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Opened on August 4, 1988, it features JCPenney, Kohl's, Macy's, Macy's Home Store, Dick's Sporting Goods, H&M, Ashley Furniture, and Target. The mall is located along Interstate 5 at its interchange with State Route 539 (Guide Meridian Road) north of downtown Bellingham.\n\n\n== History ==\nBellis Fair opened in August 1988, at the site of a former USDA Soil Conservation Service plant-materials center. Plans to build a regional shopping center north of Bellingham were announced in 1980 by the Trillium Corporation, who had acquired 1,200 acres (490 ha) for retail and office development.", "narrative_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "narrative_source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellis_Fair_Mall", "zoning_change": null, "public_subsidy": null, "entitlement_year": null, "planning_notes": null, "wikidata_qid": "Q16987823", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellis_Fair_Mall", "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": "53073", "opp_score": 0.0, "opp_reasons": ["retrofit already built", "county grew 5.4% 2018–23", "median rent $1,465"], "for_sale": 0, "distressed": 0, "url": "https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wa/bellingham-bellis-fair-mall/", "events": [], "sources": [{"id": 8497, "site_id": "n-a4d136ad5d", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellis_Fair_Mall", "title": "Bellis Fair Mall", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null, "quote": "Bellis Fair Mall", "kind": "wikipedia", "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}], "deals": [], "parties": [{"name": "4th Dimension Properties", "kind": "developer", "role": "developer", "year_from": null, "year_to": null}], "parcels": [], "context": {"assessment": {"what_happened": "Bellis Fair Mall remains operational as a retail destination in Bellingham, WA. It is currently developed by 4th Dimension Properties under a 'reinhabit' strategy targeting civic and retail uses. The site has a verified retrofit already completed. Key metrics include a county population growth of 5.4% (2018–2023) and median rent at $1,465. The mall is located along I-5 with high traffic (72,582 ADT).", "why": "The mall is operating with a strategy aligned with peer projects (e.g., Cascade Mall, 38 km away). County growth and rental metrics support current viability. No vacancy or underutilization data is provided in the record.", "where_it_stands": "Status: operating. No current vacancy rate or tenant mix details are specified. The retrofit scope is not described beyond 'already built.'", "for_a_planner": ["County growth (5.4%) and traffic volume (I-5) are documented strengths. Housing market shows rising values (ZHVI +12.9% 5-year).", "No data on current tenant composition or retrofit project specifics."], "for_a_developer": ["Median rent ($1,465) and county growth are positive indicators. Peer projects in WA (e.g., Cascade Mall) share the same 'reinhabit' strategy.", "Unknown: Current tenant mix, retrofit project scope, or vacancy rates."], "risks_and_unknowns": ["No information on tenant turnover, recent capital improvements beyond the retrofit, or specific civic use integration."], "data_quality": "good", "one_line": "Operating mall with verified retrofit, supported by county growth (5.4%) and $1,465 median rent; peer projects in WA share strategy.", "model": "qwen3-30b-a3b-64k:latest", "machine": "Dell 5820 RTX 3090 (Ollama, qwen3-30b-a3b)", "record_sha1": "6e5e526822a0"}, "edgar": {"query": "Bellis Fair Mall", "city": "Bellingham", "total": 26, "name_only_total": 1, "common_name": false, "sampled": 26, "latest": "2018-05-30", "earliest": "2001-03-19", "cmbs": [{"name": "GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-GCJ7", "cik": "0001548266", "n": 4, "first": "2012-06-05", "last": "2012-07-23", "forms": {"8-K": 4}, "cmbs": true, "kind": "cmbs", "sic": "6189", "acc": 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