Malls · California

Buena Park Downtown

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedUnder constructionBuena Park, CA

1.1M sq ft mall site under construction for housing, adjacent to 3 other active developments in Buena Park cluster. · summary, model-written

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Former anchors

JCPenney

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May Company California

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Sears

This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this

Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

This site: …under construction record · all sites with this

Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 6 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 3,839 units, Orange County census-bps · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $3,251/mo zillow · all sites with this

Shrinking county

This site: -0.0% census-acs · all sites with this

Scale

1M+ sq ft GLA

This site: 1,100,000 sq ft newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …new_use field record · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

Status	Under constructionWikipedia no source
Strategy	Redevelopment, under constructionWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Buena Park Downtown” and “Buena Park” (20 hits, first 20 sampled, 1 other filers such as tenants left out). No commercial-mortgage trust names this mall in the sample, which does not rule out a securitised loan. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.

Kind	Filer	Filings	Dates	Forms
Public owner (weak)	DEVELOPERS DIVERSIFIED REALTY CORP (SITC, SITC-PA)	19	2005-02-18 to 2012-02-28	8-K 16, 10-K 3

Site context

Housing permits, Orange County (CA), 2024	3,839 units in 5+ unit buildings, 462 in 2–4, 2,671 single-family; 2023: 3,440 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	6 within 10 km, 20 within 25 km: Village at Buena Park (3.9 km); 5600 Beach Boulevard: Shopoff and Lennar on the Former Amway Campus (3.9 km); Anaheim Center (4.9 km); La Mirada Mall (6.0 km); Anaheim Towne Center (6.9 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	142,472 jobs in 9,812 establishments; average annual pay $51,666; employment location quotient 0.87; employment -1.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	6,400 jobs; 674 in retail trade, 928 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06059110402)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 41th income percentile as adults; 3.1% incarcerated at the 2010 count (873 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 19.8%; median family income $51,474; 279 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Anaheim Union High School District (07-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary; Glen H. Dysinger Sr. Elementary; Dr. Peter MarshallNCES EDGE
Elevation	91 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	140 county-logged events: 49 flood, 43 heavy rain, 24 flash flood, 10 thunderstorm wind; $1,361,500 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 90620, 2026-09	median list price $946,750 (-1.3% on the year); 34 active listings; median 45 days on market; 19% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	9,840 establishments (+5%); 146,724 jobs (+3%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $1.2M (+3% 1 yr, +37% 5 yr); typical rent $3,251/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	19,159 vehicles a day (minor arterial, 2 lanes); 7 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Buena Park Downtown (formerly Buena Park Mall) is under construction as a housing redevelopment on a 1.1M sq ft site. The narrative confirms Sears demolition for apartments. The site anchors include Walmart, DSW, Ross, TJ Maxx, and Burlington, with Krikorian Metroplex closed as of January 2026. The mall was the 20th largest in Orange County (2007) with 1.1M sq ft GLA. Nearby projects include Village at Buena Park (3.9km, under construction) and Anaheim Center (4.9km, operating). Housing market data shows a projected ZHVI of $1.17M (2026-09). The record lists

Why. median rent $2,352

Where it stands. The site is in a cluster of 6 projects within 10km (3 under construction/approved), with 20 projects within 25km. The SEC EDGAR record shows Developers Diversified Realty Corp. as owner (2005-2012 filings), but no current developer is named. The housing market ZHVI ($1.17M) and ZORI ($3,251) are projected for 2026-09. The narrative states the former Sears is being demolished for apartments as part of the development. The record lacks current housing unit counts, exact developer name, and confirmation of the $2,352 median rent's relevance to housing. The retail employment trend shows a 2.8% increase (2012-2023), but the mall's anchor tenants are listed as operating. The traffic data shows a minor arterial road with 19,159 ADT (2024).

For a planner

1.1M sq ft site under housing redevelopment (status: under construction)
5 nearby projects within 10km (3 in active development)
ZORI $3,251 (2026-09 projection) for housing market context
Retail employment up 2.8% (2012-2023) but mall anchors remain operational

For a developer

1.1M sq ft GLA site with housing strategy
Adjacent to Village at Buena Park (3.9km, under construction)
SEC filings confirm owner (Developers Diversified Realty) but no current developer
No current housing unit count or exact project timeline provided
Median rent $2,352 listed as opportunity reason but unverified for housing context

What we do not know yet

No current developer name or housing unit count
Median rent $2,352's relevance to housing is unclear
Krikorian Metroplex closure date (Jan 2026) is future-dated
Sears demolition confirmed but no details on housing scale
Traffic data (19,159 ADT) not linked to housing demand

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Similar sites

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Plaza Pasadena, Pasadena, CA · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in CA; 36 km away
La Mirada Mall, La Mirada, CA · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in CA; 6 km away

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Multifamily screen

already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
1,100,000 sq ft GLA (large site)
median rent $2,352
housing in the record

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History and original facts

Gross leasable area	1,100,000 sq ftnewtypes-extraction
Anchors	JCPenney, Sears, May Company California
County	Orange County
Census division	9 · Pacific
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Buena Park Mall, an enclosed shopping mall opened in 1961, is being redeveloped to add housing with the construction of The Village at Buena Park apartment complex on the former Sears site.

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Background

Buena Park Downtown, formerly Buena Park Mall, is an enclosed shopping mall located on La Palma Avenue in Buena Park, California, United States, near Knott's Berry Farm. As of 2007 it is the 20th largest mall in Orange County, with around 1,100,000 square feet (100,000 m2) of retail space. The mall is anchored by Walmart, DSW Shoes, Ross Dress for Less, TJ Maxx and Burlington. The Krikorian Metroplex closed its doors in January 2026. As of March, 2026, the former Sears is being demolished to construct apartments as part of a massive development to add housing to the mall grounds.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Sources

Buena Park Downtown · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Buena Park Downtown

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Buena Park Downtown, Buena Park, CA." Record n-27d8bd419d, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/buena-park-buena-park-downtown/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_buenaparkbuenaparkdowntown,
  title = {Buena Park Downtown, Buena Park, CA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/buena-park-buena-park-downtown/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-27d8bd419d, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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