College Grove Shopping Center", "kind": "wikipedia", "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}], "deals": [], "parties": [], "parcels": [], "context": {"assessment": {"what_happened": "College Grove Shopping Center (Oak Park, CA) was originally a 1960 regional mall (650,000 sq ft GLA) but is now a strip-style power center. The retrofit is complete, as noted in 'retrofit already built' (opp_reasons).", "why": "Current format includes tenants like HomeBase, Staples, Pic 'N' Save, Sam's Club, and Walmart. Median rent is $2,248 per sq ft. Site is 70 acres with 650,000 sq ft GLA. Traffic: minor arterial (2 lanes, 17,745 ADT).", "where_it_stands": "No competitors within 10km (cluster count=0), but 3 within 25km. Ventura County housing market shows rising ZHVI (+1.1% YoY) and ZORI (+1.9% YoY). Retail employment grew 2.7% (2012–2023).", "for_a_planner": ["No nearby mall competition within 10km", "Traffic data confirms minor arterial access", "Housing market growth aligns with retail demand"], "for_a_developer": ["650,000 sq ft GLA (large site)", "Median rent $2,248 (current market rate)", "Power center format with anchor tenants"], "risks_and_unknowns": ["No current tenant list beyond mentioned anchors", "Exact redevelopment timeline unknown (only 'retrofit already built' confirmed)", "No data on current occupancy rates or lease terms"], "data_quality": "good", "one_line": "Completed retrofit to power center (650k sq ft) with anchors; no local mall competition; median rent $2,248; housing market growing.", "model": "qwen3-30b-a3b-64k:latest", "machine": "Dell 5820 RTX 3090 (Ollama, qwen3-30b-a3b)", "record_sha1": "019ab2fbd72f"}, "cluster": {"within_10km": [], "count_10km": 0, "count_25km": 3}, "elevation": {"elevation_ft": 1081.2, "resolution": 1, "source": "USGS EPQS 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