Malls · California
Country Club Centre
Country Club Centre opened 1952 as strip, grew to mall, later converted to mixed-use; current status unknown in Sacramento County. · summary, model-written
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This site: …https://www.facebook.com/142551049149259 overture · all sites with thisWebsite dead or redirecting
This site: …http://country-club-centre-post-office.placestars.com/ overture / http check · all sites with this100k+ jobs within 45 min by transit
This site: 198,822 epa-walkability · all sites with this15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)
This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 km
This site: 449 units in 2 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 52,104 on a counted road fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisBike network nearby
This site: 41 ways openstreetmap · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $2,170/mo zillow · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 4 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisHigh social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)
This site: 0.90 cdc-svi · all sites with thisOpportunity Zone
This site: 06067005601 hud-oz · all sites with thisRenter-majority tract
This site: 75% census-acs · all sites with thisTract income up 60%+ since 2013
This site: +118% census-acs · all sites with thisTract population up 25%+ since 2013
This site: +46% census-acs · all sites with thisWalkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)
This site: …index 18.2 epa-walkability · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Status not verifiedWikidata reported |
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Site context
| FEMA flood zone | no NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL |
|---|---|
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 25: 3212 ST. MATTHEWS; 3310 EL CAMINO - LIBERTY BUILDING; COSTCO WHOLESALE BUSINESS CENTER #893; COUNTRY CLUB CLEANERS; DOLLAR TREE #05580EPA FRS |
| Census tract 06067005601 | 6,843 people, 6,766 per sq mi; median household income $82,055; median gross rent $1,518; 75% renters; 4.3% vacant units; 1.2% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 18.2 of 20; 158 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 253 m; land-use mix 0.8; 127,716 jobs within 45 min by car, 198,822 by transit; 18% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 6 of 6 daily needs: 4 grocers, 2 schools, 2 parks or playgrounds, 2 health, 4 civic, 19 food and drink; 41 cycleway segments, 37 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | yes, tract 06067005601 (rural)HUD |
| Housing permits, Sacramento County (CA), 2024 | 1,752 units in 5+ unit buildings, 127 in 2–4, 4,868 single-family; 2023: 2,770 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.90; socioeconomic 0.80; housing and transport 0.88; 34% below 150% of poverty; 5% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 2 within 10 km, 6 within 25 km: Arden Fair (3.8 km); Fry’s Electronics Store (10.0 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | place Centre (post_office, confidence 0.88, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 15,445 m², 7.159778594970703 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | country-club-centre-post-office.placestars.com (down or redirecting, status 0) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 11,142 since 2015; 1,960 in the last 12 months (-4% vs the prior 12); peak 2024-12 with 240Wikimedia |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population +46% (4,674 → 6,843); median income +118% ($37,597 → $82,055); renters 71% → 75%; median home value +162% ($172,300 → $451,900)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively low overall (score 50.7); expected annual loss $1.6M; community resilience relatively moderateFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | 2 LIHTC properties, 449 units: Kensington Apartments (301 units); Anton Arcade Apartments (148 units)HUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 60,891 jobs in 3,734 establishments; average annual pay $44,829; employment location quotient 0.84; employment +0.0% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 9,963 jobs; 513 in retail trade, 148 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06067005601)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 46th income percentile as adults; 2.4% incarcerated at the 2010 count (382 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 31.7%; median family income $47,063; 538 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | San Juan Unified School District (KG-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Arden Middle; Cottage Elementary; Del Paso Manor ElementaryNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 66 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 155 county-logged events: 129 flood, 11 heavy rain, 5 flash flood, 4 tornado; $268,271,000 property damage reported; 4 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 95825, 2026-09 | median list price $256,472 (-13.7% on the year); 71 active listings; median 72 days on market; 26% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 3,752 establishments (+7%); 61,833 jobs (+10%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $521,128 (-0% 1 yr, +3% 5 yr); typical rent $2,170/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2025 | 460 (2000 = 100); +0.0% 1 yr, +32% 5 yr, +76% 10 yrFHFA |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 52,104 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 3,423 trucks; 10 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Country Club Centre opened in 1952 as a small strip shopping center, was later expanded into a regional mall, and subsequently converted into a mixed-use office and retail property. Its current status is unknown.
Why. not stated in the record
Where it stands. The site’s status is unknown and the controlling owner is not identified in the record.
For a planner
- Located in unincorporated Sacramento County, subject to county land‑use policies.
- Shows a precedent of incremental evolution from strip to mall to mixed‑use.
- Open questions include current ownership, vacancy rates, and infrastructure capacity.
- Policy tools observed: zoning that permits mixed‑use conversion; potential infill incentives.
For a developer
- Site size and parcel boundaries are not specified in the record.
- Control/ownership unknown; no disclosed deals or leasing data.
- Entitlement stage unclear; no mention of pending approvals or permits.
- Market signals: Sacramento County grew 4.9% 2018‑23; median rent $1,702 indicates residential demand.
What we do not know yet
- Current status and use are unknown (status field unknown).
- Ownership and controlling entity not disclosed.
- Site dimensions, parcel count, and building condition not provided.
- Environmental constraints (floodplain, habitats) not mentioned in record.
- Limited source verification (sources_count=1, verified=draft) indicates thin data quality.
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- county grew 4.9% 2018–23
- median rent $1,702
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History and original facts
| Anchors | Tower Records |
|---|---|
| County | Sacramento County |
| Census division | 9 · Pacific |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Abandoned shopping malls in the United States |
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Background
Country Club Centre is a shopping center in Arden-Arcade, California, United States, in unincorporated Sacramento County of the Sacramento area. It is located at the southwest corner of El Camino and Watt Avenues, diagonally across from what was the first stand-alone store of the now defunct Tower Records chain. It originally opened as a small strip shopping center in 1952 that was later expanded into a regional mall and then later converted into a mixed use of office and retail.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Country Club Centre · 2026-07-07 · CC BY-SA 4.0