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Vallco Shopping Mall

Imported, unreviewedStatus not verifiedCupertino, CA

Vallco Mall opened 1976, declined, western half demolished 2019‑2020, now vacant under Sand Hill Property Co., with mixed‑use redevelopment planned. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline
Website dead or redirectingThis site: …https://vallcoshoppingmall.com overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 4 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 168 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -14% census-cbp · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $3,817/mo zillow · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High earthquake riskThis site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this
High inland flooding riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)This site: Relatively High; inland flooding, earthquake fema-nri · all sites with this
High-income tract ($100k+)This site: $250,001 census-acs · all sites with this
Low social vulnerability tract (SVI ≤ 0.25)This site: 0.16 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -1.0% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +110% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 16.5 epa-walkability · all sites with this

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StatusStatus not verifiedWikidata

Site context

Transit within 800 mno rail station; 5 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km10, 11, 9, junctionOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneX · 0.2 PCT ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m40: 10153 DENISON AVE; 19698 WHEATON DR; ANANTHAKRISHNA RAMESH; ANNE E MURRAY, DDS; APPLE, INC (VP02)EPA FRS
Census tract 060855081016,712 people, 6,555 per sq mi; median household income $250,001; median gross rent $3,501; 38% renters; 3.7% vacant units; 0.3% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 16.5 of 20; 134 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 577 m; land-use mix 0.8; 132,673 jobs within 45 min by car, 60,215 by transit; 0% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 4 schools, 51 parks or playgrounds, 8 health, 2 civic, 54 food and drink; 168 cycleway segments, 254 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Santa Clara County (CA), 20241,874 units in 5+ unit buildings, 34 in 2–4, 1,926 single-family; 2023: 4,051 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.16; socioeconomic 0.00; housing and transport 0.66; 2% below 150% of poverty; 1% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby4 within 10 km, 15 within 25 km: El Paseo and 1777 Saratoga Avenue (4.5 km); Moonlite Center Development (4.6 km); Sunnyvale Town Center (5.7 km); Orchard Gardens (8.1 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace Vallco Shopping Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.65, from BrightQuery, Overture, Overture-signals); building footprint 13,317 m², 21.6 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialvallcoshoppingmall.com (down or redirecting, status 0)Overture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views215,694 since 2015; 9,914 in the last 12 months (-7% vs the prior 12); peak 2016-11 with 4,555Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population -1% (6,801 → 6,712); median income +110% ($118,827 → $250,001); renters 46% → 38%; median home value +114% ($933,700 → $2,000,001)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively high overall (score 91.6); expected annual loss $5.8M; high: inland flooding, earthquake; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km1 LIHTC properties, 19 units: The Veranda (19 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20234,260 establishments (-14%); 78,955 jobs (-1%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $1.6M (+0% 1 yr, +17% 5 yr); typical rent $3,817/mo (+8% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2021750 (2000 = 100); -2.2% 1 yr, -38% 5 yr, -7% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)21,509 vehicles a day (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 1,016 trucks; 18 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Vallco Shopping Mall opened in 1976 as a two‑story mall, with a third‑level movie theater added in 2007 and anchored by Macy’s, Sears, and J.C. Penney. By August 2022 the western portion had been demolished (August 2019) and the pedestrian overpass removed (March 2020), leaving the site almost vacant except for a few eastern tenants, while a mixed‑use redevelopment is planned.

Why. not stated in the record

Where it stands. As of August 2022 the mall is almost entirely vacant and controlled by Sand Hill Property Co.

For a planner

  • Planned mixed‑use development (office, housing, retail) indicates a shift from retail to broader land‑use.
  • Demolition of major structures and the overpass shows precedent for large‑scale site clearance.
  • Open questions include the final build‑out scale, timing, and how remaining eastern tenants will be integrated.
  • Policy tools used are not detailed in the record.

For a developer

  • Site controlled by Sand Hill Property Co.; exact acreage not specified in the record.
  • Entitlement stage for the mixed‑use plan is not described in the record.
  • No flood, transit, or environmental constraints are listed in the context layers.
  • Market signal: opportunity score 15.0 driven by median rent of $2,814 in the surrounding tract.

What we do not know yet

  • Exact site size and parcel boundaries are missing.
  • Current vacancy percentage and detailed tenant roll‑off dates are not provided.
  • Debt status, anchor lease expirations, and competitive pressures are not stated.
  • Environmental, flood, and transit constraints are absent from the record.
  • Entitlement approvals, zoning changes, and development timeline for the mixed‑use project are unknown.
  • Data is thin: only one source and a draft verification status.

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History and original facts

Opened1976Wikidata
CountySanta Clara County
Census division9 · Pacific
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Vallco Shopping Mall is a mostly-demolished dead mall located in Cupertino, California, United States. Originally built as a two-story shopping mall in 1976 with a third-level movie theater added in 2007, it was anchored for most of its existence by Macy's, Sears, and J.C. Penney. As of August 2022, the mall is owned by Sand Hill Property Co. and is almost entirely vacant, with Cupertino Ice Center, Bowlmor Lanes, and Benihana as the only remaining tenants, all in the section to the east of Wolfe Road. The larger western portion of the main mall structure was demolished in August 2019, followed by the demolition of the pedestrian overpass in March 2020. Plans for the site include a mixed-use development featuring office space, housing, and retail.

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

Timeline

  1. 1976 Opened (Wikidata)

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